Fitness Instructor

Better; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Health Assurance and Counselling

Ride to Work scheme

Free eye tests

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

Better Gym Connswater in Belfast is seeking a part-time Fitness Instructor to inspire clients and design bespoke programmes after induction. You’ll deliver 1-2-1 and group sessions, ensure safe techniques, and support ongoing motivation.

Required NVQ Level 2 Fitness Instructor and Group Cycle CPD, plus a friendly, professional approach to help members return week after week.

Qualifications

• Minimum NVQ Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualification.
• Group Cycle CPD or qualification required.
• Experience of delivering fitness classes.
• Ability to provide welcoming, helpful and professional service to keep customers returning.
• Proactively market and promote Group Cycle classes.

Responsibilities

• Collect and check information relating to individual clients.
• Analyse information relating to individual clients.
• Identify and agree smart short, medium and long term goals.
• Plan, instruct and evaluate safe and appropriate exercise sessions.
• Provide 1-2-1 or group inductions and general exercise programmes.
• Teach classes or small group training with proper training given.
• Select relevant exercises and design programmes ensuring safety.
• Produce programme cards for clients/members.
• Suggest exercise adaptations for individual needs.
• Use progressive teaching methods to introduce exercises aligned to client goals.
• Demonstrate various training methods for clients.
• Provide general advice on progressing programmes.
• Support clients to correct unsafe technique.
• Motivate clients to promote retention and adherence to exercise.

Skills

NVQ Level 2 Fitness Instructor

Group Cycle CPD

Experience of class delivery

Customer service

Group Cycle promotion

Job description

GLL is looking for aFitness Instructorbased atBetter Gym Connswater. If you have the skills and ambition to join us as a Fitness Instructor, there has never been a more exciting time to join us. This is more than a Fitness Instructor job,it'sa career.

As a Fitness Instructor, part of your roleis to inspire people to train independently and keep coming back helping them understand their fitness aspirations. It all starts with an induction, for you to understand someone’s ability and ambitionsand ultimately, devisea bespoke programme that suits their needs.As a real people-person, thiswill come naturally as you quickly build people’s trust and confidence.

If you love variety,you’llthrive here, as you never know whoyou’llbe supporting next. A typical day could be anything from providing a personal service in the gym and offering workout advice to checking the equipment and even teaching classes. That meanswe’relooking for a Fitness Instructor with physical fitness, combined with a can-do attitude and the eye for detail needed for paperwork. An obvious passion for all things fitness will need to shine through all you do too, so that you can make a positive difference to people’s lives.

Whatyou’lldo:

• Collecting and checking information, relating to individual clients

• Analysing information relating to individual clients

• Identifyingand agreeing smartshort, medium and long termgoals

• Planning,instructingand evaluating safe andappropriate exercisesessions.

• Providing 1-2-1 or group inductions and general exercise programmes, including the introduction to new equipment whereappropriate.

• Teach classes or small group training. Training will be given for them to be able to do this.

• Selecting relevant exercises and designingappropriate programmeswhichaddress safety at all times

• Producing suitable programme cards for a range of clients/members

• Suggesting relevant exercise adaptations to allow for individual client difference or needs.

• Using logical and progressive teaching methodologies to introduce a range of exercises in relation to client goals.

• Selecting and/or correctlydemonstratinga variety of training methods that can be used by clients/members.

• Providing clients/members with general advice on how to progress their individual programmes.

• Providing assistance toclients/members at all timesin order tocorrect unsafe technique whererequired.

• To positively interact and motivate clients/members usingappropriate strategiesin order topromote retention and adherence to exercise.

What you need:

• A minimum NVQ level two Fitness Instructor Qualification

• Group Cycle CPD or Qualification

• Experience of class delivery

• A good positive image and the ability to provide welcoming,helpfuland professional service to keep customers returning week after week.

• Proactively market and promote the Group Cycle classes

• Ability to engage with all customers to actively encourage participation in all our service and activities

As a charitable social enterprise and cooperative owned by our staff, GLL is a unique organisation for you to have a career with!

The basics:

Part time permanent position available. Hours of work will be negotiated with you in line with the needs of the service, flexible working may be possible, working from home is not possible in this role. We are an accredited Living Wage employer with industry leading rates of pay We can offer a career, not just a job with extensive Learning & development support available. A uniform will be supplied and must be worn GLL is Values Driven, not Profit Driven. We work hard tobenefitthe communities weoperatein. As a staff owned organisation you will be given the opportunity to join the Society and have a stake in your business

AdditionallyGLL offers employees a range of employment benefits:

• Access to a pension scheme.

• Health Assurance and access to Counselling services

• Access to the tax efficient Ride to Work bicycle purchase scheme.

• Free annual eye tests

• Discounted nationwide (over 200 centres) inclusive leisure centre membership for you and your partner. This includes GLL Extras!

GLL Society benefits (if you choose to join the Society after your probation period) include:

• The right to stand for the Society board and to vote for board members torepresentyou

• Access to team building and fun events such as Treks, Concerts outings etc

• Access to a range of benefits exclusive to our people – ask your line manager for details or check out the Intranet

About GLL:

As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries, and children’s centres.

Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area.

Sowhether your ambitions lie in sport and leisure, events & catering, health & beauty, corporate support or working with children,you’llbe able to find your ideal new job at GLL.

Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are Investors in PeopleGoldAward employer.

However you choose to work with us, you can be sure that you will be a valued member of our team, working with great colleagues, and making a real difference to people’s lives.

We are an inclusive employer. Weseekand welcome diversity in our teams.

All pay rates are subject to skills, experience,qualificationsand location.