Job Description
Chelmsford Sport and Athletics Centre (CSAC) is a major sporting venue with first class indoor and outdoor athletics facilities. It provides significant opportunities for elite athletes as well as the local community. As part of Chelmsford City Council’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality health and fitness facilities, our gym is undergoing refurbishment this autumn. This will involve an expansion of the main gym to include a designated free weight zone, functional training area and exciting new equipment. There will also be a new exercise studio.If you are interested in a career in leisure and are passionate about delivering the best customer service, then we have the job for you. We are looking for an individual with an engaging personality and a natural ability to build strong relationships to join our gym team. The successful applicant will work alongside our team of gym instructors delivering the high level of customer service our users expect whilst conducting inductions and assessments and supporting our members to achieve their fitness goals. The applicant must have excellent interpersonal and customer care skills and a high level of enthusiasm and must be qualified to a Level 3 diploma in Personal Training. In addition, the successful candidate will need to hold Group Exercise Class qualifications. Duties will include personal fitness programmes, fitness assessments, retention, delivering group exercise classes as per your qualifications and the day-to-day operations of the gym floor. The position is offered on a casual basis to cover the opening hours of Chelmsford Sports and Athletics Centre, from 7am to 10.00pm, including weekends and bank holidays. Chelmsford City Council is committed to safeguarding vulnerable groups and expects all employees to share this commitment and have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services. The Council's Safer Recruitment process contains pre-employment vetting which includes safeguarding training, obtaining references and ensuring compliance with Disclosure and Barring Service process.