Fitness Instructor - Kidlington, Oxfordshire

Legacy Leisure; Kidlington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused leisure organization is seeking a dedicated Fitness Instructor to ensure the safety and enjoyment of all users in health and fitness facilities. Responsibilities include conducting fitness assessments, fostering customer relationships, and achieving sales targets while maintaining high service quality and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Flexible, reliable, and enjoys working as part of a team.
• Ability to build strong relationships with customers and clients.
• Good communication skills at different organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety and enjoyment of health and fitness facility users.
• Undertake inductions and fitness assessments in accordance with brand.
• Work to achieve income and sales targets for the fitness facility.

Skills

Teamwork

Customer service

Communication skills

Education

REPS level 2 or equivalent qualification

Job description

Overview

Primary objectives for the Fitness Instructor will be:

• To ensure the safety and enjoyment of everybody using the health and fitness facilities.
• To promote excellence of customer service and motivate people to enjoy exercise through good communications and selling skills.
• To take responsibility for all aspects of the daily operation of the health and fitness facilities.
• To drive the Expressions brand and specifically to adhere to all operational and sales procedures.

Responsibilities

• To work on a shift rota system to undertake the daily operations of the facilities.
• To undertake inductions, fitness assessments and personal programmes in accordance with the Expressions brand.
• To be aware of all Health and Safety issues within the Centre, and specifically the fitness and health facility, and to constantly implement and assess procedures, drawing attention to unsafe practices.
• To guide, care for and assist all fitness users especially in areas of motivation, well-being, nutrition, and fitness testing.
• To work as part of a team to achieve income and sales targets for the fitness and health facility.
• To take responsibility for ensuring the health and fitness facilities are clean, tidy and well presented at all times.
• To undertake maintenance work as required.
• To make sure all equipment and facilities are safe and secure when not in use.
• To undertake any reasonable request to assist with the daily operations of the Centre.

Requirements and Qualifications

• As the successful candidate you must be flexible, reliable, and enjoy working as part of a team.
• You will ideally possess the REPS level 2 or equivalent qualification and be willing to work variable hours, including some evenings and weekends.
• Must be able to gain acceptance and respect from clients and the teams involved.
• Must be able to build strong relationships with customers, clients and employees.
• Must be able to communicate at different levels of the organisation, both listen and direct.
• Must be able to meet the demands of the role by working additional hours when required.
• Must be able to demonstrate clear identification with all customer requirements.
• Must be able to maintain and be committed to good employee relations and deliver quality training.
• Must be able to perform recreation assistant duties when required.
• Must be able to work from various locations as and when required.

Legacy Leisure, established to support a national legacy following the Olympics, is a not for profit charitable organisation committed to providing a diverse and meaningful range of leisure and culture related activities for the local communities in which we serve. Aiming to deliver high quality services to our customers, the Company also prides itself on its exemplary health and safety record and commitment to staff.