Jobs up for grabs as Slimming World plans for a return to in-person meetings

Slimming World is looking to recruit leaders across Portsmouth to help people lose weight.

The business was forced to move its classes online during the pandemic, but is planning for a return to groups later this summer.

Gabrielle Froggatt manages a 10-strong team of consultants who run 19 groups across the city.

She said: ‘We choose consultants for their empathy, warmth and understanding.

‘Every consultant who comes on board goes through an in-depth training programme and is awarded diplomas in nutrition and the psychology of weight management, as well as successfully running their own slimming business.’

The business hopes to recruit more consultants over the next few months through special career opportunity events.

They are looking for people who have lost weight with Slimming World and can share their experiences with others, while earning up to £400 a week.

The flexible, self-employed franchisee role will involve running weekly groups and offering support and advice to members for around 10 to 20 hours a week.

The company also offers its consultants support from 300 head office staff who can provide administrative assistance, marketing, PR and more.

Slimming World has been helping people reach their weight loss goals for more that 50 years.

Gabrielle said that with obesity at an all-time high, and with so many of us having piled on the ‘lockdown pounds’, there has never been a better time to join them.

She said: ‘Government predictions say that 80 per cent of men and 70 per cent of women will be overweight or obese in the next decade.

‘The demand for our unique warm and friendly approach has never been greater.

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‘Every Slimming World group helps members achieve long-term success through healthy lifestyle changes.

‘Our members know from the minute they join, often when their self-esteem is at its lowest, that they will never be judged, that their details are completely confidential and that they are surrounded by people who understand them because we’ve all been Slimming World members ourselves.’

There are also vacancies for experienced managers to help co-ordinate work in the area.

For more go to slimmingworld.co.uk/careers or contact Gabrielle on 07833297116.

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