April 11, 2025

We are recruiting area activators

Would I recommend the area activator role to others? Absolutely! You can make this role your own and are well supported.

Manjit, GoodGym Slough

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Area activators are passionate people who are responsible for leading and growing the GoodGym community and activities in their area - do you know anyone who would be amazing at this?

Thanks to GoodGym's growth we have obtained funding for area activators in the following areas:

• Barking
  
• Basingstoke
  
• Bolton
  
• Bournemouth
  
• Bromley
  
• Cambridge
• Hammersmith & Fulham
• Orpington
• St Albans
  

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Manjit was Slough's area activator from 2018-2025, having initially launched the area Manjit is still involved today as a member of Slough's TaskForce. She has achieved an amazing 855 good deeds over 7 years!

"This may sound corny but the area activator role is actually my dream job. It encompasses my main two passions in life - keeping fit and helping others"

Manjit's "dream job"

In 2021 Manjit shared what life as an area activator is really like, she was area activator for another 4 years after and continues to promote a happier, healthier Slough as part of GoodGym TaskForce today.

Working for GoodGym keeps energy sky high thanks to the sense of fulfilment from it.

This may sound corny but the area activator role is actually my dream job. It encompasses my main two passions in life - keeping fit and helping others. When I first saw that GoodGym was coming to Slough in 2018, I knew straight away that I wanted to apply for the role.

As a mum to three primary school age children, being an area activator fits around my family life. My girls love what I do and always proudly tell others that I work for ‘GoodGym’, doing good stuff.

I’m a Sikh and one of our ways of life is around ‘selfless service’ (sewa).

If I achieve nothing else in life, I know I’ve done my sewa and helped others.

The role itself involves getting to know your community. Networking and creating solid foundations within your town and then finding ways that our group can help.

The rest of the time is spent out in the community, either engaging with our GoodGym members or task owners, and attending sessions myself. Setting up the tasks can be really varied. Some are quick and easy ones, others are repeats that once you’ve done once are simple and then you get the ones that require some leg work, some discoveries of parts of the town you never even knew existed. It is those that I really love setting up.

It really does give you that warm fuzzy feeling knowing that you’ve helped someone in your community and helped your members.

Would I recommend the area activator role to others? Absolutely! You can make this role your own and are well supported.

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We are interviewing candidates now, don't miss your chance to become an area activator. Apply here

If you wish to discuss the role or have any questions before applying for the role please contact Ed via ed@goodgym.org.