Fitness Instructor

Fitness Instructor – Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre

GLL is looking for a Fitness Instructor based at Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre. As a real people‑person you will inspire clients to train independently, build trust and confidence, and contribute to their fitness aspirations.

Responsibilities

• Collect and check information related to individual clients.
• Analyze client information to identify and agree on smart short, medium and long‑term goals.
• Plan, instruct, and evaluate safe and appropriate exercise sessions.
• Provide 1‑2‑1 or group inductions and general exercise programmes, including introductions to new equipment where appropriate.
• Teach classes or small group training.
• Select relevant exercises and design appropriate programmes that address safety at all times.
• Produce suitable programme cards for a range of clients/members.
• Suggest relevant exercise adaptations to allow for individual client difference or needs.
• Use logical and progressive teaching methodologies to introduce a range of exercises in relation to client goals.
• Select and/or correctly demonstrate a variety of training methods to be used by clients/members.
• Provide clients/members with general advice on how to progress their individual programmes.
• Provide assistance to clients/members at all times in order to correct unsafe technique where required.
• Interact and motivate clients/members using appropriate strategies to promote retention and adherence to exercise.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum NVQ Level 2 Fitness Instructor Qualification.
• Group Cycle CPD or Qualification.
• Experience of class delivery.
• A good positive image and the ability to provide a welcoming, helpful, and professional service to keep customers returning week after week.
• Proactively market and promote the Group Cycle classes.
• Ability to engage with all customers to actively encourage participation in all services and activities.

Benefits

• Access to a pension scheme.
• Health assurance and access to counselling services.
• Access to a tax‑efficient Ride to Work bicycle purchase scheme.
• Free annual eye tests.
• Discounted nationwide leisure centre membership for you and your partner (over 200 centres).
• Uniform supplied and must be worn.
• Good industry leading rates of pay as a Living Wage employer.
• Extensive learning and development support available.
• Staff owned organisation – opportunity to join the Society and have a stake in the business.

This is a flexible position. Working from home is not possible in this role. Hours of work will be negotiated with you in line with the needs of the service.

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