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As a Sports Advisor you will be the friendly and enthusiastic public face of ANGUSalive. With a passion for excellent customer service you will provide a high standard of customer care, maintaining a professional, well presented and welcoming environment. Suggested activities: • Assisting with equipment set up/take down • Learn to carry out gym inductions • Customer care and service • Maintenance and day to day operations • Cleaning • Learn the role of the lifeguard Volunteers will gain insight to the role of the Sports Advisor and the task undertaken to provide excellent customer service in a busy sports environment. Increase of health and safety including life guarding. Work experience will help with any future recruitment opportunities with the sports and leisure industry.

ANGUSalive has a an ever growing membership base across our 7 facilities. The membership offering consists of world wide fitness classes created by Les Mills, Kettlebells, Yoga, aqua and much more. Access to swimming, health suites and racket sports our membership has everything. You would work with our Adult & Memberships Lead into reviewing and monitoring our membership sales, process and assisting on reporting weekly figures along with helping create new promotions. Suggested activities: • Monitor membership sales over all 7 sites via our membership tracker • Download weekly membership reports and update spreadsheet • Creation of membership promotions • Help create social media content to promote memberships and membership campaigns • Assist with membership sales and facility tours What volunteers will gain: • The opportunity to develop their knowledge and experience in membership sales and retention and the sales process • Experience of monitoring and evaluating sales and cancellations • Opportunity to gain an understanding in why we sell memberships and the processes behind • Knowledge into creation of campaigns and promotions

ANGUSalive’s BE ACTIVE…Live Well (BALW) programme provides suitable, agreed exercises or physical activity sessions that support people to manage their own physical and mental health conditions along with a focus on prevention and recovery. You will work alongside the Health & Wellbeing Co-ordinator, Health & Wellbeing Advisors, specialist exercise instructors, health walk leaders and local stakeholders including Health Care Professionals (HCP). Suggested activities: • Provide support for the Health & Wellbeing Advisors, specialist exercise instructors and HCPs during physical activity sessions e.g., circuit classes, seated exercise, strength & balance, gym sessions, aqua aerobics, and health walks • Provide meaningful interaction with class participants encouraging and enabling them to do the exercises prescribed to them in a safe manner • Help participants with equipment as required e.g., setting up weight machines in the gym • Engage with participants following sessions where tea/coffee is provided (where applicable) What will volunteers gain: What will the volunteer gain from this: • The opportunity to develop interpersonal skills • The opportunity to gain knowledge and understanding of the benefits/implications of physical activity in long term conditions populations • Improved confidence in working with specialist populations • Make a real difference to the lives of people living with mental or physical health conditions

ANGUSalive’s BE ACTIVE…Live Well (BALW) programme provides suitable, agreed exercises or physical activity sessions that support people to manage their own physical and mental health conditions along with a focus on prevention and recovery. You will work alongside the Health & Wellbeing Co-ordinator, Health & Wellbeing Advisors, specialist exercise instructors, health walk leaders and local stakeholders including Health Care Professionals (HCP). Suggested activities: • Provide support for the Health & Wellbeing Advisors, specialist exercise instructors and HCPs during physical activity sessions e.g., circuit classes, seated exercise, strength & balance, gym sessions, aqua aerobics, and health walks • Provide meaningful interaction with class participants encouraging and enabling them to do the exercises prescribed to them in a safe manner • Help participants with equipment as required e.g., setting up weight machines in the gym • Engage with participants following sessions where tea/coffee is provided (where applicable) What will volunteers gain: What will the volunteer gain from this: • The opportunity to develop interpersonal skills • The opportunity to gain knowledge and understanding of the benefits/implications of physical activity in long term conditions populations • Improved confidence in working with specialist populations • Make a real difference to the lives of people living with mental or physical health conditions

ANGUSalive has a vast Group Fitness programme which runs across our 7 facilities. The programme consists of world wide fitness classes created by Les Mills, Kettlebells, Yoga, aqua and much more. You would work with one of our experienced group fitness instructors to increase your knowledge in group fitness. Suggested activities: • Weekly monitoring of the group fitness programme • Running reports on group fitness programme to look at number of attendees • Updating weekly monitoring sheets and highlighting classes which may require support in promotion • Creativity in creating engaging and exciting posts for social media channels to aid class promotion • Speaking to customers and providing class passes if required What do volunteers gain: What will the volunteer gain from this: • Knowledge and understanding on reporting and monitoring • Experience in running reports and extracting data • Ability to look at reports and make decisions based on data analysis • Knowledge and experience of the Group Fitness Programme and the trends of the programme

