Glasgow Life Assistant (Gym) - (Part-Time) - 6 Posts - Various Hours & Locations

Job Description

Glasgow Life are recruiting for part-time Gym Instructors (10h, 15h, 17.5h and 20h contracts). Hourly rate - £12.68 - £13.50.

Glasgow Life is the charity providing the support, inspiration, and opportunity for Glasgow’s citizens to access the services that matter most to them. Working across museums, the arts, music, sport, world-class events, festivals, libraries, community facilities, and physical activity, learning and heritage programmes; the scale and reach of our activity makes a real and positive impact on the lives of Glasgow’s residents and creates unforgettable experiences for our visitors. To support our members who are looking forward to prioritising their health and fitness goals, we are looking to add to our fantastic team of Gym Instructors.

As a Gym Instructor you will play a key 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.

To be successful in this role you will have the following skills and experience:
• 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

These positions are offered on a part time basis – 10, 15, 17.5 and 20 hour contracts are available, with a shift rotation over 7 days, including early starts, evening finishes and weekends.
Example part time shifts include weekday mornings 6am to 10.30am, weekday evenings 4.30pm to 10.30pm, weekends 7.45am to 1.45pm and 2pm to 8.30pm, start and finishing times of shifts may vary from venue to venue. You will have the option to either work on a shift rotation or have set hours and this will be discussed at interview. Hourly rate - £12.68 - £13.50

We believe in the transformational power of the services we provide for the citizens and visitors of Glasgow, and if you want to be a part of it, we would love to hear from you.

In return we can offer a generous holiday allowance of 30 days (rising to 35 days after 5 years), plus 6.5 public holidays. You will also be eligible to join the Strathclyde pension fund, one of the largest local authority pension providers in the UK. Additional staff benefits include staff discounts, annual leave purchase scheme, flexible retirement, and family friendly policies.

We are determined to reflect the extraordinary diversity of Glasgow in our workforce. Glasgow Life is on a journey to develop a workplace that reflects the communities we serve. Where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We are a Disability Confident and Carer Positive employer and invite candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Read more about our commitment to equality and diversity on our website. https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/the-small-print/an-inclusive-employer

 

 

 

 

Application Packs

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, Audio and other languages. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 0141 287 1054.

Packs will be posted out to you within 3 working days of receiving your telephone request.

Please note the closing date of the job advert to ensure that you give yourself plenty of time to complete your application form and return it to us.

Further Information

Please note that Glasgow Life, as an ALEO to Glasgow City Council, is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see

https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/jobevaluation for more information.

 

 

For further information about working for us please refer to our website https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/work-with-us