Personal Trainer – Chelmsford

Company: Virgin Active
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Location: Chelmsford
Job Description:

The Role

This creates exciting opportunities for you to: Deliver HYROX-inspired training sessions and programmes. Support members in preparing for competitive fitness events. Be part of a globally recognised performance movement. Build a niche and grow your client base within functional and performance training.

You will sit at the heart of the member experience, combining expertise, presence and commercial awareness. You will:

  • Deliver exceptional one-to-one and small group personal training sessions
  • Design intelligent, personalised programmes aligned to each member’s goals and lifestyle
  • Build meaningful relationships that drive long-term engagement and results
  • Grow your client base through proactive member interaction, experiences and referrals
  • Create standout fitness experiences that elevate the club environment
  • Collaborate with club teams to deliver a seamless, premium member journey
  • Track progress and continuously evolve your approach to maximise impact
  • Represent Virgin Active with energy, credibility and professionalism

REPS Level 3 or CIMSPA equivalent

Building your PT career and ready to establish a strong client base.

Elite Personal Trainer CIMSPA Level 3 Personal Training qualification.

Virgin Active Level 4 Nutrition qualification.

Established, high-performing PT ready to operate at a premium level.

What Sets You Apart

  • A genuine passion for changing lives through wellness.
  • Strong presence and professionalism on the gym floor.
  • Commercial mindset with the drive to grow your business.
  • Ability to build trust quickly and create lasting relationships.
  • Commitment to continuous development and progression.

At Virgin Active, our purpose is simple: to change people’s lives through wellness. We are evolving into social wellness clubs. Sophisticated, design-led spaces where movement, recovery, connection and community come together. Our ambition is to deliver a fully integrated approach to wellbeing, combining physical training, mental wellness, nutrition and social experience into one seamless member journey.

As a Personal Trainer, you are not just delivering sessions, you are shaping lifestyles, building confidence and playing a direct role in changing lives.

A Different Model

This is not the traditional Personal Training model. At Virgin Active, you are employed, giving you stability alongside flexibility and the opportunity to grow your earnings.

There is:

  • No rent to pay.
  • No requirement to hold your own insurance.
  • No upfront financial risk.

Instead, you’ll benefit from:

  • Structured onboarding with up to 110-120 paid hours of development in your first 8 weeks.
  • A premium, engaged member base.
  • A high-quality club environment designed for PT success.
  • Access to an industry-leading Training Academy that supports your ongoing development.

So you can focus on what matters most – delivering exceptional coaching and changing lives.

Elevating Performance – HYROX Affiliation

  • Opportunities to deliver Group Exercise classes including Strength & Conditioning and Reformer Pilates.
  • Clear and fast-tracked career progression pathways, including progression from Expert to Icon level.
  • Flexibility to shape your career across personal training, group exercise, or both.
  • Accrued annual leave – we want you to take them.
  • Access to The People’s Pension, with employer contributions at 3%.
  • Complimentary Virgin Active membership for you and a buddy, plus free membership options for children (including Club V).
  • Discounts across Virgin Active, including PT sessions, guest passes, products and treatments.
  • Access to Virgin Group discounts (including Virgin Media, Virgin Atlantic and more).
  • Salary Finance, supporting loans, savings and financial wellbeing.
  • BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, including 4 free counselling sessions.
  • Partnership with Dexters offering complimentary corporate letting services (no tenant charges).
  • Access to ePoints, offering discounts across major retailers such as Amazon, ASOS and Gymshark.
  • Discounted courses through the Virgin Active Academy, including specialist training such as yoga.

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Posted: July 6th, 2026