GLL is looking for a Fitness Instructor based at the new Woolwich Waves Leisure Centre. If you have the skills and ambition to join us as a Fitness Instructor, there has never been a more exciting time to join us. This is more than a Fitness Instructor job, it's a career.
This is a rare opportunity to work at GLLs flagship facility set to open this year. The new Woolwich Waves Leisure Centre will be one of the largest flagship centres that GLL has operated. Designed by the Britannia project team and at a cost of over £115m, the new centre will boast:
1. Large leisure pool with flumes, toddler pool and a large wet play park
2. 25m, 8-lane fitness pool
3. 20m training pool
4. Spa Experience with health suite and treatment rooms, all adjoining the training pool to give a true health club style spa experience
5. 200-station gym over two floors
6. Four studios – Group Cycle, Elevate, and two fitness studios
7. 6-court sports hall
8. Indoor 5-a-side 3G pitch
9. Two squash courts
10. Café
11. Soft play and party rooms
12. Creche
13. Healthwise suite
14. Meeting room
As a Fitness Instructor, part of your role is to inspire people to train independently and keep coming back helping them understand their fitness aspirations. It all starts with an induction, for you to understand someone’s ability and ambitions and ultimately, devise a bespoke programme that suits their needs. As a real people-person, this will come naturally as you quickly build people’s trust and confidence.
If you love variety, you’ll thrive here, as you never know who you’ll be supporting next. A typical day could be anything from providing a personal service in the gym and offering workout advice to checking the equipment and even teaching classes. That means we’re looking for a Fitness Instructor with physical fitness, combined with a can-do attitude and the eye for detail needed for paperwork. An obvious passion for all things fitness will need to shine through all you do too, so that you can make a positive difference to people’s lives.
What you’ll do:
15. Collecting and checking information, relating to individual clients
16. Analysing information relating to individual clients
17. Identifying and agreeing smart short, medium and long term goals
18. Planning, instructing and evaluating safe and appropriate exercise sessions.
19. Providing 1-2-1 or group inductions and general exercise programmes, including the introduction to new equipment where appropriate.
20. Teach classes or small group training. Training will be given for them to be able to do this.
21. Selecting relevant exercises and designing appropriate programmes which address safety at all times
22. Producing suitable programme cards for a range of clients/members
23. Suggesting relevant exercise adaptations to allow for individual client difference or needs.
24. Using logical and progressive teaching methodologies to introduce a range of exercises in relation to client goals.
25. Selecting and/or correctly demonstrating a variety of training methods that can be used by clients/members.
26. Providing clients/members with general advice on how to progress their individual programmes.
27. Providing assistance to clients/members at all times in order to correct unsafe technique where required.
28. To positively interact and motivate clients/members using appropriate strategies in order to promote retention and adherence to exercise.
What you need:
29. A minimum NVQ level two Fitness Instructor Qualification
30. Group Cycle CPD or Qualification
31. Experience of class delivery
32. A good positive image and the ability to provide welcoming, helpful and professional service to keep customers returning week after week.
33. Proactively market and promote the Group Cycle classes
34. Ability to engage with all customers to actively encourage participation in all our service and activities
As a charitable social enterprise and cooperative owned by our staff, GLL is a unique organisation for you to have a career with!
The basics:
This is a Full time / part time /, permanent / Flexible position. Hours of work will be negotiated with you in line with the needs of the service, flexible working may be possible, working from home is not possible in this role. We are an accredited Living Wage employer with industry leading rates of pay We can offer a career, not just a job with extensive Learning & development support available. A uniform will be supplied and must be worn GLL is Values Driven, not Profit Driven. We work hard to benefit the communities we operate in. As a staff owned organisation you will be given the opportunity to join the Society and have a stake in your business
Additionally GLL offers employees a range of employment benefits:
35. Access to a pension scheme.
36. Health Assurance and access to Counselling services
37. Access to the tax efficient Ride to Work bicycle purchase scheme.
38. Free annual eye tests
39. Discounted nationwide (over 200 centres) inclusive leisure centre membership for you and your partner. This includes GLL Extras!
GLL Society benefits (if you choose to join the Society after your probation period) include:
40. The right to stand for the Society board and to vote for board members to represent you
41. Access to team building and fun events such as Treks, Concerts outings etc
42. Access to a range of benefits exclusive to our people – ask your line manager for details or check out the Intranet