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Listed by Glasgow Life
Our positions cover City-wide meaning you could work in any of our venues delivering Gymnastics Lessons; examples of our current vacancies include:
Contract type: Permanent
Pay details: We offer a competitive salary ranging from approx. £28,779.46 to £30,921.53 (pro-rata) per year which equates to approx. £15.77 to £16.94 per hour.
Location: We are offering flexible weekend and evening contracts within our purpose-built gymnastics’ academies Glasgow Club Palace of Art and Glasgow Club Kelvin Hall as well as within our satellite venue Glasgow Club Tollcross
What you’ll do
As a Lead Gymnastics Coach, you’ll be a part of an established team, reporting to the Sports Participation Officer. You’ll play an essential role in ensuring the Glasgow Sport gymnastics programme is a success and will be key in overseeing the day to day running of the programme including mentoring coaching staff, preparing session timetables and utilisations of the Learn 2 software. Your work will make a visible and lasting difference.
Who you are
We’re looking for someone with the right skills who brings energy to the role. If the following sounds like you, apply today!
If you’re interested in joining us as a Lead Gymnastics Coach, you’ll need:
Download the Person Specification in the Job Attachments section on MyJobScotland. Use this to shape your application and show how your experience aligns with the job.
When selecting candidates for interviews, managers will look for candidates who meet all the ‘essential’ criteria listed in the Person Specification. If there are many candidates, they may also consider desirable skills. So, include those if they apply to you.
If you still have questions about the role, please contact us at gymnastic@glasgowlife.org.uk to arrange an informal chat.
What we offer
At Glasgow Life, our work changes lives. As a charity, we bring communities together and support wellbeing through sport, culture, heritage, and learning.
Learn more about Glasgow Life in our 10 Facts video in the Further Information section on MyJobScotland.
We support you to live a great life. Inside and outside of work. Some of our benefits include:
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When you join, you’ll get 30 days’ holiday. Plus 6.5 public holidays if you’re full-time. This increases to 35 days after 5 years of service.
Fancy a bit more time off? You can buy extra holiday too!
Pension
Join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – a Defined Benefit scheme that provides you with a secure pension for later life.
Support
Sometimes we all need support and a listening ear. Our free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme can support your mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing.
Discounts
As a colleague, you can enjoy discounts on the things you love, from Glasgow Club memberships to our museum shops and our online store. We are also part of the cycle-to-work scheme, helping you stay active.
Flexibility and development
We are proud of our flexible and inclusive work policies, which help you balance work and life. We also offer support for learning, development and career progression.
Please note that Glasgow Life is an Arm’s Length External Organisation to Glasgow City Council. We are currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure. This may impact current salaries quoted in job adverts. To learn more, visit - https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/jobevaluation.