Fitness Instructor, Full

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils; Teddington; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading health council as a Fitness Instructor at Teddington Pools & Fitness Centre. You will deliver exceptional customer service, design customized fitness programs, and ensure a safe environment for patrons. Due to the role's requirements, a Level fitness qualification and a valid first aid certification are essential.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Membership of the Local Government pension scheme

Childcare vouchers

Interest-free loans on travel cards

Discounts with leisure activities and restaurants

Qualifications

• Level fitness qualified and hold a valid first aid qualification.
• Desirable experience in fitness testing and designing programs.
• Strong customer service skills required.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional and friendly tuition to fitness center users.
• Design personalized fitness programs and ensure safety.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety of fitness facilities.

Skills

Good customer care

Financial skills

Administrative skills

Marketing skills

Programming skills

Knowledge of Health & Safety

Understanding of Diversity and Equality

Education

Level fitness qualification

Valid first aid qualification

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About Us

Fitness Instructor, Full-Time
Teddington Pools & Fitness Centre, TW EZ
Actual starting salary £,pa

• Are you a friendly and confident communicator who enjoys meeting people and providing great service?
• Are you Level Fitness qualified and interested in improving the fitness of adults you meet?
• Then we need you to join our team!

Where you’ll be working

Teddington Pools & Fitness Centre, Vicarage Road, Teddington TW EZ. Facilities at this centre include main and learner pools, hydrotherapy pool, fitness suite, spin studio and exercise studio. The centre is open to the public days a week from to pm.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll join our fitness team, providing professional and friendly tuition, carrying out inductions and designing personalised fitness programmes. Making sure that all fitness suite users are kept in a safe and secure environment, delivering great customer service and ensuring the facilities are clean and safe so that every customer has a great experience. You will also be responsible for maintenance/cleanliness procedures within the gym. Have a look at the job profile for full details on the varied role you can expect to be doing.

What we’ll need from you

You MUST be Level fitness qualified for this role and hold a valid first aid qualification. Some experience would also be desirable. (Applicants without valid fitness and first aid qualifications will be rejected). You’ll need knowledge and experience of fitness testing, inductions and designing personalised exercise programmes. Good customer care, financial, administrative, marketing and programming skills are essential. A key element of your job will be to develop the business as well as retaining existing customers. You’ll also need a good knowledge of Health & Safety issues and an understanding of Diversity and Equality in employment and service provision. You will be required to work a shift rota averaging hours per week, which is likely to include a mixture of weekdays and weekends.

What we can offer you

Actual starting salary of £,pa. Salary progression range for this role is £, to £,pa. We can also offer working arrangements that will enhance your work-life balance. These include a generous holiday allowance of days (with an extra bank holidays on top of this), plus a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts with many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments.

Apply now

If you are Level qualified and experienced, submit your CV application now. Please make sure you are suitably qualified before completing all stages of the application process (unqualified and incomplete applications will be rejected).

Closing Date: August at Midnight.

We will contact you after the closing date to let you know if you have been shortlisted for interview. The closing date is given as a guide and we reserve the right to close this advert early, or once sufficient applications have been received. We strongly advise you complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Equality Statement

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Important Information

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The DBS helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils

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