Healthy Lifestyle Instructor

Part-Time Healthy Lifestyles Instructor

Salary/Grade: £28,598 to £31,022 per annum pro-rata / Grade 7

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 28 hours per week

Primary Location: Killamarsh Active, Stanley St, Killamarsh, Sheffield S21 1EL

Closing Date: 1st March 2026

Interview Date: To be confirmed

The hours of the post vary over a 7 day period, with rotas in place so you’ll know what and when you are working in advance. There may be times when flexibility within rotas is required for service demand. Please note that the hours of the post are subject to change due to operational demands.

North East Derbyshire District Council is a dynamic and ambitious organisation that takes pride in delivering excellent services to our community whilst driving economic growth and environmental sustainability for the district.

A vacancy for a part-time Healthy Lifestyles Instructor has arisen to join our team at Killamarsh Active. Killamarsh Active offers a great working environment for staff, with new facilities introduced in 2022. The sports centre comprises:

• 4 courts sports hall
• 2 squash courts
• fitness studio
• spin studio
• large soft play kingdom
• 80 station 2 floor fitness suite
• café
• 3G football pitch
• meeting rooms

Candidates must be exercise orientated, have a good understanding of a wide range of exercise activities and must hold a Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualification. Exercise Referral Instructor and Cardiac Rehabilitation Instructor qualifications, if not held, are required to be undertaken and passed within 12 months. Group exercise teaching or instructing experience would be an advantage.

A flexible approach is required as the successful candidate may be required to work at Clay Cross Active, Dronfield Active and Eckington Active as service needs dictate. The successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure carried out by the DBS at the Enhanced Level.

To be successful you will need:

• NVQ level 2 Gym Instructor (or equivalent)
• Exercise Referral Instructor qualification, e.g. Wright Foundation within 12 months
• BACR Cardiac Rehab Phase 4 qualification or gain qualification within 12 months of starting post
• Level 2 Aqua Instructor Qualification or gain qualification within 6 months of starting post
• Good knowledge and understanding of a wide range of health and wellbeing activities
• Flexible approach to working patterns and hours to meet service needs and customer expectations
• Experience working in Exercise by Referral Schemes & delivering fitness classes

For a full list of job details and requirements please view the Job Description and Person Specification.

Why work for us? North East Derbyshire District Council is a great place to work and if you join our team, you will become part of a talented and dedicated workforce. If you are keen to make a difference to people’s lives and develop your skills and experience, we would like to hear from you. We offer a competitive salary, Local Government Pension Scheme, generous annual leave entitlement and excellent work/life balance initiatives.

Learn more about the benefits of working for us at: ne-derbyshire.gov.uk

Apply today! If you are interested in this post, please apply using the online application on our dedicated webpage on Derbyshire Jobs at: North East Derbyshire District Council Vacancies or via Derbyshire - Jobs and Careers by clicking ‘Apply for this job’ and creating an account. You can save your progress and exit the application at any time, coming back to it at a later stage to complete and submit your application. Applications close Midnight on 1st March 2026.

Please read the Guidance Notes provided before completing any application and please note that CVs will not be accepted. If you do not have internet access, you can request an offline application pack by contacting North East Derbyshire District Council Contact Centre on (01246) 231111 or emailing: human.resources@ne-derbyshire.gov.uk

We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Please note the Council only considers applications from candidates eligible to work in the UK and who possess a current work permit appropriate to the job role advertised.

For further information, for an informal discussion about the post, please contact Adam Swift, Healthy Lifestyles Manager on (01246) 217261 or via email on adam.swift@ne-derbyshire.gov.uk

If you have not received any communication within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion and we thank you for your interest in the job role.