Fitness Professional Richmond Villages - Part Time

BUPA; Painswick; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health provider in Painswick is seeking a Fitness Professional to lead exercise programs and promote wellness among residents. The role involves conducting classes, assisting members with fitness goals, and fostering a supportive environment. Ideal candidates will have experience in fitness instruction and excellent customer service skills. The position offers a £13.40 hourly wage, a permanent contract of 16 hours per week, and benefits including holidays and healthcare support.

Benefits

Access to healthcare support

Annual allowance for healthcare products

Free meal with every shift

28 days holiday

Interest-free annual travel loan

Early access to earned wages

Competitive pension plans

Sick pay scheme

Qualifications

• Previous experience and qualifications in instructing classes is essential.
• Experience in spas or fitness industry preferred.
• Pool responder qualification and pool plant experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct fitness classes in the Spa, including specialist classes.
• Assist members in setting and achieving their fitness goals.
• Ensure awareness of every member's health status prior to each appointment.
• Provide instruction for safe exercise to Wellness Spa users.
• Encourage membership participation and promote a fun atmosphere.
• Inform Wellness Spa Manager of relevant issues.
• Develop and promote fitness challenges and group activities.
• Support the Spa Manager to promote other services.

Skills

Fitness instruction

Customer service

Patience

Job description

Fitness Professional

Richmond Villages, Stroud Road, Painswick, Gloucestershire, GL6 6UL

Salary: £13.40 per hour - Paid breaks with excellent Bupa benefits

Permanent contract - 16 hours per week

We make health happen

At Bupa, we offer essential support when it matters most. Richmond Villages Painswick provides luxury retirement living with personalized care that promotes independence and honours individual choice, allowing our residents to live their best lives. We take pride in our carehome.co.uk review score of 9.9 out of 10.

Our fitness instructors plays a crucial role at our retirement village by promoting health, wellness, and an active lifestyle among our residents. They design and lead engaging exercise programs tailored to the needs and abilities of seniors, helping to improve their physical fitness, mobility, and overall well-being. By fostering a supportive and motivating environment, our fitness instructors enhances the quality of life for our residents, encouraging social interaction and a sense of community.

Join us in making a positive impact on the lives of our cherished residents!

Responsibilities

You’ll help us make health happen by:

• Conducting fitness classes in the Spa, including specialist classes & 1-2-1 for the care floor residents
• Assisting members in setting and achieving their fitness goals, offering advice and encouragement to each member during their visit
• Ensuring you're aware of every member's health status prior to each appointment, ensuring records are updated as necessary
• Ensuring all Wellness Spa users receive sufficient instruction to ensure safe exercise
• Supporting membership retention through actively encouraging member participation and promoting a helpful and fun filled atmosphere to encourage repeat visits
• Always informing the Wellness Spa Manager of any relevant issues
• Developing and promoting organised events such as fitness challenges and group activities
• Supporting the Spa Manager to increase visits and revenue, promoting other services in the spa as required

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role

Previous experience and qualifications in instructing classes is essential as this role requires teaching multiple classes on shift. Previous experience in working in spas or the fitness industry along with pool responder qualification and pool plant experience is desirable. Great patience and customer service with a proactive attitude will succeed in this role.

Benefits

• My Healthcare - Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP, physiotherapy, and mental health support - all available from one phone number 24/7.
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
• Free meal with every shift.
• 28 days holiday.
• Long Service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• Interest- free annual travel Loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets.
• Wagestream - Have early access up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes.
• Competitive Pension plans and Parental leave options as well as access to unique products such as our Menopause plan.
• My Bupa Extras - discounts at your favourite retailers, plus a huge range of tools, content and information to support you with your wellbeing.
• We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.

Why Bupa?

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to ”Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a culture that values employee cohesion, no discrimination based on gender, race, sexuality, disability, or other protected characteristics.