Fitness Tutor - Assessor - IQA

Central YMCA; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Central YMCA as a YMCAfit Tutor/Assessor/IQA and make a community impact by delivering and assessing engaging fitness programs. You will employ your expertise to motivate learners across various locations and formats, contributing to their success and well-being while enjoying exceptional benefits including generous paid leave and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

27 days annual leave + 3 Christmas days

Extra birthday, mental health, and volunteering days

4% Contributory Pension Scheme

Life Insurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Discount Scheme

Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ experience in the fitness industry.
• Flexibility to travel across regions for teaching.
• Qualified to deliver various fitness qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Deliver, assess, and quality assure fitness programs.
• Conduct teaching in remote, blended, and face-to-face formats.
• Manage onboarding and certification processes.

Skills

Communication

Rapport-building

Conflict Management

Organization

Planning

Time Management

IT Proficiency

Education

Teaching Qualification (PGCE/Cert in Education / L5 Diploma)

Assessing qualification (L3 Assessing Vocational Related Achievement)

Level 4 Internal Verifier qualification (V1 or equivalent)

Job description

Central YMCA is transforming. This is an exciting time to join us as we look forward toward growth and progression and focus on our purpose to advance the education, health and wellbeing of our communities. We want to create improved access to life-changing opportunities and enable everyone to achieve their potential, live a fulfilled life and contribute positively to society.

What we offer

• 27 days annual leave + 3 annual leave days over Christmas + bank holidays
• Extra annual paid leave for your birthday, a mental health day, and up to 5 volunteering days
• 4% Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Insurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – a wide range of free and confidential services for you and your immediate family (including counselling sessions)
• Employee Discount Scheme

Vacancy Details

• Type: Permanent/Full Time
• Hours: 40 hours per week (part-time available)
• Location: Remote
• Salary Range: £35,000 (pro-rata for part-time)

About Us

Central YMCA is transforming. This is an exciting time to join us as we look forward toward growth and progression and focus on our purpose to advance the education, health and wellbeing of our communities. We want to create improved access to life-changing opportunities and enable everyone to achieve their potential, live a fulfilled life and contribute positively to society.

What we offer

• 27 days annual leave + 3 annual leave days over Christmas + bank holidays
• Extra annual paid leave for your birthday, a mental health day, and up to 5 volunteering days
• 4% Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Insurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – a wide range of free and confidential services for you and your immediate family (including counselling sessions)
• Employee Discount Scheme

About You

Are you passionate about health and fitness with a strong motivation to help others achieve their potential and build a successful career in fitness? You will have excellent communication skills, rapport-building ability, and be capable of managing conflict with empathy. Highly organized, with good planning and time-management skills, supported by IT proficiency, especially with online communication tools.

YMCA Fit delivers a wide range of fitness qualifications, and we are particularly interested in hearing from Tutors and Assessors qualified in Gym and Personal Training, capable of delivering:

• Level 2 Gym Instructor
• Level 3 Personal Training
• Level 3 Diploma in Yoga
• Level 3 Older Adult / Perinatal
• Level 4 Sports Massage
• Level 4 Nutrition

You will also need:

• At least 2 years’ experience in the fitness industry
• Flexibility to travel across regions to attend our centres across the UK
• Teaching Qualification (PGCE/Cert in Education / L5 Diploma in Education and Training or equivalent)
• Assessing qualification (L3 Assessing Vocational Related Achievement or equivalent)
• Level 4 Internal Verifier qualification (V1 or equivalent) – desirable

About the Role

The YMCAfit Tutor/Assessor/IQA will deliver, assess, and quality assure engaging programs that motivate learners to progress and succeed. They will manage diverse learning opportunities from onboarding through to certification, teaching across various formats including remote, blended, and face-to-face, with travel to locations like London, Manchester, Bristol, Leicester, and Brighton as needed.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful community impact. Interested? Click apply now and submit your details.

Safeguarding: This role involves contact with learners and regulated activity involving children. All staff are responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, per the Charity’s Safeguarding Policy available on the Central YMCA website.

Pre-employment checks include an enhanced DBS disclosure, teacher prohibition check, references, ID, and certificates. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and applicants must declare all convictions. Overseas experience exceeding three months in the past ten years requires criminal background checks or certificates of good conduct, in English or translated.