Fitness Instructor

Fitness Instructor – 35 hours per week

Sport and Active Lifestyle is a diverse and growing department, operating, maintaining and developing facilities in Chester as well as delivering services to provide sporting and physical activity opportunities to students, staff and guests of the University.

You will be based at the Exton Park, Chester site and work as part of a team in the day‑to‑day operation of the University’s fitness/sports facilities. Responsibilities include undertaking facility inductions, personal training appointments, fitness testing/health and fitness assessment, and fitness classes, as well as routine maintenance, cleaning and reception/administration duties.

Responsibilities

• Undertake facility inductions.
• Conduct personal training appointments.
• Perform fitness testing, health and fitness assessment.
• Lead fitness classes.
• Handle routine maintenance, cleaning, reception and administration duties.

Qualifications

• NVQ, CYQ or equivalent vocational qualification at Level 2 or above in a relevant area of fitness instruction or health and fitness, and ideally a qualification to teach fitness classes.
• Experience of working in a similar health and fitness environment.
• Customer focused, friendly, professional and efficient with a flexible approach to work.
• Able to work both unsupervised and as part of a team.

We encourage applicants from a diverse range of applicants.

Seniority level: Entry level; Employment type: Part-time; Job function: Other; Industry: Higher Education.