Health & Fitness Co-ordinator

Organisation: Glasgow Life
Salary: £30,984.86 - £34,917.78 pro-rata
Location: Emirates Arena, 1000 London Road, Glasgow, G40 3HG
Contract type: Permanent (Part time)
Closing date: 22 February 2026
Interview date: 2 March 2026
Job Description: We believe everyone deserves a great Glasgow life and that starts with the people who work here.
Glasgow Life is a charity like no other. Our vision is to improve the lives of everyone in our city. To help us achieve that, we are looking for a Health & Fitness Co-ordinator to join our Health & Fitness Team.
Our teams focus on making a real difference through culture and sport in Glasgow. If you’re excited by the idea of being part of that, this could be the job for you.

What you need to know
Hours: 17.5 hours per week.
Contract type: Permanent.
Pay details: The listed salary is for a full-time role. This will be pro-rata for part-time (£15,492.43 per annum).
Location: At Glasgow Club Scotstoun, 112 Danes Drive, Glasgow, G14 9BQ with excellent public transport links and free parking
What you’ll do
As a Health & Fitness Co-ordinator, you’ll be a part of an established Health & Fitness Team, reporting to the Fitness Team & Retention Manager.
The Health and Fitness Co-ordinator is a strategic role in the development and promotion of health, wellbeing and fitness. As an integral member of the citywide health and fitness team and the localised facility management team you will be responsible in developing new business opportunities, assist in creating health and fitness retention strategies as well as managing, developing, and mentoring your gym instructor team and fitness class program.
Your key role is to ensure high standards of staff performance, assist with achieving income targets and member retention growth. As well as ensuring safe and effective operational management of a fitness suite. You will be expected to assist in the development of health and fitness in all spheres of business as appropriate.
Your work will make a visible and lasting difference. This could be:
• Supporting our communities
• Helping people get active
• Creating cultural experiences
• Or working behind the scenes to make it all happen
Who you are
We’re looking for someone with the right skills who brings energy to the role. If the following sounds like you, apply today!
We’re looking for:
• Educated to HND level or equivalent in a Health and Fitness or Sport Discipline
• Experience in the operation and development of a health and fitness programme with a customer focused ethos
• Leadership and supervisory experience with ability to lead and motivate a team of people.
• Group Fitness Management Experience
Download the Person Specification in the Job Attachments section on MyJobScotland. Use this to shape your application and show how your experience aligns with the job.
When selecting candidates for interviews, managers will look for candidates who meet all the ‘essential’ criteria listed in the Person Specification. If there are many candidates, they may also consider desirable skills. So, include those if they apply to you.

What we offer
At Glasgow Life, our work changes lives. As a charity, we bring communities together and support wellbeing through sport, culture, heritage, and learning.
Learn more about Glasgow Life in our 10 Facts video in the Further Information section on MyJobScotland.
We support you to live a great life. Inside and outside of work. Some of our benefits include:

Holiday
When you join, you’ll get 30 days’ holiday. Plus 6.5 public holidays if you’re full-time. This increases to 35 days after 5 years of service.
Fancy a bit more time off? You can buy extra holiday too!

Pension
Join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – a Defined Benefit scheme that provides you with a secure pension for later life.

Support
Sometimes we all need support and a listening ear. Our free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme can support your mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing.

Discounts
As a colleague, you can enjoy discounts on the things you love, from Glasgow Club memberships to our museum shops and our online store.

Flexibility and development
We are proud of our flexible and inclusive work policies, which help you balance work and life. We also offer support for learning, development and career progression.

Please note that Glasgow Life is an Arm’s Length External Organisation to Glasgow City Council. We are currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure. This may impact current salaries quoted in job adverts. To learn more, visit - https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/jobevaluation.

What’s next
To get started, complete our short application form. In this, you’ll fill out:
• Work history
• Qualifications/training
• Key questions like “Why are you a good fit for this role?”
Use the Person Specification in the Job Attachments section to guide your answers.

Important Dates:
The closing date for this job is 11.59pm on 22 February 2026. Interviews are provisionally scheduled for 2 March 2026.

Who We Are
Our Sports service gets Glasgow moving! From Glasgow Club gyms to Walking Football and Learn to Swim programmes we help people of all ages and abilities to get active. Supporting a healthier, happier, connected city. Read more here - https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/sport

Diversity and Fair Work at Glasgow Life
We’re working to build a team that reflects the rich diversity of Glasgow’s communities — where everyone feels valued, respected, and able to be their full, authentic selves at work.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident and Carer Positive employer, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Learn more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/the-small-print/an-inclusive-employer
We’re also committed to Fair Work First principles, including effective voice, opportunity, security, fulfilment and respect for all our staff. Learn more about our approach to Fair Work First here: https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/about-us/fair-work-first

We’re working hard to address underrepresentation in our workforce. We especially welcome applications from people with disabilities and from ethnic minority communities.
How to apply: https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/glasgow/glasgow-life