Health and Wellbeing Disability Instructor (Qualified PT)

We are looking for a qualified PT to work as a Health & Wellbeing Disability Instructor with us at Enable!
The successful applicant will have the option to work on any of the programmes below, dependant on hours of availability and interest.
About Us
Enable is a charity dedicated to improving people's wellbeing and strengthening local communities. Core to our work is the development of strong working relationships with councils, charities and other organisations to deliver, health leisure and community services and events that enrich people's lives.
Benefits

• Flexible working hours & a hybrid working environment
• 30 days of annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays), 3 additional free days off at Christmas
• Life Insurance
• Reward Schemes (RewardHub Membership, wellbeing budgets and cycle to work)
• Mental Health & Wellbeing Perks (Yoga, activities, massages, monthly talks)
• Free Gym Membership
• Free breakfasts/snacks
• When in the office, we enjoy a well-stocked fridge and food cupboards, and a variety of social activities

Reports to: Programme Lead
Based: Across Wandsworth and Battersea
Salary: £31.52 p/hr (Inclusive of annual leave)
Contract: Casual - Hours dependent on interest and availability
DBS: Enhanced
About our Programmes:
The Active Wellbeing programme (AW)
The Active Wellbeing programme is a specialist mental health exercise referral programme. This programme is designed to engage and promote Health and Wellbeing to people diagnosed with a severe mental illness (SMI). The programme involves delivering a 10 week, 1:1 personal training programme to clients with severe mental health illnesses (SMI) which can include: Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Severe Clinical Depression.
The Active Wellbeing programme – Learning Disabilities (AW)
The Active Wellbeing programme is expanding to work with adults with learning disabilities who also have a long and enduring mental health condition. The programme LD involves delivering a 10 week, 1:1 personal training programme to clients with long and enduring mental health conditions and individuals with learning disabilities.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design and deliver a weekly physical activity session for each client considering safety and progression with each of the 10 sessions.
• Monitor clients exercise intensity, type, and ability to ensure clients are exercising safely.
• Monitoring clients mental wellbeing during sessions to ensure safety and communicating any concerns to the line manager.
• Responsible for arranging weekly sessions with clients (and in some cases carers alongside)
• High level of communication between instructor and client (in some cases carers or support workers) to confirm session times and locations.
• High level of communication between instructor and line manager to report any concerns with a clients mental and physical wellbeing during sessions.
• Provide motivation and encouragement for clients to engage in sessions and stay engaged in their programme.
• Responsible for the setup of equipment for outdoor or online sessions.
• Responsible with checking in and out of sessions with the admin team to ensure safety of both instructor and client.
• Responsible for checking the safety of equipment. If equipment is faulty and needs to be replaced, responsible for communicating this with the Active Wellbeing programme coordinator.
• Responsible for administering first aid in the event of an accident and ensuring that safety requirements are met in all areas.

Job Dimensions:

• Ensures that the service is provided to the standards required by the organisation, Government Legislation and governing body rulings.
• To comply with all Enable’s Codes of practice, including the code of conduct, and policies and procedures concerning data protection and Health and safety.
• To be committed to the promotion of equality, diversity and inclusion for others, both colleagues and clients; to work to create and maintain a safe, supportive and welcoming environment where all people are treated with dignity and their identity and culture are valued and respected and to report any instances of inappropriate behaviour or discrimination.

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in our Active Wellbeing Programmes and make a positive impact to individuals in the Wandsworth community. If you are interested, click APPLY NOW and follow the prompts.
If you require further information or have any questions surrounding this posting and our programs, please reach out to hr@enablelc.org