Casual Exercise Referral Instructor

Human Resources & Development - Form 35 Version 16 - Issued May 2023 JOB DESCRIPTION AND PARTICULARS OF APPOINTMENT ▪ Job Title: Casual Exercise on Referral Instructor ▪ Post Number: P24291 ▪ Grade and SCP: NJC Grade 7 ▪ Directorate: Place/Leisure Services Where your role fits at Shropshire Council As Shropshire Council we are rightly proud of our achievements and we have proven to be a resilient local authority in our response to the many challenges we overcome, particularly over recent years. We will be continuing this momentum with ambition and a focus on delivering our four key priorities outlined within the Shropshire Plan: Healthy People, Healthy Environment, Health Economy and Healthy Organisation. We are committed to achieving this by aligning everything we do to our vision 'Shropshire - living the best life'; to tell everyone that Shropshire Council is a great place to be. We will enable a skilled, happy, healthy, diverse, inclusive, empowered, and proud workforce that influences and leads change, addressing any inequalities. As a member of the Exercise on Referral team within Leisure Services you will support the achievement of these key priorities, making a real difference to the lives of people in Shropshire. The Leisure services team are responsible for the direct delivery or effective partnership management of 24 leisure and community facilities across Shropshire, ensuring the provision of high-quality services to maximise opportunities for improving the health and well-being of the people of Shropshire. Also promoting active lifestyles and supporting vulnerable people through choice and opportunity and encouraging and increasing participation in a wide range of sports and physical activities. Overview of your role • Support the delivery of the programme of exercise referral and physical activity for adults with long-term health conditions, disabilities or other needs across our leisure facilities (SpArC Bishop's Castle and Church Stretton Leisure Centre's) • To undertake the delivery of the Exercise on Referral Scheme giving initial fitness inductions, progress reviews, supervising client's physical activities and carrying out pre and post assessments. • Ensuring their individual performance targets are met • Working with colleagues to ensure the team functions successfully in support of the Council's corporate and services objectives Who will your manager be and what will you be responsible for? You will be: • responsible to the Exercise referral Coordinator who is in turn responsible for the post holder's health and safety, training and development. • expected to work closely with centre managers in coordinating sessions and relevant activity programmes. What will you be doing? • To ensure high standard of customer supervision at all times • To ensure the safety and wellbeing of customers to the facility • Ensuring compliance at all times with the facility Normal Operating Procedures / Emergency Action Plan / Risk Assessments • To ensure high standard of customer care and effective response to enquiries, adequate security of facilities and high overall standards of cleanliness • Review personal activity programmes, give initial consultations fitness inductions, perform progress reviews and carry out pre/post assessments with customers who have been referred from a health professional. The Exercise Referral scheme is about helping people who are most at risk to enjoy a more active lifestyle. • Pre-screen referrals and identify their suitability for the scheme, carry out consultations and create personal progressive programmes of exercise to meet the health needs of the individual. To obtain additional medical or other additional information when risk stratification requirements deem it necessary. • To deliver a range of high quality, physical activity opportunities that are progressive and reflective of the needs of local community. • To adhere to the strict data management protocols, including confidentiality assisting in the evaluation process and outcome measures. • To ensure that all activities are operated in accordance with equal opportunities legislation in accordance with Council Procedures and Polices. • To identify exit routes so that clients can adhere to long term physical activity programmes. • To contribute to the development of polices and strategies relevant to health and well-being improvement. • To report figures, details of participants and feedback of each session to Leisure Services Team • To work in accordance with the NHS National Framework and National Centre for Sport and Excellence Medicine Exercise Referral Toolkit. • To participate in any training and development activities in order to maintain own professional development or to enhance competence with job role • To ensure that all exercise referral and physical activity delivered through the programme is in line with the set guidance from specific Governing Bodies (i.e. NICE Guidance, BACPR, Public Health Shropshire Council). • To be responsible for the health and safety of clients attending the Exercise Referral scheme and to carry our risk assessments to ensure staff, volunteers and clients are not exposed to undue risk. • To attend staff training and meetings as and when required • Support and promotion of the aims and objectives of all centres and of the equal opportunity and health and safety policies of the Shropshire Council are intrinsic to all activities • It is a requirement of the post holder to be conversant with and work to the Council's 'Child Protection Policy and Procedures'. This will involve reading and completing 'The Child and Adult Safeguarding Briefing' workbook as part of the induction process. Attendance will also be required at a generic general awareness raising workshop • These duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The post holder will be expected to become involved in a range of work to enable the service to respond effectively to the changing requirements of the Council and changes affecting the workforce What we expect of you You will: ▪ adopt a customer focused approach when delivering your service, ensuring engagement with service users and maintenance of an appropriate personal profile, ▪ act as an advocate for your service and work collaboratively with colleagues across the whole Council to meet the needs of the people of Shropshire, ▪ meet individual, service and personal development targets agreed through the Personal Development Review Process, learn from experience and are committed to continuous improvement individually and as an employee of the Council, ▪ work with colleagues to meet your team's key performance indicators, support a culture of team working and ensure the team functions successfully in support of the Council's corporate and service objectives. ▪ meet the behaviours and competencies adopted by the Council in the way in which they achieve their objectives and carry out their work. What are your conditions of Service The conditions of service are those laid down by Shropshire Council, which have been adopted and amended as necessary from those laid down by the National Joint Council for Local Government Services. You will be based at Church Stretton& Bishops Castle Leisure Centre's. Your post is subject to the following: ▪ The post is Casual , for 0 hours per week, ▪ Normal office hours are 8am - 6pm Monday - Friday with a minimum lunch break of 30 minutes. This post carries eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme. Information about this will be sent with any formal offer of appointment. Annual leave entitlement is as follows: In accordance with the working time directive, you will accrue an entitlement to annual leave, in direct proportion to the hours you work, with effect from appointment. On a quarterly basis we will calculate the annual leave due and advise you accordingly.] Smoking is not allowed in Council buildings, in Council vehicles or in any Council place of work. What pre-employment checks will we undertake? The appointment is subject to receipt of the following pre-employment checks: 1. Satisfactory employment references 2. Medical report 3. Evidence of the qualifications required for the post/listed on your application form This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such all applicants who are appointed to this post will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. This check will include details of cautions, reprimands or warnings as well as convictions and non-conviction information. Once appointed, the successful applicant(s) will also be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure at pre-determined intervals during the course of their employment whilst in this post. Supplying false information or failing to disclose relevant information could be grounds for refusal and could amount to a criminal offence. (This level of disclosure is mainly needed should the role require access to the GCSX e-mail as advised by Information Governance)