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Our fundraisers are singing, dancing, baking and bucket-shaking their way to helping provide young people in Bolton the opportunities possible – and we’d love for you to join the team!
Charity of the Year is an exciting opportunity for us both to work together in partnership to raise vital funds for our Bolton Lads & Girls Club, and help raise the profile of your business through corporate volunteering and fundraising.
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A young carer is a person under 18 who regularly provides emotional and/or practical support and assistance for a family member who is disabled, physically or mentally unwell or who misuses substances.
An Independent Visitor is a volunteer, who is recruited, trained and supported to be a befriender for a Young Person in the care of the local authority.
Bolton Bereavement Service for Children and Young People
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Our Mentors, Independent Visitors and Young Carers Volunteers build positive relationships with our most vulnerable young people. The time you give will help them to gain confidence whilst being someone
Hours: Part-time hours Contract Type: Permanent, part-time evening and weekends Salary: £10.53 – £12.34 per hour, dependent on experience & qualifications – plus contributory pension and health cash plan scheme, enhanced annual leave Location: BLGC Sites
About the role
As we prepare to reopen our new state of the art Youth Centre at Spa Road in Bolton, we are recruiting. We are looking to recruit a Health & Fitness Instructor to deliver exciting programmes of health and fitness to young people from our newly furnished fitness suite, that will challenge, stimulate and provide new opportunities.
The ideal candidate will hold a nationally recognised Level 2 Gym Instructor or Fitness Instructor qualification and will have practical experience of working in a gym and delivering gym and fitness sessions.
Main responsibilities
To prepare and implement a well-structured and progressive, age appropriate, health and fitness coaching programme for children and young people
To train volunteers and support them to deliver high quality fitness coaching sessions;
To encourage attendance in fitness activities, particularly by young people who do not usually participate in such activities, and provide appropriate inductions;
To assist in identifying talented young people and encourage further development through a number of different opportunities;
To be a positive role model and create a positive and fun environment in which to motivate and encourage young people to participate in fitness activities;
To be responsible for the regular cleaning and maintenance of the gym equipment;
To help record and evaluate the sessions, and involve young people in the evaluation process;
To ensure that the members maintain a high standard of behaviour and discipline during sessions;
To ensure the participation of young people in activities and that their ideas contribute fully in the delivery and evaluation of activities;
To promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people at all times;
To be an active member of the team and operate in line with the values and principles
To be alert to issues of safeguarding child protection, ensuring the welfare and safety of members is promoted and safeguarded, and to report any child protection concerns to the designated Child Protection Officers using the safeguarding policies, procedures and practice (training to be provided)
Downloads and Applying
For the full job description and person specification, click below to download the Candidate Pack.
Fancy joining the team?
To apply, please complete both of the online forms below.
We will be interviewing periodically and are looking to recruit for multiple positions.
Contact us if you would like come and meet us at our Recruitment Open Day on 25th April from 1.30pm – 4.00pm at Bolton Lads and Girls Club, 113-117 Deansgate, Bolton, BL1 1HA.
In addition, please provide the following information:
Confirmation you are eligible to work in the UK (the successful candidate will be required to provide documentary evidence before a job offer is confirmed);
Any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you in your application for the selection process.
In accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires an Enhanced DBS
We reserve the right to close the application process at any stage.
Therefore, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.
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