Trafford Leisure have an exciting opportunity for Children’s Activity Leaders to join the team.
Location: move Altrincham
Rate: £12.00 per hour
Hours: Initially up to 10 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9:15am-11:15am. Even if you can only commit to part of these hours, we encourage you to apply. Additional hours may also be available and can be discussed.
We’re excited to continue our recruitment campaign for move Altrincham, part of our multi-million-pound investment in the Trafford community. The new centre is set to open in early 2025, and the development is well underway, including a state-of-the-art Health and Wellbeing Spa, purpose-built gymnastics hub, a 25m swimming pool, a 20m learner pool, and a high-tech gym and wellness space. Our vision is to inspire and create opportunities for the people of Trafford to live longer, healthier, and happier lives.
The role:
You will be delivering excellent service to parents and their young children who visit our centre to enjoy the Tumble Teds sessions aimed at children up to the age of 5. You will be the leading and supervising children through fun activities, songs and playtime and ensuring that their experience is one they want to return to time and time again, making happy memories for the child and their parent / carer.
We are looking for motivated, proactive and enthusiastic individual’s to join our team at an exciting period of change for Trafford Leisure. While no formal qualifications are required for this role, if you are interested then we could train you up to become an activity leader / level 1 gymnastics coach.
The ideal candidate will embody the Trafford Leisure move Values of Making a Difference, being Open and Honest, Valuing Diversity and bringing Energy & Empathy into all ways of working.
What you can expect from us?
Our business is led by a small, passionate and professional group of individuals. We work together to support and lead our dedicated teams across the organisation which despite its size and number of locations has a fantastic family feel. As one of its strongest assets, we focus our attention on the people we employ, by providing training and continual development, only through this can we achieve the high levels of service and provision to our customers.
What we offer:
We offer excellent training and development opportunities, with the potential for you to grow alongside our gymnastics programme. Many of our team members started as apprentices or trainees and have worked their way up to roles such as Duty Manager, Swim Well Manager, and Centre Manager. If you’re eager to progress and develop your career, we’re here to support you every step of the way.
Other Benefits:
A progressive, structured and supportive environment in which to work
Pension scheme
32 days holiday, raising incrementally to 38 days after 5-years’ service, (including 8 bank holiday’s and 2 Trafford Leisure days)
Company sick pay
Health and Ride 2 Work schemes
Complementary Fitness Membership for you saving you up to £450 a year
Heavily discounted Fitness Membership for up to 5 of your Family & Friends saving each person up to £300 a year
24/7 access to a GP
Employee health scheme – including Confidential Counselling
Employee Assistant Programme which as an employee could claim back up to £1150 per year of healthcare costs
Access to a Perks at Work scheme for discounts
Access to Manchester Credit Union for savings and loans
Equality, equity, diversity and inclusion (EEDI)
Equality, equity, diversity and inclusion is critical for the success of Trafford Leisure and the achievement of our vision. We aspire to being a diverse, inclusive and responsible employer as we recognise that having a diverse workforce is essential to bringing fresh ideas and perspectives to our organisation, so we particularly welcome applications from minority, marginalised and diverse groups, and we in turn promise a fair and unbiased recruitment process.
If you need any help or support to apply for a position with us, then please get in touch at supportservices@traffordleisure.co.uk and we would be happy to discuss. We look forward to receiving your application.
The Next Steps:
How to apply: If this sounds like the perfect role for you, apply today by completing an application form and attaching your CV. Please ensure you specify the role and centre you’re applying for.
Closing date for applications: 10th March 2025
We look forward to receiving your application!