Lead Cycle Coach

**Full time permanent role**

**40 hour per week contract**

**Lead Cycle Coach**

GLL is looking for a Lead Cycle Coach to work at Lee Valley VeloPark, an exciting multi discipline cycling facility on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The venue comprises of a world leading indoor velodrome track, 390m BMX track, one mile floodlit road circuit, up to 5 miles of mountain bike trails, other indoor cycling opportunities including a fully equipped VeloStudio and fun kids activities.

We look to our Lead Coach to coach sessions regularly and head up our team of coaches and instructors across a comprehensive programme of activities, ensuring that our sessions are presented in an engaging and professional way in order to exceed customer and partner expectations. The lead coach will need a positive and creative approach to problem solving to help achieve our commercial objectives, whilst leadership skills will inspire and create a motivational environment for customers, volunteers and the coaching team. If you have the skills and ambition to join us as a Lead Cycle Coach, there's never been a more exciting time to join us.

**What you’ll do**:

- Lead, manage and support the coaching team in delivery and development of VeloPark programme
- Support VeloParks other departments, operational and management team in daily venue running
- To lead coached sessions where appropriate to do so.
- To effectively support events and activities on and off site as appropriate to the role.
- Monitor and mentor session coaches, self-employed & volunteer coaches
- To support club officials, coaches and volunteers where appropriate.
- To be a vital point of contact between clubs and individuals using the venue in order to maintain high standards and constantly improve the coaching.
- To work closely with the mechanics and maintenance team in order to ensure that the highest safety standards are met in terms of venue infrastructure, hire equipment and coaching protocol.

**What you need**:

- A British Cycling Level 2 Coaching Award in Track Cycling plus either of BMX, Road and Time trail and MTB or a willingness to qualify in the remainder.
- A current, valid first aid certificate (minimum first aid at work or equivalent).
- A willingness and ability to obtain a British Cycling Level 3 Coaching Award in track cycling (if not already held).
- A can-do attitude with a real focus on customer service.
- Passion and personality
- Knowledge of health and safety
- Be a great team player that can also ;lead and inspire the venue team

As a leader within the leisure industry we can also offer scope to progress your career, and job variety like nowhere else.

**In return, you will get**:

- A full time permanent position
- Industry leading rates of pay
- Discounted membership at our leisure centres
- Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras)
- A fantastic pension scheme
- 25% off Red Letter Days
- 25% off Buy A Gift
- 20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products.
- Ride to work scheme
- Free eye tests and discounted glasses
- The opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how we are run plus associated social events
- Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal
- Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria
- Health assurance
- Career pathways, professional development are just the start. To ensure you stay at the top of your game, we provide training with practical and theory elements too.

**About GLL**:
As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries and children’s centres.