Sport & Wellness Coach

King's College London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

King's College London is seeking a committed Fitness/Gym Instructor to support the Wellness delivery across our King's Sport & Wellness facilities. You will create engaging fitness and wellbeing activities that enhance physical activity, mental and social wellbeing for students and staff.

The role is a full-time post (35 hours per week) with an indefinite contract. You will work to maintain high facility standards and a welcoming, inclusive environment for our diverse community.

Qualifications

• Level 2 Fitness/Gym Instructor qualification or equivalent.
• Experience within fitness, physical activity or wellness environments.
• Experience delivering fitness, physical activity or wellness sessions to individuals and/or groups.
• Knowledge and understanding of holistic wellness and the role of physical activity in supporting physical, mental and social wellbeing.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships with a diverse range of students, staff, colleagues and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of relevant Health and Safety regulations
• Ability and willingness to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends where required.
• Commitment to continuing professional development and maintaining relevant professional knowledge and skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery and development of Wellness offerings across King's Sport & Wellness.
• Provide engaging opportunities that increase physical activity and support wellbeing for students and staff.
• Contribute to the safe, effective and customer-focused operation of the Centre and Waterloo Gym.
• Help maintain high standards across facilities and deliver an inclusive, welcoming experience for our communities.

Skills

Level 2 Fitness/Gym Instructor

Experience in fitness/sport/wellness

Session delivery experience

Communication skills

Health and Safety knowledge

Flexible working (evenings/weekends)

CPD commitment

Education

First Aid qualification

Level 3 Fitness Qualification

Holistic group fitness qualifications

Job description

About us:

Estates & Facilities are the stewards of King's extensive property portfolio that enables innovative teaching and pioneering research across five campuses in central London. Made up of over 1,000 talented staff with a wide variety of roles servicing our campuses and community; together we ensure that students and staff have the estate, space, and services that enhance their academic experience while preserving and future proofing our iconic estate as King's approaches it's bicentenary.

King's Sport & Wellness aims to connect with our communities to help them find their personal best, delivering distinctive, inclusive and sustainable sport and wellness experiences that unite our communities, enable student and staff success and generate positive impact for King's and society.

In support of this ambition, the Waterloo Sport & Wellness Centre was established in 2022 and provides a key environment for the delivery of our services and programmes, increasing opportunities for our communities to be physically active and supporting physical wellbeing, mental wellbeing and a strong sense of belonging.

About the role:

This is an exciting opportunity to join King's Sport & Wellness, contributing to our mission to deliver distinctive, inclusive and sustainable sport and wellness experiences that enable student and staff success and create a positive impact for King's and society.

The postholder will support the delivery and development of our Wellness offer across King's Sport & Wellness, providing engaging opportunities that increase physical activity and support the physical, mental and social wellbeing of our students and staff.

Alongside the delivery of Wellness programmes and services, the postholder will contribute to the safe, effective and customer-focused operation of the King's Sport & Wellness Centre and Waterloo Gym. The role will help maintain high standards across our facilities and support the delivery of an inclusive, welcoming and high-quality experience for our communities.

This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Level 2 Fitness/Gym Instructor qualification or equivalent.
2. Relevant experience of working within a fitness, physical activity, sport or wellness environment.
3. Experience of delivering fitness, physical activity or wellness sessions to individuals and/or groups.
4. Knowledge and understanding of holistic wellness and the role of physical activity in supporting physical, mental and social wellbeing.
5. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships with a diverse range of students, staff, colleagues and stakeholders.
6. Knowledge of relevant Health and Safety regulations
7. Ability and willingness to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends where required.
8. Commitment to continuing professional development and maintaining relevant professional knowledge and skills.

Desirable criteria

1. First Aid qualified
2. Level 3 Fitness Qualification
3. Holistic group fitness qualifications

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

At King's, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university.

The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension.

We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination.

When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King's guidance.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving rapidly, and we recognise its growing role in professional work. Applicants may use AI tools to support preparation of their application, for example to research the role or structure written responses. However, applications must reflect the applicant's own work and experience. AI tools should not be used during interviews or assessment activities unless this has been agreed in advance as a reasonable adjustment. Further guidance on the use of AI in recruitment can be found here.

We reserve the right to close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive. While the closing date may change, all adverts will close at 23:59 to allow sufficient time for applications to be submitted on that day.

Interviews are due to be held week commencing 12th October 2026