Fitness Instructor

Job Introduction

• Full time
• 40 hours per week
• £13.65 per hour
• Site Specific Benefits
• Opportunities for career development
• Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package 

Fitness Instructor - Cambridge, CB2 0AA

Operational excellence begins with you.

We are looking for an energetic and passionate Fitness Instructor to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong focus on maintaining high gym standards, delivering high-quality fitness classes, and actively engaging with members to create a motivating and inclusive gym environment. This role is perfect for someone who thrives on inspiring others, upholding cleanliness and safety standards, and ensuring an exceptional gym experience for all members.

As a Fitness Instructor with Sodexo, you'll enhance the services of our vibrant corporate site, offering a helping hand to ensure flawless facilities operations and keep things running smoothly.

What you'll do: 

• Ensure the gym floor is clean, organised, and equipment is properly maintained.
  Monitor and enforce health and safety regulations, ensuring a safe workout environment.
• Ensure that all Health and Safety legislation, policies and procedures are met.
  Report any equipment issues or hazards promptly to management.
  Promote and uphold gym etiquette among members.
• To ensure all equipment and services are properly maintained.
•  Plan and deliver engaging and effective group fitness classes tailored to a variety of fitness levels.
•  Provide clear instruction, demonstrations, and modifications to meet individual needs.
•  Stay up to date with fitness trends and incorporate innovative training methods.
•  Motivate and challenge members to help them reach their fitness goals.
• To be responsible for the facility on a day-to-day basis – providing inductions and one to one sessions as required with the members.
• To make sure all members are correctly screened, inducted and that suitable fitness programmes are issued and regularly reviewed and updated.
• Promote and assist in facilitating sports groups sections such as Tennis, Football, Basketball and Netball on our outdoor courts area (MUGA).
• Conduct gym floor walk-throughs to assist members and answer questions.
• Promote gym programs, challenges, and personal training services.
•  Create a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere for all members
•  Promote Health & Wellbeing across the site with the target of getting everyone on site more active. This could include activity sessions within the offices, energizer sessions before meeting and encouraging individuals to be more active throughout the day.
• There will be a requirement for working an irregular shift rota system, which will include evening and weekend working.

What you'll bring: 

• Previous experience in a similar client facing role is a plus, but excellent interpersonal and communication skills are the key

• A positive, energetic and proactive attitude

• Strong organisational abilities and attention to detail

• Certified Fitness Instructor (e.g. Level 2)

• Experience in leading group fitness classes and providing gym floor support.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

• Passion for fitness, health, and helping others achieve their goals.

• Ability to maintain high standards of cleanliness, safety, and professionalism.

• Participate in all regular meetings to ensure good communication with all other team members

Why Sodexo?:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. 

Belong in a company and team that values you for you. 

Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive in your own way. 

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support 
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular big-brand retailers
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

A little more about Sodexo:

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Ready to be part of something greater? 

Work with the best in the business.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications