Gymnastics Coach

Post:  Gymnastics Coach

Salary/Grade: Grade 7 – £29,542 to 32,046 pa (£15.31 to £16.61 hourly rate)

Hours/Days: 8.50 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Location: Clay Cross Active, Market Street. Clay Cross, Chesterfield

Closing Date: 13 September 2026

Interview Date:

Job Details and Requirements

North East Derbyshire District Council is a dynamic and ambitious organisation that takes pride in delivering excellent services to our community whilst driving economic growth and environmental sustainability for the district. 

Located in Clay Cross, our leisure centre offers a range of facilities including sports halls, swimming pools, health and fitness suites and Gyms

The successful candidate will need to have practical experience in coaching gymnastics, including modern gymnastics techniques. They must also have a strong understanding of safety and safeguarding in a leisure environment.

The working hours may include evenings & weekends

To be successful you will need:

• British Gymnastics General Gymnastics Coach Level 2 or Equivalent

         OR

• British Gymnastics Leading Gymnastics Sessions
• The ability to deal with a full age range of customers.
• To be physically fit & capable of heavy lifting.
• Experience of working in a team and acting on own initiative.

The successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure carried out by the DBS at the Enhanced Level.

For a full list of job details and requirements please view the Job Description and Person Specification.

Why work for us?

North East Derbyshire District Council is a great place to work and if you join our team, you will become part of a talented and dedicated workforce. If you are keen to make a difference to people’s lives and develop your skills and experience, we would like to hear from you.

We offer a competitive salary, Local Government Pension Scheme, generous annual leave entitlement and excellent work/life balance initiatives.  Learn more about the benefits of working for us at: ne-derbyshire.gov.uk

Apply today!

If you are interested in this post, please apply using the online application on our dedicated webpage on Derbyshire Jobs at: North East Derbyshire District Council Vacancies or via Derbyshire – Jobs and Careers by clicking ‘Apply for this job’ and creating an account.  You can save your progress and exit the application at any time, coming back to it at a later stage to complete and submit your application.  Applications close Midnight, 13 September 2026.

Please read the Guidance Notes provided before completing any application.

If you do not have internet access, you can request an offline application pack by contacting North East Derbyshire District Council Contact Centre on (01246) 242424 or emailing: Human.Resources@ne-derbyshire.gov.uk

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

For further information

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Julie Balin on 01246 217826 or      julie.balin@ne-derbyshire.gov.uk, or the duty officers at Clay Cross Active on CCADutyOfficers@ne-derbyshire.gov.uk

If you have not received any communication within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion and we thank you for your interest in the job role.

Please note the Council only consider applications from candidates eligible to work in the UK and who possess a current work permit appropriate to the job role advertised.