Fitness Manager - Kingsbury

The Gym Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym membership for yourself and a

Company pension scheme

Flexible working at the gym

Employee wellbeing programme

Job summary

The Gym Group is seeking a Fitness Manager to lead daily gym operations, mentor the fitness team and champion member engagement. You will ensure high service standards, schedule classes, and support the GM to drive commercial performance while upholding the brand values.

As a keyholder with flex contracts, you will balance hands-on gym floor work with leadership duties, promoting a positive culture and excellence in health and safety across the site.

Qualifications

• Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualification or currently studying for it.
• Proven ability to lead a team and deliver high standards of service.
• Strong understanding of gym operations and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead the gym team and drive member engagement.
• Oversee class timetable and group exercise delivery.
• Support the GM with on-site admin, rotas and safety checks.
• Maintain high operational standards and liaise with suppliers.

Skills

Team leadership

Member experience

Education

Level 2 Fitness Instructor

Job description

Role Summary

Role: Fitness Manager (Flex contracts available) Reporting to: General Manager Based: LOCATION

About the Company

The Gym Group is simply the best in our industry! Our amazing teams have skills, abilities and can-do attitudes that make this a great place to work! We have strong, embedded values and an easy-going culture which ensures we put our people first. We pride ourselves on being fun, innovative, inclusive and engaging and we are now on the lookout for a Fitness Manager to join our amazing LOCATION gym.

What you need to know about us… The Gym Group is not like your average gym! To our members we’re the lowest cost nationwide 24/7 Gym with over 230 gyms and counting! To our teams we are fun, welcoming, engaging and inclusive. We challenge our limits and push ourselves to impact positive change with our goals and initiatives. We take steps into new areas with a real and authentic purpose – It’s our mission to break down barriers to fitness for all. We’re #1 in our industry when it comes to our values, our culture and our people – check out Glassdoor if you don’t believe us. We offer a fantastic place to work in a great working culture and were recognised as #25 in the Top 50 places to work in the UK in 2022! We may be one of the leading budget gym chains in the UK but there’s nothing budget about our investment into our people. We have retained GOLD in our investors in people award for the last 6 years and silver in wellbeing last year. We’re recognised as a disability confident and inclusive employer which is something we are truly proud of. We have a brilliant team and opportunities for development and growth with support for success. Having recently undertaken some huge projects from a digital point of view and our plans are to keep being innovative, creative and agile in all that we do. That’s what you’re looking for right? So let us tell you more.

About the Role

As a Fitness Manager with The Gym Group you will support the General Manager in the successful running of the gym and will deputise in their absence. You will be passionate about fitness and keen to embrace our members, our teams and embed our culture. You will embody our company values, supporting and encouraging others to do the same. Your core duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Responsibility for our member engagement by leading our in-gym service offering with the goal of driving our member satisfaction scores forward.
• Line management & leadership of our team of fitness trainers.
• Engaging and motivating them to be their best every day.
• Role modelling the gym groups values.
• Take ownership of our Group Exercise offering by developing the class timetable and upskilling the team to deliver.
• Bring a result driven mindset with a keen interest in driving the commercial performance of the gym.
• Make sure high operational standards on site are met through effective management of cleaning and maintenance check procedures. This includes liaising and management of the 3rd party suppliers.
• Ensure there is full compliance to company Health & Safety policies and completion of daily, weekly, and monthly checks.
• Support the GM with onsite admin tasks including rotas, time tracking and security checks.
• Act as a keyholder for the gym in support of the GM, being a point of call-in emergencies.
• You can then PT in the gym around your employed hours, managing your own time and business and retain 100% of your earnings with no annual licence fee.

Desired Qualifications & Experience

• Have a passion for health, fitness, well-being, and all-round excellence.
• You thrive off leading teams from the front and by example, happy to get stuck in and set the standard for member experience.
• Have an unwavering commitment to understand the expectations of your members.
• Can work within the compliance parameters whilst delivering the highest service levels possible during the day to day running of the gym.
• Have a proven track record of success and are eager to bring that winning attitude to The Gym.
• Are a Level 2 qualified Fitness Instructor or are currently studying for the qualification.

Benefits

• Paid contractual benefits such as holiday (Inc Bank Holidays) and company sick pay.
• In-house development opportunities as well as support with your career adventure.
• Company save as you earn share plan.
• Flexibility & freedom – we welcome discussions around working flexibly at the gym.
• Discounts with ‘MY PT Hub’, ‘Fit Pro’, ‘Financial Fitness’ and leading training providers.
• Company pension scheme.
• A fantastic online social communication and engagement platform with access to amazing benefits and discounts.
• Options for season ticket loans.
• Employee Assistant Programme supported by our Wellbeing hub.
• Cashplan Healthcare Scheme.
• A free gym membership for yourself and a friend or family member.

We also want to put it out there that we actively encourage applications from a diverse demographic and we are passionate about your culture and value alignment.