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Form of workSalary: Grade 2/Part Time 18 Hours/£22,737 - £23,500 p.a. (pro rata)
Working Hours: 18hrs Monday-Friday. Evening work will be required with occasional weekend delivery.
Location: Office base Guild Hall Community Centre. Delivery at various locations across Salford.
Closing Date: Friday 12 January 2024
Salford Community Leisure (SCL) is committed to Building a Great Place to Work; with over 500 employees servicing more than 3 million customer visits at 40 venues across the city each year. We exist to ‘enhance the lives of people living in Salford through providing sport, leisure and cultural opportunities'. We pride ourselves on recruiting the right people with the right values into the right roles. We are looking for professional, respectful, knowledgeable, passionate and solution driven people to join our team as we strive to deliver excellence to our customers.
We have an exciting position available for a Sports Coach- Dance and Rise Gymnastics. This role will be based within the Dance and Gymnastic Development Teams, classes will take place during the day and evenings at various locations across Salford. We are looking to appoint someone who has a strong background in street Dance and has significant experience in delivering sessions to different abilities in a variety of settings. Guided by the Dance Development Officer, the successful candidate will prepare their street dance students for shows, competitions, events and exams.
The successful candidate will also work alongside the Gymnastics Development Officer to be mentored and trained to be able to deliver a new and exciting programme from British Gymnastics - RISE Gymnastics. A background and understanding of Gymnastics is desirable, however a wiliness to learn, attend mentoring and training to be able to deliver the fundamental principles of movement and gymnastics is essential.
You will also be asked to work on dance/gymnastic events, activities and exam sessions as required by the Dance and Gymnastics Development Teams. The dance team deliver a variety of classes across Salford in a number of dance styles including, Street dance, Ballet, Tap, Contemporary Modern Jazz and Dance and movement classes for people with a disability. We also deliver classes for local Primary and Secondary Schools in a variety of dance styles. The team award-winning competitors and offer our students the opportunity to take part in exams with the IDTA, with which we have a 100% pass rate. Our students are also given the opportunity to take part in shows and events at The Lowry Theatre.
We are looking for someone who:
- Will deliver high-quality Street Dance sessions to a wide range of participants, in a variety of settings. You may also be asked to teach lessons in other genres of dance. The dance sessions may be delivered during daytime, evening and occasional weekends as required.
- Will attend mentoring and training with the Gymnastics Development Officer to deliver RISE Gymnastics.
- To attend the British Gymnastics Activity Instructors course in February 2024.
- To ensure that all the activities undertaken at the dance sessions, activities, events or exams are appropriate for the ages and abilities of the participants.
- To ensure the health and safety of participants, team members and others during the class, event or activity.
- Consistently demonstrates SCL’s behaviours.
Formal interviews will take place week beginning Monday 22nd January. If you are successful at the formal interview stage, you will be invited to attend a practical interview on Friday 15th December.
If you wish to be considered for this role and join our team, please return your application form to Gill Waring at [email protected] ensuring you detail how you meet and demonstrate the skills, experience, knowledge and behaviours outlined in the person specification. Please note CVs will not be accepted.
Successful applicants will be notified of interview date.
Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check – currently £44.00. The payment deductions for any employees who need DBS checks will be taken in 2 payments of £22. If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment of £44.00.
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For more information on Salford Community Leisure visit our website: www.salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk
