Location: 38 Albion Street, 4th floor, Glasgow, G1 1LH Ref: GLA14368 We believe everyone deserves a great Glasgow life and that starts with the people who work here. Glasgow Life is a charity like no other. Our vision is to improve the lives of everyone in our city. To help us achieve that, we are looking for Full Time Glasgow Life Assistant – Gym Instructor to join our Health & Fitness Team team. Our teams focus on making a real difference through culture and sport in Glasgow. If you’re excited by the idea of being part of that, this could be the job for you. What you need to know Hours : 35 hours per week. These positions are offered on a full-time basis - 35 hours per week, with a shift rotation over 7 days, including early starts, evening finishes and weekends between the hours of 5.30am and 10.30pm Example full time shifts can include 5.30am to 2.30pm, 2pm to 10.30pm, Saturday 7.00am to 4.00pm & Sunday 7.00am to 4.00pm and 12.00pm to 8.00pm, start and finishing times of shifts may vary from venue to venue. Contract type: Permanent Pay details: The listed salary is for a full-time role. Location: City-wide, with your main base discussed at interview. What you’ll do As a Glasgow Life Assistant - Gym Instructor, you’ll be a part of an established Health & Fitness team, reporting to the Health & Fitness Co-ordinator. You’ll play an essential role in the members fitness journey, providing a variety of fitness programmes and delivering a range of fitness activities to suit everybody. You will be involved in promoting health and fitness at local and citywide events. You will gather gym user information and oversee the general safety and behaviour of customers to prevent injury, misuse and damage to facilities and equipment. The safety of our customers and staff is paramount so you will follow industry and government guidelines and protocols to provide a safe environment, helping with the preparation and cleaning of the facility and maintenance of equipment. To ensure that Glasgow Club can deliver the best experience to its customers, you will need to be flexible and adaptable to change and delivering new activities. Your work will make a visible and lasting difference. This could be: Supporting our communities Helping people get active Creating cultural experiences Or working behind the scenes to make it all happen Who you are We’re looking for someone with the right skills who brings energy to the role. If the following sounds like you, apply today! We’re looking for: · Level 2/3 Health and Fitness Qualification in Gym, Exercise and Fitness Knowledge Good interpersonal skills to engage and motivate members · Fitness Coaching qualifications in group fitness activities or the flexibility to learn new skills · The ability to work confidently with fitness programming software such as My Wellness · Previous gym experience Download the Person Specification in the Job Attachments section on MyJobScotland. Use this to shape your application and show how your experience aligns with the job. When selecting candidates for interviews, managers will look for candidates who meet all the ‘essential’ criteria listed in the Person Specification. If there are many candidates, they may also consider desirable skills. So, include those if they apply to you. What we offer At Glasgow Life, our work changes lives. As a charity, we bring communities together and support wellbeing through sport, culture, heritage, and learning. Learn more about Glasgow Life in our 10 Facts video in the Further Information section on MyJobScotland. We support you to live a great life. Inside and outside of work. Some of our benefits include: Holiday When you join, you’ll get 30 days’ holiday. Plus 6.5 public holidays if you’re full-time. This increases to 35 days after 5 years of service. Fancy a bit more time off? You can buy extra holiday too! Pension Save for later life and join the Local Government Pension Scheme. Your future self will thank you. Our generous employer contribution will help you plan for the future. Support Sometimes we all need support and a listening ear. Our free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme can support your mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing. Discounts As a colleague, you can enjoy discounts on the things you love, from Glasgow Club memberships to our museum shops and our online store. We are also part of the cycle-to-work scheme, helping you stay active. Flexibility and development We are proud of our flexible and inclusive work policies, which help you balance work and life. We also offer support for learning, development and career progression. Please note that Glasgow Life is an Arm’s Length External Organisation to Glasgow City Council. We are currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure. This may impact current salaries quoted in job adverts. What’s next To get started, complete our short application form. In this, you’ll fill out: Work history Qualifications/training Key questions like “Why are you a good fit for this role?” Use the Person Specification in the Job Attachments section to guide your answers. Important Dates: The closing date for this job is 11.59pm on 19th October 2025 Interviews are provisionally scheduled for w/c 27th October 2025. Who We Are Our Sports service gets Glasgow moving! From Glasgow Club gyms to Walking Football and Learn to Swim programmes we help people of all ages and abilities to get active. Supporting a healthier, happier, connected city. Diversity and Fair Work at Glasgow Life We’re working to build a team that reflects the rich diversity of Glasgow’s communities — where everyone feels valued, respected, and able to be their full, authentic selves at work. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident and Carer Positive employer, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We’re also committed to Fair Work First principles, including effective voice, opportunity, security, fulfilment and respect for all our staff. We’re working hard to address underrepresentation in our workforce. We especially welcome applications from people with disabilities and from ethnic minority communities.. We’re excited to hear from you. Let’s shape a great Glasgow life — together. Closing date is 11.59pm on Sunday 19th October 2025 Information is available in alternative formats, on request.