Health & Fitness Coach

University of Bath; Bath; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Bath seeks a part-time Health and Fitness Coach to enhance customer experience at Team Bath gym. Successful candidates will have Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualifications, strong communication skills, and a passion for helping others achieve their fitness goals. This role offers flexible hours and opportunities for personal training.

Benefits

Free counselling services

Cycle to work scheme

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Staff discount at Team Bath gym

Generous employer contributory pension schemes

Generous annual leave allowance

Personal and professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• You are required to hold a minimum Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualification.
• Qualifications in group exercise classes, or a desire to teach are essential.
• Passionate about the fitness industry with a desire for ongoing learning.

Responsibilities

• Make customers feel at home and create a positive environment.
• Conduct fitness classes and personal training sessions.
• Uphold excellent customer service and deliver fun, energetic classes.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Passion for fitness

Group exercise instruction

Education

Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualification

Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification (within 6 months)

Job description

Department Sports Development & Recreation

Salary Starting from £24,500pro rata

Please note the annual salary quoted is inclusive of a market supplement to ensure the annual pay rate aligns with our commitment as a voluntary living wage employer.

At Team Bath we boast fantastic sports and fitness facilities within our iconic £35m Sports Training Village. Whilst we take great pride in our inspiring spaces and our sporting heritage, it’s the energy of our people and our customers that truly matters. We’re customer focused and pride ourselves in creating fantastic memories and feelings for our customers.

We wish to appoint a part-time Health and Fitness Coach who shares our values of customer experience and a people-focussed approach. We want you to use your personality to make customers feel like this is a home from home!

About us

The Team Bath Gym and Fitness Centre is a unique environment aimed to target the student population, athletes and the general public. The Health & Fitness provision has recently upgraded all equipment within gyms 1,2 and 3. In addition to the gyms there are two purpose-built studios to hold a wide range of classes per week.

This is an opportunity to become part of a professional and progressive organisation at the leading edge of sport, health and fitness. We pride ourselves on upholding excellent customer service and delivering fun, energetic and motivational group classes. Excellent communication skills with a genuine passion to help people get results is essential to the role.

We currently run a female-only gym session and are actively encouraging more women to become members. We particularly welcome female applicants, as they are under-represented within this department at this level.

About you

You are required to hold a minimum Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualification and will be required to gain Level 3 PT qualification within 6 months. Qualifications in group exercise classes, or a desire to teach are essential.

You will be passionate about the industry, show sound knowledge learned from your fitness qualifications and desire to develop yourself through ongoing learning.

Further information

The gym is open 7 days a week (from 6.30am - 10pm weekdays, and 8am-7pm on weekends).

We wish to appoint someone to work part-time (18 hours per week on Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday). There is also the added benefit of opportunities to teach additional classes and build a personal training base to supplement your income.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Sam Holmes, Health & Fitness Manager ([e-mail] ), however, please submit your application via the University website along with a copy of your up-to-date CV.

This is an opportunity to become part of a professional and progressive organisation at the leading edge of sport, health and fitness. We pride ourselves on upholding excellent customer service and delivering fun, energetic and motivational group classes. Excellent communication skills with a genuine passion to help people get results is essential to the role.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce

We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.

We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.