Casual Fitness Instructor (Richmond TW9)

Casual Fitness Instructor
Pools on the Park, Richmond TW9
£13.85 per hour plus 12.07% holiday relief pay

Are you a friendly and confident communicator who enjoys meeting people and providing great service?

Do you want to improve the health and fitness of adults you meet?

Then we need you to join our team!

Where you’ll be working

Pools on the Park, Old Deer Park, Twickenham Road, Richmond TW9 2SF. Facilities at this centre include indoor main and teaching pools, heated outdoor pool and grounds, fitness suite, café, and two studio spaces. The centre is open to the public 7 days a week from 6.30am to 10pm.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll be part of our fitness team, providing professional and friendly tuition, carrying out inductions and designing personalised fitness programmes. Making sure that all fitness suite users are kept in a safe and secure environment, delivering great customer service, and ensuring the facilities are clean and safe so that every customer has a great experience.

You will also be responsible for maintenance/cleanliness procedures within the gym. Have a look at the job profile online for full details on the varied role you can expect to be doing.

What we’ll need from you

For this role, you MUST have:

1. a UK recognised relevant fitness qualification
2. a first aid qualification
3. some experience of working in a fitness role or environment

You’ll also have knowledge and experience of fitness testing, inductions, and designing personalised exercise programmes. Good customer care, financial, administrative, marketing, and programming skills are essential.

A key element of your job will be to develop the business as well as retaining existing customers. You’ll also need a good knowledge of Health & Safety issues and an understanding of Diversity and Equality in employment and provision of service.

What we can offer you

£13.85 per hour (plus 12.07% holiday relief pay allowance on top of this)

We’ll offer you casual shifts which may involve working some daytime or evenings, both during the week and at weekends. Any shifts offered would be by mutual agreement, so you can always fit work in around your other commitments.

In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts with many leisure activities, restaurants, shops, and other establishments.

Apply now

If you are suitably qualified and experienced, submit a CV application today.

Please make sure you complete all stages of the application process as incomplete applications will be rejected.

Closing Date: 8 December 2024 at Midnight. We will contact you after the closing date to let you know if you have been shortlisted for interview.

The closing date is given as a guide and we reserve the right to close this advert early, or once sufficient applications have been received. We strongly advise you complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Equality Statement

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Important Information

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).