Company Overview
MyActive is dedicated to supporting communities in staying active, motivated, and connected through a network of local leisure centres across the region. As part of Alliance Leisure Ltd, owned by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council and High Peak Borough Council, we are passionate about promoting health and wellness.
Summary
We are seeking an Active Wellbeing Lead to join our team in the United Kingdom. Based at our central location, this role is vital in driving our mission to enhance community health through active lifestyles and wellness programs.
MAIN AIMS
- Lead the implementation, monitoring and continuous review of MyActive's Active Wellbeing Strategy, ensuring delivery against agreed objectives, KPIs and organisational priorities.
- To build collaborative partnerships and initiatives that promote participation, health improvement, and community engagement, raising awareness of MyActive’s profile.
- To play a key role in delivering MyActive’s core purpose with an unwavering commitment to our shared organisational values and agreed behaviours.
- As part of our One Team approach, deliver outstanding customer-focused experiences which promote the benefits of movement and physical activity in maintaining positive health and wellbeing and in tackling health inequity.
- To collaborate proactively with customers, colleagues, and partners, enabling us to be the service provider of choice for the local community’s health and wellbeing needs.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work positively with internal colleagues, system partners and networks to better understand community needs, and align resources and services to enhance activity levels which help people move more and tackle inequalities.
- Improve MyActive facilities and services that increase opportunities available for residents, particularly those people or groups who may not traditionally access them or feel excluded.
- Lead the development and implementation of active wellbeing products and services to drive forward improvements to our community programmes, group exercise programmes, personal training/coaching and health pathways.
- Lead the development, implementation and performance of key health pathways across MyActive, including GP referral/steps to health, cardiac rehab, weight management, MSK, menopause and mental health, expanding these to other pathways where possible and appropriate.
- Lead the development and delivery of workplace wellbeing/corporate membership initiatives, including engagement with colleagues, statutory organisations and the local business community to increase uptake, drive commercial revenue and demonstrate the impact of our support.
- Reimagine and coordinate our approach to personal training/active wellbeing coaching to focus on more holistic health and wellbeing outcomes. Ensure that implementation and performance across MyActive is consistently applied and achieves positive operational, commercial and participant outcomes.
- Identify and implement support to develop colleagues’ skills, qualifications, confidence and understanding so they can effectively engage different audiences and provide services that better reflect local needs.
- Develop and monitor key engagement and performance metrics of active wellbeing services, using evidence, data, insight to produce reports, identify and implement ongoing improvements to services.
- Build collaborative partnerships with community organisations, health providers and statutory bodies to increase participation and help tackle health inequalities.
- Manage relationships, training, technology implementation and respective contracts and agreements for active wellbeing services with suppliers, training providers and colleagues.
- Plan, develop, implement, and monitor local health and wellbeing development plans and programmes in line with organisational objectives.
- Identify and secure external funding to develop or enhance Active Wellbeing programmes and services, including managing respective funding agreements, funding reconciliations and draw down processes.
- In partnership with the Marketing & Communications and Customer Engagement Lead, coordinate promotional events, outreach, and initiatives to raise awareness of MyActive services and support community engagement.
- Produce insights and report on the impact of programmes, identifying opportunities for growth and improvement.
- Represent MyActive at external meetings, forums, events and partnership activities as required.
Commercial and Marketing
- Support the delivery of the marketing plan and strategy at an organisation and centre level
- Support the delivery of sales and participation targets for health and wellbeing programmes in line with agreed KPIs
- Assist in marketing and publicity of activities and events, including dissemination and promotion of materials.
- Working with key partners, identify and assess feasibility of new activities and services, ensuring value-for-money and sustainability.
Teamwork and Leadership
- Provide guidance and support for centre and community based colleagues as required
- Support recruitment, induction, and training for new staff.
- Promote a culture of teamwork, continuous improvement, and customer focus.
General
- Be an ambassador for MyActive and maintain a professional approach at all times
- At all times act in accordance with MyActive Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk policies and procedures
- To build the MyActive Code of Conduct and values into everyday work and activities on a personal, team and organisational level, regularly referencing Our Code of Conduct to inform and inspire
- To be supportive and a good team player, supporting others where you can, and actively participating in team meetings, events and the induction and training of new team members
- Create and maintain good working relationships with all MyActive colleagues
- To promote and support diversity and inclusion in all activities
- To be aware of and act in accordance with the MyActive environmental sustainability plans and approach at all times
- To be aware of and act in accordance with MyActive policies and procedures at all times
- Ensure that appropriate standards of Health and Safety provision are in place and implemented to ensure the safety of staff, visitors and the general public
The above is not exhaustive, and the post holder may at any time be asked to undertake any other duties reasonably required.
PLEASE APPLY VIA THE FOLLOWING LINK https://www.myactive.uk/Careers
Pay: £34,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
