Health and Fitness Instructor

Organisation: Trafford Leisure
Salary: £12.70 per hour
Location: Urmston, Manchester
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 14 July 2025
Job Description: Trafford Leisure is on the lookout for a Gym Instructor to join our team.

Location: move Urmston

Salary: £12.70 per hour

Hours: Part Time – 15 hours:

Saturday: 10:00-18:00 (includes a 30-minute unpaid break)
Sunday: 10:00-18:00 (includes a 30-minute unpaid break)

Why Join Us?

We are the largest operator of sport and leisure facilities in Trafford, with an annual turnover of £8 million and over 300 employees. Our bold vision is to inspire and create opportunities for the people of Trafford to move more and live longer, healthier, happier lives.

This is a pivotal point in our evolution as Trafford Council’s multi-million-pound leisure investment programme is rolled out. This ambitious programme will see the portfolio of leisure centres transformed into fit-for-purpose, accessible, inspiring spaces under a new brand of “move” for future generations to come.

The role: In this role of Gym Instructor, you will be responsible for:

Meeting and greeting customers, actively engaging and promoting health and fitness, and building rapport.
Working closely with club members, including inducting them on how to use gym equipment.
Providing detailed and achievable programmes for club clientele.
Actively selling club memberships.
Completing regular maintenance checks and cleaning.
Teaching and covering classes.
Preparing activity areas and equipment to meet programme needs.
Ensuring equipment meets first-class safety and cleanliness standards.
Listening and responding to customers’ requests.

We are seeking motivated, proactive, and enthusiastic individuals to join our team during an exciting time of change at Trafford Leisure. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering exceptional service to both customers and staff, ensuring a top-tier customer experience.

Your key responsibility will be to create a positive and lasting first impression for every customer who visits the centre, providing a safe and professional environment while they use our fitness services and products. By doing so, you will play a vital role in maintaining the Centre’s reputation for excellence and contributing to its growth and ongoing success.

The ideal candidate will hold a minimum Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualification and embody the Trafford Leisure Values of Making a Difference, being Open and Honest, Valuing Diversity and bringing Energy & Empathy into all ways of working.

What you can expect from us?

As well as training and development as a Trafford Leisure employee you will be rewarded with;

32 days holiday, raising incrementally to 38 days after 5-years’ service, (including 8 bank holiday’s and 2 Trafford Leisure days)
Company sick pay
Health and Ride 2 Work schemes
Complementary Fitness Membership for you saving you up to £450 a year
Heavily discounted Fitness Membership for up to 5 of your Family & Friends saving each person up to £300 a year
24/7 access to a GP
Employee health scheme – including Confidential Counselling
Employee Assistant Programme which as an employee could claim back up to £1150 per year of healthcare costs
Access to a Perks at Work scheme for discounts
Access to Manchester Credit Union for savings and loans

Equality, equity, diversity and inclusion (EEDI)

Equality, equity, diversity and inclusion is critical for the success of Trafford Leisure and the achievement of our vision. We aspire to being a diverse, inclusive and responsible employer as we recognise that having a diverse workforce is essential to bringing fresh ideas and perspectives to our organisation, so we particularly welcome applications from minority, marginalised and diverse groups, and we in turn promise a fair and unbiased recruitment process.

If you need any help or support to apply for a position with us, then please get in touch at supportservices@traffordleisure.co.uk and we would be happy to discuss. f you'd like to schedule an informal chat and a tour of our facilities to view our equipment, please feel free to get in touch.

We look forward to receiving your application.

The Next Steps

We’re looking to appoint as soon as possible, so if this sounds like the perfect role for you, don’t delay, apply TODAY by completing an application form and attaching your CV!

*Remember to specify the role and Centre you are applying for.

Closing date for applications is 14th July 2025.

We do not accept speculative CV from Agencies and any CV’s received will be treated as a gift.
How to apply: Please email supportservices@traffordleisure.co.uk and we will send you the link to the application form.