Personal Trainer / Fitness Coach - Barnsley, South Yorkshire

JD Gyms; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A fitness organization in Barnsley seeks a part-time Fitness Coach to ensure members receive a top-tier experience. This role involves maintaining gym standards, leading inductions, and teaching group classes. Applicants should be Level 3 qualified Personal Trainers with a passion for fitness and the desire to develop their self-employed Personal Training business. The position offers a competitive salary, gym membership, and various support programs.

Benefits

Contracted salary above national minimum wage

12 hours contracted per week

Annual leave allowance

25% discount at JD Sports

Free gym membership

Discounted membership for family or friends

Funded First Aid qualification

Group exercise training programmes

Management development training programmes

Qualifications

• Qualified as a Level 3 Personal Trainer.
• Ability to engage members and deliver high standards on gym floor.
• Desire to build a successful self-employed PT business.

Responsibilities

• Ensure world-class member experience with cleanliness and interaction.
• Lead gym inductions and teach group exercise classes.
• Support member engagement and uphold gym standards.

Skills

Passion for fitness

Gym floor interaction

Leadership skills

Education

Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification

Job description

Job Overview

Firstly, you will be employed by JD Gyms on a part‑time basis (12 hours a week) completing 3 x 4‑hour shifts as a Fitness Coach, with a monthly salary. JD Gyms prides itself on its management career progression programmes, which will help you develop your leadership skills and prepare you for the next steps in your career.

Separately, outside of your employed hours as a Fitness Coach, you will pay rent on a monthly basis, and run your self‑employed Personal Training business from the gym in which you are based, giving you access to thousands of leads in the form of current members and new members that join on a daily basis. We also have an internal dedicated PT Business Support team to help you build and grow a successful PT business.

Fitness Coach Role

Your purpose will be to engage with members to ensure they receive a world‑class member experience on every visit to JD Gyms. This means upholding the highest standards of cleanliness, gym floor member interaction, leading gym inductions and teaching engaging group exercise classes.

With ambitious growth and expansion plans, plus access to one of the fastest‑growing member bases in the fitness industry, this is an incredibly exciting time to work for JD Gyms. We are on the lookout for fresh new talent, looking for the best environment to develop their career. If you are serious about being a Personal Trainer in the coolest gym in your area and are ready to take your career to the next level, then this is the opportunity for you.

We are looking for people who can uphold the highest gym floor standards, from cleanliness to delivering a world‑class group exercise programme. So, if you can help to create an environment where #FitnessJustGotSerious then check out the below details.

Benefits

• Contracted salary – above the national minimum wage
• 12 hours contracted per week
• Annual leave allowance / paid holidays
• 25% discount at JD Sports
• Free gym membership for yourself
• Discounted membership for a family/friend member
• Funded First Aid qualification
• Group exercise training programmes
• Management development training programmes

What Personal Trainers can expect

• One of the lowest monthly rent amounts in the fitness industry
• First‑month rent free
• Access to one of the fastest‑growing member bases in the fitness industry to help you build your business faster
• Dedicated PT Business Support team providing business courses, insight, advice and coaching to help you build and run your business
• Discounted CPD courses with industry experts
• Free in‑club advertising

Qualifications

If you are Level 3 (EQF Level 4) Personal Trainer qualified, have a passion for fitness, and want to help our members while building yourself a successful self‑employed PT business, then JD Gyms is the place for you.