Gym Instructor - Sport and Fitness Club - 42669 - Grade 3 in Birmingham

Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £25,977 to £27,506

Grade: 3

Part Time (28.75 hours per week - 0.82 FTE), Permanent

Closing date: 1st October 2026

Our offer to you:

• People are at the heart of what we are and do.
• The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university.
• We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.
• We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential.
• Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements.
• You will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme.

Department Overview:

UoB Sport & Fitness is responsible for operating one of the most comprehensive sporting sport and recreation provision across HE. Our staff are the best in the market providing expertise across the whole sporting continuum from beginner through to Olympic athlete. We support over 14,000 members, 57+ performance clubs and over 190 sports scholars.

Role Summary:

• Working across Sport & Fitness and Tiverton Gyms, responsibility for providing an excellent service to customers within the gym environment, ensuring safety, quality of service and providing advice to a wide range of gym users.
• Deliver one to one and group demonstrations and exercise classes to clients, educating all customers to use equipment safely and to achieve the best possible results.
• Undertake fitness assessments and create exercise programmes for clients.
• Engage with customers to understand their needs, coaching on proper technique in an approachable manner.
• Keep abreast of external fitness trends, ensuring that the gym is monitored for any potential opportunities for a better service.
• Ensure that gym users are kept under constant surveillance to keep them safe and using proper techniques.
• Respond to and deal with incidents and injuries, providing first aid and completing relevant documentation.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience:

• Level 2 Fitness Instructor Qualification
• Up-to-date First Aid training and certification
• REPS/CIMSPA Accreditation (Level 2)
• Experience of working in a busy gymnasium environment with customer contact
• Basic knowledge of health and safety as related to a training environment

This role does not directly manage others or own a budget. This role will be expected to complete allocated tasks within the day or certain timeframes, and as such will need to prioritise tasks.

DBS required. The University is committed to safeguarding and we promote safe recruitment practice, therefore all associated pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.