Casual Group Exercise Instructor

Leicester City Council; Leicester; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicester City Council is seeking a Casual Group Exercise Instructor to deliver engaging sessions for all ages and abilities across Active Leicester. You will join a motivated team across city leisure centres, with opportunities in Zumba, HIIT, Spin, Yoga and Pilates programs.

The role offers ad hoc shifts, flexible hours, and a focus on inclusive activity. Applicants should hold a Level 2 Group Exercise Award and have experience delivering classes to diverse groups.

Qualifications

• Level 2 Award in Group Exercise (e.g., Exercise to Music, Group Cycling, Bootcamp).
• Experience delivering engaging group exercise classes for diverse participants.
• Excellent communication and customer service to support participants.

Responsibilities

• Deliver group exercise classes to Active Leicester members.
• Prepare activity space and set up/dismantle equipment for sessions.
• Assess fitness levels and provide guidance to participants.
• Help expand the health and fitness offering at Active Leicester.

Skills

Group Exercise

Communication skills

Customer service

Education

Level 2 Award in Group Exercise

Job description

Reference:

REQ7057

Description:

Casual Hours Are you a Group Exercise Instructor who can deliver motivating and engaging sessions for all ages and ability levels? Active Leicester run group exercise class across leisure centres in the city. This is an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified group exercise instructor who wants to help grow and develop our programme. Join us and you'll become a valued member of our highly motivated, passionate, and dynamic team. We offer a suite of exercises classes including Zumba, HIIT, Legs and Tums, Spin classes and many more. We are particularly looking for instructors ideally experienced in delivering Yoga and Pilates classes.

Shift Pattern

Joining us as a Casual Group Exercise Instructor. you'll benefit from working as many shifts as you would like on an ad hoc basis but will be dependent on the programme of classes/session that are scheduled. Shifts may be during the day and evenings. Our leisure centres are typically open 6am - 10pm from Monday to Sunday. The role will be placed at one of our leisure centres. Find a sport and leisure centre (leicester.gov.uk). This post has been awarded a temporary market supplement therefore the hourly rate of pay will be £17.30 per hour.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Group Exercise Instructor, you’ll work closely with the leisure centre teams to deliver group exercise classes to Active Leicester members, ensuring you create a safe and welcoming environment for physical activity. You’ll prepare activity space, set up and dismantle necessary equipment before and after sessions. You’ll develop and supervise a programme of exercise, assess the fitness levels of participants, and provide expert advice to users of the service. You’ll play a key role in expanding the health and fitness offering at Active Leicester and help deliver our vision.

What You’ll Need

With an appropriate level 2 award in Group Exercise e.g. Exercise to Music, Group Cycling, Bootcamp etc, you’ll have previous instructing experience. You’ll have a good understanding of devising and delivering engaging group exercise classes for participants of varying abilities and from a variety backgrounds and cultures. Alongside a passion for physical activity you’ll demonstrate a knowledge of the barriers to participation and how these can be overcome to increase participant engagement. Using excellent communication skills, you’ll deliver high levels of customer service and be able to appropriately deal with irate or distressed customers. You’ll be able to motivate and encourage members of all ages to ensure everyone feels confident within your sessions.

Join us

We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible.

Region

Central

Location

Various locations across Leicester City

Salary

*GBP*17.30 Per Hour

Package

Contractual hours: 0

Basis: Casual Hours