Fitness Manager Full Time

Places Leisure; Loughton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme 2%

Health & Fitness membership for you +

Flexible working

Additional annual leave

Learning & development opportunities

Company pension scheme

Healthcare cashback up to £500/year

Discounts on activities and centreshop

Job summary

Places for People Group, operating Places Leisure, is seeking a Fitness Manager to lead the fitness team, report KPIs and budgets, and oversee the timetable for group classes. The role emphasizes strategic development of a busy fitness function and maintaining high standards across facilities.

The ideal candidate will have a career in fitness, with an NVQ Level 3 in fitness or equivalent, and be capable of delivering training while shaping long-term plans.

Qualifications

• Managers fitness team and report to Contracts Manager.
• Essential NVQ level 3 in fitness or equivalent.
• Experience in fitness industry or military physical training.
• Able to plan long-term strategies to promote and develop a busy fitness function.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the entire fitness team and ensure targets are met.
• Manage the class timetable including group exercise classes.
• Provide KPI and budgetary information to management.

Skills

People management

Budgeting

Planning

Delivering fitness training

KPI reporting

Education

NVQ level 3 in fitness

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

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.

More About You

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.

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.