Fitness Instructor

Places Leisure Group; Alfreton CP; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Health & Fitness membership

Discounts on activities and centreShop

Extra perks including offers fromshops

Job summary

Places Leisure in Alfreton is recruiting a friendly Fitness Instructor to inspire customers and deliver personalised health advice in a lively, supportive environment.

You will help customers of all abilities, lead inductions, monitor equipment safety, and offer personal training sessions to grow your client base while maintaining high service standards. Ongoing training and career development opportunities are provided.

Qualifications

• Minimum CIMSPA Affiliate/Reps Level 2 required.
• CIMSPA Practitioner/Reps Level 3 is ideal but not mandatory.
• Experience in the fitness industry with customer-facing roles.

Responsibilities

• Carry out initial inductions and ensure equipment is used safely.
• Deliver motivating fitness guidance tailored to client goals.
• Offer Personal Training sessions and promote PT services.
• Work as a team to keep facilities clean and compliant with procedures.

Skills

Customer service

Motivational communication

Fitness guidance

Education

CIMSPA Affiliate/Reps Level 2

CIMSPA Practitioner/Reps Level 3

Job description

More About Your Role

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Fitness Instructor, at Places Leisure, where you will be working in a fun, lively environment with likeminded people. You will help to inspire others to work together and deliver their very best. With your previous experience in the fitness industry, you will be full of enthusiasm and love talking with people whilst motivating others and feel confident in giving suitable health and fitness advice that will match each customer's individual aspirations and goals.

All our Fitness Instructors should hold a minimum of CIMSPA Affiliate/Reps Level 2, and it would be ideal if you were to hold CIMSPA Practitioner/Reps Level 3. However, if you are a motivated and driven individual, then with our continuous learning and development opportunities, we would be happy to support you in achieving this qualification.

There are many opportunities available for you within Places Leisure. Your career with us as a Fitness Instructor is a great first step to many different routes. You can develop your career by providing outstanding Personal Training sessions and growing your client base. If management is a route you wanted to take, you can work up to be a Fitness Manager.

In the Fitness Instructor role, we will offer ongoing training and development opportunities, including support with your CIMSPA Practitioner / Reps Level 3 Qualification, enhancing your customer service skills and much more.

More About You

• Always putting the customers' needs at the forefront of everything you do and have the ability to create personable and meaningful relationships.
• Maintain an interest in your continuous personal development by maintaining a high level of knowledge and play an active part in keeping on top of new trends within the industry.
• Carry out initial inductions and ensure that customers are using the equipment safely and correctly.
• You will be comfortable working with customers of all abilities, no matter what stage they are in their fitness journey. You will be able to set and monitor programmes as appropriate.
• You will work with individuals running Personal Training and small group sessions; be happy to offer Personal Training sessions as an additional service; and look to take on new PT clients from face-to-face interactions and basic marketing tools.
• Work as a team to keep our facilities clean and safe, adhering to regulations and our company procedures. Our teams maintain consistent standards; therefore, you will want to be your best, in everything you do.

Benefits

We are a large, diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.

We Know That There's Always More We Can Do To Make You Smile, That's Why We Offer a Comprehensive Benefits Package With Each Role, Yours Will Include:

• Full Health & Fitness membership for you, a nominated adult and up to 4 juniors
• Discounts of up to 50% on activities, centre shop and cafes
• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.