Fitness Manager

Places Leisure; Roundstreet Common; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused fitness organization in the UK is seeking a Fitness Manager to supervise the fitness team and ensure targets are achieved. Responsibilities include managing the class timetable, reporting to management, and maintaining the highest standards of safeguarding. Candidates should have experience in the fitness industry or military physical training, along with an NVQ level 3 in fitness or equivalent. The position offers a comprehensive range of benefits, including health memberships, a bonus scheme, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Real Living Wage alignment

2% bonus scheme

Full health & fitness membership

Flexible working options

Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave

Personal learning and development opportunities

Company Pension scheme

Cashback plan for healthcare costs

Discounts on activities and cafes

Qualifications

• Experience in fitness industry or military physical training with a focus on management.
• Ability to deliver fitness training and plan long-term fitness strategies.
• Familiar with safeguarding policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the fitness team to ensure targets are met.
• Manage the class timetable including group exercise classes.
• Report directly to the Contracts Manager with KPI and financial information.

Skills

Fitness training

Team supervision

Budget management

KPI reporting

Long-term strategic planning

Education

NVQ level 3 in fitness or equivalent

Job description

As Fitness Manager you will be responsible for supervising the whole of the fitness team. The fitness team are responsible for ensuring all individual & Personal Training/Small Group Training and Programming targets are achieved. You will work with the management team, reporting directly to the Contracts Manager and provide KPI and financial budgetary information. You will also manage the class timetable including group exercise classes., 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.

You will have developed a career within the fitness industry (or military physical training) and be looking to continue in a managerial role. You will be as comfortable delivering fitness training as you are planning long term strategies to promote and develop a busy fitness function. An NVQ level 3 in fitness (or equivalent) is essential.

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.

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:

• We align with the Real Living Wage foundation
• 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.