Fitness Instructor

Places Leisure Group; Chipping Ongar; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Fitness membership

Flexible working

Annual leave

Personal development opportunities

Company pension

Cashback for healthcare costs

Discounts on activities and cafes

Employee perks and staff discounts

Job summary

Places Leisure is seeking a proactive Fitness Instructor to join our team in a lively community setting. You will inspire members, deliver personalised and group training, and support health and wellbeing goals with enthusiasm and expert advice.

Ongoing training opportunities, including CIMSPA progression, are available to help you grow within the role. You will contribute to a welcoming, safe gym environment and promote high standards of service, safety and member engagement across our

Qualifications

• Must hold CIMSPA Affiliate/Reps Level 2 or higher.
• Ideally CIMSPA Practitioner/Reps Level 3.
• Willing to pursue further CIMSPA qualifications with company support.

Responsibilities

• Provide health and fitness guidance tailored to customers.
• Lead group and personal training sessions and monitor progress.
• Maintain safe, clean, and welcoming facilities for all users.
• Deliver excellent customer service and build relationships with members.

Skills

Customer service

People skills

Education

CIMSPA Affiliate/Reps Level 2

CIMSPA Practitioner/Reps Level 3

Job description

We are Places for People Group, we're a social enterprise that believes it's people that make a community. That's why we build homes and deliver services for everyone in the community to thrive. At Places Leisure we are changing lives by creating active places and healthy people for communities to thrive, and we want to be the UK's leading health and wellbeing enabler.

We aren't your typical company. We apply the same philosophy to our People as we do to our communities, ensuring our team is appreciated and supported. At Places for People, you're more than just a number - you're part of our cause.

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:

• A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%
• Full Health & Fitness membership for you, a nominated adult and up to 4 juniors
• Flexible working (including part time working, shift work and more)
• An opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Lots of opportunity to access ongoing personal learning and development
• Access to our Company Pension scheme
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
• 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.