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Senior fitness instructor - maternity cover

Fishponds
University of the West of England
Fitness instructor
€14,000 a month
Posted: 16h ago
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Role Overview
The Gym Staff/Fitness Instructor is responsible for ensuring the smooth and safe operation of gym and wider Centre for Sport facilities. This includes:
Supervising users,
Enforcing Health & Safety and facility regulations,
Delivering fitness support services such as inductions and personal programmes.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Duties
Supervise gym users and equipment to ensure safe usage.
Implement and follow Normal Operating Procedures (NOPs) and Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) .
Enforce regulations to protect the Health & Safety of all facility users.
Provide Centre Assistant support when required (e.g., during breaks, absences, or peak times).
Customer Engagement & Support
Conduct gym inductions for new members to teach safe and effective equipment use. As well as deliver Synergy Gym Classes
Design and deliver Personal Exercise Programmes tailored to individual fitness goals.
Support Health Awareness Events and help promote university-wide wellbeing initiatives .
Maintenance & Reporting
Assist with the maintenance of gym equipment .
Report any health and safety hazards to the Operations Manager.
Skills, Knowledge & Attributes
Strong understanding of gym safety protocols, NOPs, and EAPs.
Experience in providing fitness instruction and customer service.
Ability to design exercise programmes for a variety of users (e.g., students, athletes).
Effective communication and supervision skills to engage with gym users confidently.
Relevant fitness qualifications (e.g., Level 2 Gym Instructor, Level 3 Personal Trainer).
Experience supporting community health initiatives .
Team player, adaptable, and proactive in contributing to broader facility needs.
About you
Are you a natural leader with motivational skills and able to support, guide and encourage others in the team to achieve individual and team objectives whilst demonstrating respect for others, fairness, equality, tolerance and openness. Can you plan and organise to achieve results as well as prioritise? Do you enjoy delivering excellent customer service as well as great communication, and working in a team environment?
You will need these attributes
Must have a flexible approach to working hours.
Must be able to work alone, but also as part of a wider team.
An appreciation for the confidentiality involved in Fitness Instruction.
An ability to demonstrate initiative and motivation.
An understanding of equal opportunities.
Where is this role based?
This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.
Why UWE Bristol?
We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol, one of the UKs most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.
Add your individuality to ours
UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community .
We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, were always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where youll thrive.
We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area of the organisation, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.
As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

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