Job Description
Job title: Fitness Instructors
Location: Darwin Forest Country Park, Matlock
Salary: £7.82 per hour
Contract: Permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week (set rota including 2 shifts per day – shift patterns 6:30 am to 2:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 9:30 pm)
Benefits: 28 days holiday entitlement
Pinelodge Holidays is a family owned business which operates two 5 star award winning lodge holiday parks in Derbyshire; Darwin Forest Country Park near Matlock, which has just received the Visit England Silver Award in the Holiday Park of the Year category, and Sandybrook Country Park at Ashbourne.
We are recruiting a Fitness Instructor to join Evolution Health and Fitness centre, reporting to the Leisure Manager. This is a full time, permanent position and some flexibility on working hours will be necessary to accommodate shift patterns, including weekend and Bank Holidays as the Parks operate all year round.
As a Fitness Instructor you will be responsible for leading exercise classes, creating a social and fun atmosphere. You will enjoy talking to people, have good knowledge base of health and fitness and want to promote this to groups and individuals making a positive contribution to their fitness journey with us.
You will be creating, tailoring and delivering activities to suit a range of abilities in both group and 1 to 1 settings. You will also be showing potential members around the leisure facilities, outlining the benefits to help increase membership sales.
Other duties will include greeting visitors on arrival and carrying out reception duties, assisting with enquiries, carrying out fitness inductions, general housekeeping ensuring the club is clean, well maintained and fully compliant with legislation at all times.
Ideal candidates will appreciate importance of acting as an ambassador for Pinelodge Holidays and strive to “Delight every Visitor so they Wish to Return”. The Evolution team are in contact with our visitors and members on a daily basis and must demonstrate a friendly, welcoming and professional image at all times. A uniform will be provided.
We would like to hear from you if you have a level 2 Fitness Qualification and previous class instructor experience ideally in spinning. You will also need:
• Experience of working in the Leisure industry, Health & Fitness or sports facilities;
• The ability to assess health needs and devise an appropriate health improvement programme;
• Motivate and inspire long term behavioural change;
• Enjoy working alone with good time management skills.
If you would like to join our team at Evolution please email Hannah Sharpe, HR Manager, HSharpe@pinelodgeholidays.co.uk with your current CV.
How to apply
If you would like to join our team at Evolution please email Hannah Sharpe, HR Manager, HSharpe@pinelodgeholidays.co.uk with your current CV.