At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and inspire fitness programmes across multiple venues while managing a dynamic team.
- Company: Join North Lanarkshire Council, a supportive and community-focused organisation.
- Benefits: Enjoy 27 days annual leave, flexible working, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Temporary position for maternity cover with excellent career growth potential.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives through health and fitness leadership.
- Qualifications: Level 3 Fitness Instructor/Personal Trainer and experience in fitness management required.
North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) are looking for a Gym Manager who will have a track record of delivering successful group fitness and gym-based programmes across multiple venues. You must possess a Level 3 Fitness Instructor/Personal Trainer and be educated to degree/SVQ4/HND level or equivalent. Having experience within a fitness management/supervisory position and a track record of delivering and implementing successful group fitness and gym-based conditioning programmes.
Working with both the health and fitness and venue teams, you will be responsible for monitoring, measuring, and reporting performance of fitness-related and membership sales activity to the Health and Fitness Manager along with establishing strong working relationships across departments for the overall successful delivery of the product within each venue. Striving to continually improve our customer experience, you will demonstrate exceptional standards within your discipline of health and fitness.
As a consequence, you will be instrumental in managing performance of Gym Instructors and Fitness Specialists, also overseeing the self-employed group fitness instructors delivering within the venues you will be responsible for. Experience in supervising and motivating staff is essential as well as excellent commercial awareness of the health and fitness products and services on offer across North Lanarkshire Leisure to provide exceptional standards of service for customers and achieving outstanding levels of customer retention.
You will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member through Disclosure Scotland and obtain a satisfactory membership check prior to commencing in this role. This position will follow a work pattern of 5 days over 7 and will be discussed further at interview. This position is temporary for a period of up to 1 year for maternity leave cover.
North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy. We offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families.
This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People. The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live.
Gym Manager (Temporary) - REQ06323 - 479260 in Blackwood employer: North Lanarkshire Council
North Lanarkshire Council is an exceptional employer that prioritises the well-being and development of its staff, offering a comprehensive benefits package including 27 days of annual leave and access to a robust learning academy, LearnNL, for career advancement. With a commitment to flexible working and a supportive work culture, employees are encouraged to thrive in their roles while contributing to the community's health and fitness initiatives.
