About the role
As a Group Exercise Instructor, you will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality fitness classes to our members. Your responsibilities will include leading group sessions, motivating participants, ensuring safety during workouts, and providing excellent customer service. This position requires a strong knowledge of exercise techniques, the ability to create engaging workout routines, and effective communication skills. You will collaborate closely with the fitness team to maintain a positive and inclusive environment for all participants.
What will you be doing?
- Conducting a variety of group exercise classes that cater to different fitness levels and interests.
- Encouraging and inspiring members to achieve their fitness goals while maintaining a fun and engaging class atmosphere.
- Monitoring class participants to ensure they are performing exercises correctly and safely, providing modifications when necessary.
- Interacting with members before and after classes, addressing any questions or concerns, and creating a welcoming and supportive environment.
- Designing and implementing diverse workout routines that keep classes fresh, exciting, and challenging.
- Working closely with the fitness team to share best practices, coordinate class schedules, and contribute to the overall success of the fitness program.
About you
- You must have a Group Exercise Instruction Qualification.
- Les Mills Qualification (desirable).
- Exercise to music Qualification.
- Previous experience teaching group fitness classes.
- Strong understanding of exercise techniques, fitness principles, and safety guidelines.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to motivate and engage participants, and capable of providing modifications for varying fitness levels.
- Positive, energetic, and enthusiastic about fitness, with a genuine interest in helping others achieve their fitness goals.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team, share best practices, and contribute to a supportive and collaborative work environment.
Our benefits
We offer:
- a competitive rate of pay
- great opportunities in a large unitary council - many of our casual workers decide to apply for permanent positions
- statutory leave entitlement
- lots of opportunities to work in the public sector to make a difference
About us
We are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country. Our vision for North Northants is to be 'A place where everyone has the best opportunities and quality of life'.
Our priorities are:
- helping people live active fulfilled lives
- caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
- enabling a thriving and successful economy
- leading on a green and sustainable environment
- ensuring our communities are connected so they can shape their lives and where they live
- providing modern public services
Our values, as chosen by our staff, are - Customer-focused, Respectful, Efficient, Supportive and Trustworthy.
Your differences make us different - Achieve Together.
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