GoodGym Running Community Coordinator
- Recruiter
- GOODGYM
- Location
- Exeter
- Salary
- 6000.00 GBP Annual + on a monthly freelance contract
- Posted
- 28 Feb 2019
- Closes
- 25 Mar 2019
- Sectors
- Sport & Leisure
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part Time
Lead GoodGym in Exeter, Trafford or Barking
Make your community a healthier and better-connected place.
GoodGym is a growing community of runners who get fit by doing good. We shift earth instead of weights and run to do good instead of running on treadmills.
We employ people who love running and care about their community to lead GoodGym in their local area. If you're passionate about running and care about the world around you, we want you to be a GoodGym Coordinator. You'll be responsible for creating a community of runners and helping them improve their fitness.
We welcome applications from runners in full-time employment. This role can be done outside normal office hours.
Responsibilities
As a GoodGym Coordinator, you'll be responsible for the success of GoodGym in your area. This includes:
- Organising and running weekly group runs (examples here: )
- Creating a supportive community of runners
- Liaising with community partners and finding tasks for runners to complete
- Encouraging engagement by promoting GoodGym activities in your area
Core skills
All applicants must have:
- A passion for running: you'll be running at least once a week
- Excellent communication skills
- Good computer and social media skills
You would also need access to the internet and a computer so you can use the GoodGym website to list your runs and engage with your members.
Good to have
- A running coach (Coach in Running Fitness) or personal training qualification
- A Leadership in Running Fitness (LiRF) qualification
- Knowledge of local community initiatives and charities
Working Hours
You will lead one group run a week on either Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday evening. This will be from 18.15 - 20.30 including time for set up and wrap up. Each run is written up as a run report and this will take a further 45 minutes. This should be completed by 12 noon following the day of the run.
Outside of this run you'll be liaising with community organisations in your area, organising tasks, processing DBS checks of runners, managing a twitter account, as well as providing fitness advice via email to your runners.
The total number of working hours amounts to 8 - 10 per week.
If you do not have a Leadership in Running Fitness qualification, PT qualification or higher you must be prepared to undertake this immediately in order to accept the job. We can assist you in gaining this qualification.
Pay
GBP6,000 a year / GBP500 a month on a monthly freelance contract outside of London
GBP6,600 a year / GBP550 a month on a monthly freelance contract inside London boroughs
About GoodGym
GoodGym is a leading social enterprise that channels the energy wasted during exercise into social good. We connect runners, or those who want to get fit, with physical tasks which benefit their community. GoodGym has been cited by leading fitness industry bodies as important fitness innovation, it is is described as having a real impact by the Prime Minister. GoodGym aims to operate in every city in the UK.
Location
We have plans to be in every city in the UK over the next 3 years. At the moment we are actively recruiting in the following areas:
- Exeter
- Trafford
- Barking (London)
However if you are located elsewhere and would like to be involved in GoodGym's expansion please make contact and make it clear on your application where you are based.
How to apply
Send a CV and cover letter telling us why you would make GoodGym successful in your chosen area. Use the button below to apply and use the subject line "Coordinator Application" and the name of the area you'd like to work in. Attending a GoodGym run is strongly encouraged (upcoming runs are listed on GoodGym's website). Please demonstrate that you understand what GoodGym does in your cover letter or you are highly unlikely to get an interview.
Interview dates and process
The deadline for Exeter and Trafford applications is 23:59 on Monday 25th March.
The deadline for Barking applications is 23:59 on Monday 18th March
Interviews will happen shortly afterwards.
Applicants will be required to attend a sit-down interview, complete a short online exercise and lead a practical fitness session.
The fitness session will be a short run, without a GoodGym task. It'll be a chance to see you and the other candidates in a more practical way. You'll be asked to demonstrate a running drill. This drill should 10 minutes, but it's not about the length, rather a chance for you to show us your style.