Job title: Gym Instructor
Hours: 0
Location: Havant Leisure Centre
Salary: £11.78 (under 21) £12.21 (21 and over)
Looking for a workplace that ignites your passion, values respect, encourages innovation, and embraces being dynamic? Look no further! This role offers you the opportunity to join a team that believes in empowering its colleagues to unlock their full potential with Horizon.
The Trust:
Horizon Leisure Centres is a leisure trust operating since 1997, with centres in Waterlooville, Havant and Guildford. We are passionate about health and wellbeing and are committed to making an outstanding positive impact on our customers and within our local community. Our mission is to support and inspire our local communities to live healthier and happier lives by providing affordable access to sport and leisure facilities to all.
The Role:
We are looking for a Gym Instructor to join us in transforming our business from 'good' to 'great'! This is a thrilling time for our company, and we need a key team member like you to help us achieve unprecedented success.
Our ideal candidate!
Our ideal person will have a Level 2 Gym Instructor qualification (or equivalent) with relevant experience in a similar role.
What does the role involve?
The main focus of the role will be to ensure the efficient operation of the Gym under the supervision of the Gym Team Leader. A hands-on role that requires you to:
- To carry out inductions on a one to one or small group session basis
- To carry out gym based classes as per timetable
- To carry out and write personalised fitness programmes for individual members
- To proactively maintain the members’ database
- To promote the gyms incentives, classes, and forthcoming events
- To help and assist members with questions and queries
- To ensure the gym and fitness equipment is kept clean and tidy as per the cleaning schedule
- To maintain fitness equipment and update the maintenance log
Qualifications:
- First Aid Qualification
- Gym Instructor Qualification Level 2 or Higher
Skills and competencies:
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Self-motivated
- Ability to work under pressure
- A flexible approach to work
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Excellent team working skills
What you can expect from us:
- A comprehensive induction and training programme; you don’t need to have worked in the leisure industry before. We will teach you all you need to know!
- Support from the wider team who have a great deal of combined knowledge and experience and who are eager to help you succeed!
- Variety; no two days is the same!
- An environment that encourages innovation and free thinking, surrounded by really dynamic, empowered individuals.
Benefits:
- Free access to our award-winning gym’s and exercise classes for you
- Employee Assistance Programme - support for when you need it most
- Internal recognition schemes
- Opportunities for training, development and progression
- Free onsite parking - subject to availability
- Hybrid and family friendly policies
- And much more....
This role will be based at Havant but will be expected to travel to other company site as the need requires.
Interview Process:
The recruiting manager will review your CV and if shortlisted, you will be invited to a formal interview/assessment process where we will evaluate your suitability for the role.
The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
As you can imagine, we get a great response to all our job adverts and as a consequence, there may be times when due to the volume of applicants to need to close a vacancy early. To avoid disappointment, be sure to get your application in early!
If you are a recruitment agency, please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls.