Fitness Instructor

Better; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted gym membership

Pension schemes

Industry leading rates of pay

GLL Extras discounts

Job summary

GLL in Eastbourne is seeking a Fitness Instructor to energise members at Sovereign Centre. You’ll plan and deliver personalised programmes, lead group sessions and provide safe exercise guidance with a friendly, professional approach.

You’ll inspire others to train regularly, assess abilities, and tailor sessions to individual goals. The role blends client support, class instruction and facility upkeep within a charitable social enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Collect information from clients and assess their fitness levels
• Plan and deliver safe exercise sessions
• Lead 1-2-1 or group inductions and workouts
• Provide exercise advice and progressions
• Demonstrate and adapt techniques to individual needs
• Motivate clients to maintain exercise routines

Job description

GLL is looking for aFitness Instructorbased at Sovereign Centre, Eastbourne. OurFitness Instructorshave plenty of energy, ambition and expertise; this is your chance to help people to achieve theirfitnesspotential by becoming aFitness Instructor.

As aFitness Instructor, part of your role is to inspire people to train independently and keep coming back helping them understand theirfitnessaspirations. It all starts with an induction, for you to understand someone’s ability and ambitions and ultimately, devise a bespoke programme that suits their needs. As a real people-person, this will come naturally as you quickly build people’s trust and confidence.

If you love variety, you’ll thrive here, as you never know who you’ll be 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 means we’re looking 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.

What you’ll do:

• Collecting and checking information, relating to individual clients
• Analysing information relating to individual clients
• Identifying and agreeing smart short, medium and long term goals
• Planning, instructing and evaluating safe and appropriate exercise sessions.
• Providing 1-2-1 or group inductions and general exercise programmes, including the introduction to new equipment where appropriate.
• Teach classes or small group training. Training will be given for them to be able to do this.
• Selecting relevant exercises and designing appropriate programmes which address 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 correctly demonstrating a 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 to clients/members at all times in order to correct unsafe technique where required.
• To positively interact and motivate clients/members using appropriate strategies in order to promote retention and adherence to exercise.

As a charitable social enterprise owned by its staff GLL has a great range of benefits for its employees:

• A Values driven organisation
• Learning & development to support career development
• Good Pension schemes
• Discounted gym membership for you and your partner
• Industry leading rates of pay
• opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how we are run plus associated social events
• Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal
• Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria
• Health assurance
• Career pathways, professional development are just the start. To ensure you stay at the top of your game, we provide training with practical and theory elements too.
• Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras)
• 25% off Red Letter Days
• 25% off Buy A Gift
• 20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products.
• Ride to work scheme
• Free eye tests and discounted glasses

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