Fitness Instructor - Full Time - Stour Centre
Freedom Leisure, United Kingdom

Do you want to make a difference within your local community, supporting people to improve their lives through leisure?

If you feel driven to inspire people to be more active, improve their wellbeing and would like a job that will make a real different to local people’s lives then Freedom Leisure is the place for you!

We are a not-for-profit leisure trust with we have a strong purpose and commitment to support our local communities and hard-to-reach groups encouraging them to become more active, contributing to improved lives. From Swimming lessons, to walking football and everything in-between we are driven to provide fun and welcoming sessions to support the whole community to be active, both within our leisure centres and in the local community.

We are seeking highly skilled and motivating Fitness Instructors to join our team at Freedom Leisure. The centre re-opened on 1st June 2021 and includes a large gym, three studios, large pool space, new soft play facility for up to 150 children, an 11-wall clip and climb facility, an 8-court sports hall, a café and squash courts.

As industry experts on the front line, the personalities, skills and knowledge of our Fitness Instructors are key to our customers achieving their objectives through providing personalised advice and guidance (both one-to-one and in group exercise classes). To be successful, they must possess outstanding interpersonal and motivational skills, be at least level 2 gym instructor qualified, and be insistent on consistently delivering a first-class service.

The good thing is that we provide you with full training and great potential for career progression, we have over 100 facilities across England and Wales many of our staff have built successful careers with us because they love the having a positive impact in their local communities and enjoy the variety that the role provides.

In the event that a high volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date. Please apply as soon as possible if interested.

Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday - Sunday (Rota basis)

Requirements

• To assist support the gym users with exercise queries and programs on a day-to-day basis.
• To provide the highest standards of customer service and safety at all times in accordance with the policies, procedures and systems.
• To instruct fitness sessions, at various levels of ability on both a group and individual basis
• Professional related fitness qualification
• Outgoing personality with a can do attutude
• Level 2 fitness qualification (minimum)

Benefits

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind, so what can we offer you?

• My Staff Shop, our very own staff benefit scheme, gives employees access to a great range of benefits. Get discounts on cinema tickets, travel bookings, high street e-vouchers, gift cards, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending.
• Discounted Staff membership (including family members)
• Incremental holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential, independent and professional counselling.
• Company pension
• Various insurance and saving schemes
• Financial advice
• Cycle-to-work and Car Leasing tax-efficient schemes (salaried staff only, depending on earnings)
• All this as well as fully funded training and career progression opportunities in a team working environment

Closing date: 9th February 2024

Salary: up to 20,102 per annum

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