Gym Instructor (Permanent & Fixed Term)

Organisation: Glasgow Life
Salary: £26,233.14 - £27,837.09
Location: Glasgow Club Bellahouston - G52 1HH, Glasgow International Arena - G40 3HG, Glasgow Club Scotstoun - G14 9HY
Contract type
Closing date: 20 September 2026
Interview date: 28 September 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 recruiting for full-time Gym Instructors to join our Health & Fitness Team. This advert covers both permanent and fixed-term full-time vacancies.
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: 35 hours per week.
Both the permanent and fixed-term roles are full-time, working on a shift rotation over 7 days. This includes early starts, evening finishes and weekends, between 5.30am and 10.30pm.
Examples of shifts include:
• 5.30am-2.30pm
• 2.00pm- 10.30pm
• Saturday 7.00am – 4.00pm
• Sunday 7.00 am- 4.00pm and 12.00pm – 8.00pm
Start and finishing times of shifts may vary from venue to venue.
Interested in part-time hours?
We are also recruiting separately for part-time Gym Instructor vacancies. If you would like to be considered for both full-time and part-time opportunities, please submit a separate application for each vacancy.
Contract type:
• Permanent
• Fixed Term until 28 July 2028
Location:
• City-wide, with your main base discussed at interview.
What you’ll do
As a Gym Instructor, you’ll be part of an established Health & Fitness team, reporting to the Health & Fitness Co-ordinator. You’ll play an essential role in each member’s fitness journey, providing a variety of fitness programmes and delivering a range of fitness activities to suit everyone. 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 help 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 Glasgow Club can deliver the best experience to its customers, you will need to be flexible, adaptable to change and open to delivering new activities.
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:
• 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
Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme will be essential on taking up appointment. Please note successful candidates for the above position will be required to pay for their PVG Membership/or Scheme Checks.
These posts are excepted under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended).
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.
If you still have questions about the role, please contact us at callum.hanratty@glasgowlife.org.uk to arrange an informal chat.
How to apply: https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/glasgow/glasgow-life

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Gym Instructor (Permanent & Fixed Term)