Active Communities Coach

We are recruiting an Active Communities Coach to facilitate safe, enjoyable, and engaging chair based exercise classes within our Active Communities team. You will provide participants with encouragement, support, and guidance to help them work toward and achieve their fitness goals. As part of the outreach programme this role will be located at Larkfield Leisure Centre and around our other sites around Tonbridge and Malling.

In this role, you will deliver structured programmes focusing on progressive balance and strength sessions designed to improve stability, coordination, body strength, and overall functional fitness. Sessions will also include falls prevention education, offering practical advice and signposting to local health services where appropriate.

We are looking for someone who can confidently lead inclusive, motivating sessions and who is passionate about promoting the physical, mental, and social benefits of exercise across the community.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience delivering exercise or sports sessions, specifically for older adults
• Ideally, experience in falls prevention and chair-based exercise.
• Keen interest in health and wellbeing, with the understanding of wider positive benefits of physical activity
• Strong interpersonal skills, professionalism, and the ability to adapt sessions for different needs and abilities.

Desirable qualifications include First Aid at Work and Chair Based Exercise Instructor or have the ability to pass the qualification. Training for this can be provided for the right candidate.