Health and Fitness Instructor

You will be required to supervise the fitness gym, carry out Inductions, produce personal workout programmes, teach Group Exercise Classes and Aqua Aerobics Classes. You will also be required to keep the gym area clean.

You will need to be a qualified level 2 Gym Instructor or Level 3 Personal Trainer. You will also need to hold a Group Exercise qualification or have professional experience of teaching classes (Les Mills, spinning etc or willing to gain within 6 months of contract)

The city has seen rapid developments with major projects like the i54, Way Youth Zone and i10 and more exciting developments are planned for the westside of the city. The leisure-led mixed user scheme includes a multi-screen cinema, restaurants, bars, hotel, multi-storey car park and apartments, all accessible by foot from our city centre.

We benefit from being in a prime location, with excellent transport links at the heart of the UK’s high speed rail and motorway networks, making us an employer of choice for people across the West Midlands.

Wolverhampton is rated as one of the top cities in the UK for families. Almost 90 per cent of the city’s primary and secondary schools are rated as ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted. The City also offers a wide range of family friendly facilities with stunning parks and green spaces and top entertainment attractions such as Wolverhampton Art Gallery, the Civic and Wulfrun Halls and the Grand Theatre all of which attract top acts such as Jimmy Carr, Gary Barlow, World Darts Competition, upcoming bands and West End productions.

Why Work for City of Wolverhampton Council?

We invest heavily in skills and training for our employees; you will develop and grow with us through your time, benefiting from regular professional development conversations, and varied training opportunities.

We offer a wide range of benefits including competitive salaries that progress within different grades for the variety of jobs on offer. The majority of our positions offer a generous annual leave entitlement of 25 days – this increases with length of service. There is also an added option to buy up to 10 days additional leave in each leave year. New entrants also benefit from 8 days bank holiday entitlement (basic leave entitlement of 33 days).

The council offers an excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with employee and employer contributions based on salary grades and other benefits including:

• Index linked pension

• Option to convert your pension for tax-free cash when you retire

• Retirement on the grounds of ill-health at any age.

The council also offers a wide range of flexible working options to fit in around your commitments including:

• Flexi-time

• Reduced hours working

• Job share

• Homeworking

• Term time only

Other rewards

• Discounted city parking at a number of sites with reduced charges for blue badge holders

• Annual Travel Card Scheme

• Salary Sacrifice scheme for cars – with a wide range of ‘green’ vehicles, cycles and associated equipment, personal IT equipment and smartphones

• Retail, leisure, legal and ethical savings and loans through our competitive rewards portal

For more information, please contact Charlotte Lavender via Charlotte.lavender@wolverhampton.gov.uk, http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/

Telephone

01902 552345

Location

City of Wolverhampton Council

Civic Centre

St. Peter’s Square

Wolverhampton

West Midlands

WV1 1HE

United Kingdom, + Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 4RD