Physical Activity Coordinator
New Avenues 3-7 Third Avenue London (W10 4RS) (working across various community venues and sites)
About Us
We’re Open Age, the charity empowering all older people in London to stay active, stay curious and stay connected.
We believe feeling supported as part of a community is the key to living well for longer – isolation can have a devastating impact on older people, affecting their mental and physical health. Right now, 60% of our members live alone.
But they are not alone.
Open Age is creating an inclusive community for everyone to take part in enjoyable activities – from art to foreign languages, yoga to walking football – whoever they are and however they choose.
No one else does what we do. For over 30 years, our unique ‘meet, move, learn’ formula has been supporting members to get out of their homes and into our community.
Our goal is to empower all older Londoners to find their purpose and their people, helping them get more out of life at every age.
We are now looking for a Physical Activity Coordinator to join us on a permanent basis, working full or part-time, as either a 0.8 FTE or 1.0 FTE.
The Benefits
- Salary of £27,500 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
- 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays and 1 extra day off for your Birthday
- Employer and employee contribution to pension in line with auto-enrolment pension requirement, 3% employer contribution
- Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
Open Age is seeking a proactive, organised and enthusiastic Physical Activity Coordinator who is passionate about supporting older people to stay active, connected and independent. The successful candidate will enjoy a varied working day that combines both programme coordination and member-facing practical support in our centres.
You will be a collaborative team member who thrives on building relationships, creating a welcoming environment, and taking pride in ensuring activities and spaces run smoothly. If you enjoy coordinating activities, encouraging participation and seeing the direct impact of your work on members’ wellbeing, this role will be highly rewarding.
Strong communication skills, administration skills, a positive can-do approach, and a genuine commitment to inclusive, high-quality services for older people will be key to success in this role.
The Role
To ensure high-quality physical activity provision alongside excellent member experience by:
- Effective planning, coordination, delivery and promotion of weekly physical activity classes, health talks and taster sessions for older people across Open Age centres, community venues, and online platforms in Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham.
- Supporting the smooth day-to-day running of activities at the Avenues Centre, including session set-up, member engagement, information sharing, and encouraging participation.
About You
To be considered as a Physical Activity Coordinator, you will need:
- To be qualified in the area of sports, exercise and/or physical activity or equivalent working experience in community sports, physical activity, health and/or leisure service provision
- If not already in possession, the willingness and ability to undertake training to be a qualified exercise instructor to help support the organisation. Examples of qualifications include Postural Stability Instructor and Exercise Referral
- An understanding of the physiological and social issues affecting older people
- A genuine willingness to work with older people
- Reliable, flexible and the ability to manage time effectively whilst juggling multiple timetables and classes
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Strong IT and report writing skills and the ability to interpret data
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal skills, customer service skills and the ability to work with and build great relationships with partners, members, work colleagues and other stakeholders
- Excellent communication skills – verbal and written
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic
- Ability to cope with change
- Ability to travel throughout the area we work in on a daily basis
This role will involve setting up rooms and lifting chairs and light furniture.
Please note, the successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
The closing date for this role is 24th July 2026. Interviews will be held after the closing date, or as suitable applications are received. As such, we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Other organisations may call this role Activities Coordinator, Wellbeing Coordinator, Community Activities Coordinator, Community Engagement Coordinator, Event Coordinator, Activities Officer, Health and Wellbeing Coordinator, or Community Support Coordinator.
Webrecruit and Open Age are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
So, if you’re excited to share your skills and help older adults thrive as a Physical Activity Coordinator, please apply via the button shown and submit your CV and cover letter as part of the application process. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
Pay: £27,500.00 per year
Work Location: In person