ANGUSalive has a vast Group Fitness programme which runs across our 7 facilities. The programme consists of world wide fitness classes created by Les Mills, Kettlebells, Yoga, aqua and much more. You would work with one of our experienced group fitness instructors to increase your knowledge in group fitness. Suggested activities: • Welcome, participants into the class; finding out if they have any injuries and if they have previous experience of the class • Assist the Group Fitness Instructor in setting up the area they are using ( this may involve moving equipment or setting up activities throughout the class) • Help participants with equipment as required e.g., setting up benches, lifting weights etc) • Engage with participants following sessions and gather feedback from the class What do volunteers gain: • The opportunity to develop their knowledge and experience in Group Fitness classes covering a variety of different classes • Experience of setting up and preparing an area for a group fitness class • The opportunity to engage with a wide range of the local communities from 16 years + • Knowledge into the running of a fitness class and the preparation required for routines and playlist for the class.

ANGUSalive Sport & Leisure team support the development of new sport and play programme for children with and without disabilities ages 2 to 5 and 6 to 12years looking at motor, social, emotional and learning skills, sports readiness and acceptance. As a volunteer within the team t=you will develop relationships with colleagues within ANGUSalive and partners across the Angus community and the wider sector to develop the sports and play programme. Suggested activities: • Assist with the planning, development and delivery of a new young athlete programme to facilitate participation for all • Coach recruitment & development • Partnership working • Promotion of programme • Monitor & evaluate programme What will volunteers gain: What will the volunteer gain from this: • Enhance personal, social and skill development • Gain experience of working with children • Opportunity to develop programme planning experience

ANGUSalive's Sport & Leisure Team would are looking for volunteers to assist with the planning, development and delivery of the disability & inclusion football programme. Suggested activities: • Plan, develop and deliver a new sessions • Coach & volunteer recruitment • Partnership working • Promotion of programme • Monitor & evaluate programme What will volunteers gain: • Enhance personal, social and skill development • Gain experience of working with children & adults • Opportunity to develop programme planning experience Work experience to assist with future employment opportunities

ANGUSalive's Sport & Leisure Team would like to Enhance the inclusive cycling programme to offer access to cycling for all, ensuring everyone can enjoy the physical and mental benefits that cycling brings. Suggested activities: • Plan, develop and deliver a new cycling programme specifically aimed at children and young adults • Coach recruitment & development • Partnership working • Promotion of programme • Monitor & evaluate programme What will volunteers gain: • Enhance personal, social and skill development • Gain experience of working with children • Opportunity to develop programme planning experience

Purpose: The Community sport hub network aims to develop collaboration between local sports clubs and partners to tackle health and social inequalities through sport. This role will support the development of a broader, deeper understanding of the local communities for the respective community sport hub across Angus, informing and positively contribute to the planning + outcomes that the community sport hub set out to achieve. You will work alongside the CSH coordinator, CSH members and local community stakeholders including ANGUSalive, Active Schools, sports clubs and Third-sector partners where required. Suggested activities: • Attend community sport hub meetings in your area • Development of a community map for the Community Sport Hub • Sourcing and utilising up to date information around health and social inequalities within the local community • Complete an audit of sports facilities within the local community • Integrate the public transport / safe cycling routes for each community into a map • Present a comprehensive overview of the community map to the community sport hub partners What will the volunteer gain from this: What will the volunteer gain from this: • The opportunity to increase exposure to / build relationships with local employers, organisations and community stakeholders in the sport, leisure and public health sector. • Improved knowledge and confidence around the wider aspects of working in sport or community development. • Improved skills and application linked to data-informed approaches in sport, leisure and public health. • Experience of partnership + networking through meeting attendance, working to deadlines and contributing to projects in a local setting. • A chance to apply key learnings / Meta skills in the workplace, including feedback and mentoring from a professional ANGUSalive / sportscotland-funded officer. • Pathway to longer-term volunteering opportunities within the Angus community sport hub network.