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Go Active the home of St Helens Borough Council Leisure and Active lives facilities is here to help our communities live well and feel great, whether that means hitting the gym, attending a fitness class, or keeping the kids active with swimming lessons or adventures at Willowbees Play, our centres have something for everyone! Our Go Active facilities are home to Newton-Le-Willows Health & Fitness, Queens Park Health & Fitness and Sutton Leisure Centre. Our Teams deliver the very best service we can for our residents and communities making a positive impact for real people. The dedication, professionalism and strength of our workforce is demonstrated every day. When you join us, you will be working with a trusted, supportive, and welcoming team. Find out more about our services and facilities here Go Active - Go Active

Considering a Career in Leisure with Go Active?

Embarking on a public sector career puts you at the heart of communities helping to improve people’s lives. At Go Active, we love multi skilled individuals who are willing to support different roles within our leisure facilities helping us to meet service needs. Working with us is hugely rewarding and could help you develop the skills you need to start a career that makes a real difference!

Visit our careers site to find out more about the fantastic range of employee benefits on offer when you choose to work at St Helens Council. You can also visit our Apprenticeship FAQs on the Early Careers page.

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The Apprenticeship Journey

If you prefer to learn by ‘doing,’ then an apprenticeship may be the right thing for you. Apprenticeships are a fantastic way to develop your skills and experience combining practical on-the-job training alongside studying and obtaining recognised work-related qualifications. The great thing is you can do an apprenticeship at any point in your career and one of the many benefits is, you will get paid while you complete the qualification!

If you would like to make a difference, have an active interest in leisure are reliable, enthusiastic, and willing to learn then we will train you to support key roles including lifeguard, fitness instructor, swimming instructor and sports coach, whilst supporting you to gain your national pool lifeguard qualification.

Read about Bens career Journey as an Apprentice with Go Active

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Join us at our Open Day...

At Go Active, we think recruitment decisions should be two way which is why we are inviting you to book onto our open day sessions, for an informal 1 hour meet and greet with the team.

Bookings will be taking place at our Newton le Willows Site on 7th September 2026.

We aim to foster an inclusive experience to allow you to demonstrate how you meet the criteria for our roles, but what’s matters is that you would like to make a difference and demonstrate commitment to our values.

We hope that visiting us on site will help you to experience what it would be like to work at Go Active, to save you time and help inform you, whilst sharing behind the scenes information to help you decide. Chat to staff and take a tour. Learn about our apprentice posts, and find about the training and career development on offer!

To book onto a 1 hour slot, submit the short expression of interest form with this vacancy.

Equality & Diversity

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation.

The Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process.

The council runs a Guaranteed Interview Scheme. Full details are available on our careers site.

Review full Job Description and Person Specifications with this advert.All posts in Leisure services are subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure. More information on Disclosure is available via our careers site.We reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of bookings. Book early to avoid disappointment. Spread the word and share this vacancy with family and friends via the social media links below!