Gym Instructor

**Job title**:Gym Instructor

**Hours**: 23 hours per week

Wednesday 14:00 - 22:30

Friday: 05:45 - 14:15

Sunday: 07:15 - 14:15

**Location**: Waterlooville Leisure Centre

**Salary**: £12,677.60

**Why Join the Horizon team?**

Looking for a workplace that ignites your passion, values respect, encourages innovation, and embraces being dynamic? Look no further This role offers you the opportunity to join a team that believes in empowering its colleagues to unlock their full potential and become the best version of themselves.

Why choose us? At Horizon, we understand that our colleagues are the cornerstone of our success, distinguishing us from our competitors. We genuinely appreciate the unique contributions of each team member and go the extra mile to recognize their efforts. We value the contributions of all of our colleagues and we show it through competitive salaries alongside exceptional reward and recognition schemes.

We offer extensive training, development, and progression opportunities to fuel your growth and potential. Your well-being matters to us, so we provide a wealth of initiatives to support you. And let's not forget the amazing, fun and vibrant culture we build together.

Join Horizon today and embark on an extraordinary journey where your passion finds purpose, and your potential knows no limits.

**Want to know a bit more about our business?**

We’re an extremely successful leisure trust operating since 1997, with centres in Waterlooville, Havant and Guildford. We are passionate about health and wellbeing and are committed to making an outstanding positive impact on our customers and within our local community. Our mission is to support and inspire our local communities to live healthier and happier lives. How are we doing this? By providing outstanding facilities that are accessible and welcoming to everyone with a fun friendly team that are motivated and engaged.

**Interested? Want to know how you can join our team?** Take a look at this great opportunity

We are looking for a Gym Instructor to join us in transforming our business from 'good' to 'great' This is a thrilling time for our company, and we need a key team member like you to help us achieve unprecedented success.

Our ideal person will have a Level 2 Gym Instructor qualification (or equivalent) with relevant experience in a similar role.

**What does the role involve?**

The main focus of the role will be to ensure the efficient operation of the Gym under the supervision of the Gym Team Leader. A hands-on role that requires you to:

- To carry out inductions on a one to one or small group session basis
- To carry out gym based classes as per timetable
- To carry out and write personalised fitness programmes for individual members
- To proactively maintain the members’ database
- To promote the gyms incentives, classes, and forthcoming events
- To help and assist members with questions and queries
- To ensure the gym and fitness equipment is kept clean and tidy as per the cleaning schedule
- To maintain fitness equipment and update the maintenance log

**Qualifications**:

- First Aid Qualification
- Gym Instructor Qualification Level 2 or Higher

**Skills and competencies**:

- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Self-motivated
- Ability to work under pressure
- A flexible approach to work
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Excellent team working skills

**What you can expect from us**:

- A comprehensive induction and training programme; you don’t need to have worked in the leisure industry before. We will teach you all you need to know
- Support from the wider team who have a great deal of combined knowledge and experience and who are eager to help you succeed
- Variety; no two days is the same
- An environment that encourages innovation and free thinking, surrounded by really dynamic, empowered individuals.

**Benefits**:

- Free access to our award-winning gym’s and exercise classes for you and a +1
- Employee discounts and wellbeing platform
- Healthcare Cash plan
- Free 24/7 access to GPs using our SmartHealth plan
- Employee Assistance Programme - support for when you need it most
- 23 days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday
- Internal recognition schemes
- Opportunities for training, development and progression
- Hybrid and family friendly policies
- Generous company sick pay scheme
- Employee referral scheme
- Company pension scheme
- Death in service benefit
- And much more....

**This role will be based at Waterlooville** **but will be expected to travel to other company **site as the need requires.**

**Interview Process**:
The recruiting manager will review your CV and if shortlisted, you will be invited to a formal interview/assessment process where we will evaluate your suitability for the role.