Fitness Instructor (Casual)

Become a part of our team as a casual fitness instructor! Guide, support, and motivate individuals towards their health goals in a flexible, dynamic, and fun work environment.

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Job Details

Do you have a passion for fitness and motivating others to reach their goals? We’re looking for enthusiastic and approachable Casual Fitness Instructors to deliver engaging classes and support members in leading healthier, more active lives.

Main Purpose of the Role:

To deliver safe, effective, and enjoyable fitness classes and support the health and wellbeing of participants, ensuring every session is inclusive, motivating, and tailored to a range of abilities.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Plan and deliver high-quality group fitness classes (e.g., aerobics, HIIT, spin, yoga, circuits, or strength-based sessions).
  • Provide clear instruction, demonstration, and encouragement to participants of all fitness levels.
  • Ensure a safe and welcoming environment, carrying out necessary health and safety checks.
  • Offer advice, guidance, and modifications to meet individual needs.
  • Maintain professional standards of conduct, punctuality, and appearance.
  • Promote healthy lifestyles and encourage members to stay active outside of class.
  • Support the wider fitness team as required.

About You:

Essential:

  • Recognised Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualification (or equivalent).
  • Experience delivering group fitness classes.
  • Good knowledge of health, safety, and safeguarding in a fitness environment.
  • Strong communication and motivational skills.
  • Ability to adapt sessions to suit a range of fitness levels and abilities.
  • Flexible and reliable with a professional approach.

Desirable:

  • Level 3 Personal Training qualification.
  • First Aid certificate.
  • Experience in delivering a variety of class formats (e.g., spin, yoga, dance fitness, circuits).
  • Experience working in a leisure, community, or educational setting.
  • Confidence using music and technology in classes.

The right candidate will have:

  • High standards of communication and interpersonal skills.
  • The ability to work as a team player & on your own initiative.
  • Experience of managing team workloads.
  • The ability to meet deadlines.
  • The ability to motivate customers.
  • Highly motivated and enthusiastic.
  • Excellent punctuality.
  • Highly efficient and have ability to manage workload and priorities
  • A resilient and positive outlook

Why choose us?

Our strategy is to create a Career Focused, Digital Learning environment, ensuring that the learner experience and our relationship within our community, local and regional employers, are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to be selected as finalists for the AoC Beacon awards for effective use of digital Technology in FE. Providing a high achieving, focused learning environment allowing our students to achieve the grades they need for higher educations, or the skills and aptitude required to secure a suitable role in their chosen career. Our college is set in the leafy suburbs of Essex, with easy access to surrounding areas and amenities, we are based in a well-connected location both by road and rail.

What we offer:

  • A dedicated and friendly team of professionals who are keen to develop and learn
  • Excellent pension provision
  • Annual Staff Awards
  • CPD days - opportunities to grow and development through mentorship and coaching
  • Free onsite parking
  • Staff appreciation days
  • Eye care vouchers
  • Onsite Starbucks & Restaurant
  • Well-being days & activities
  • Electric Vehicle Scheme*
  • Discounted gym membership
  • Hybrid Working available
  • Fully immersive teaching rooms allow simultaneous online teaching at multiple locations
  • Free Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7, 365 days offering legal & financial advice, as well as general support & guidance

* subject to terms & conditions

This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.  It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Self-declaration is subject to Ministry of Justice guidance on the disclosure of criminal records, further information can be found on GOV UK

USP College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, we therefore expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service, and any other checks that the role requires to ascertain suitability for working with children and/or vulnerable adults, which may include online searches.

We will hold and process any personal data, including sensitive (special category) personal data, relating to you in accordance with our legal obligations, in the manner set out in the Privacy Notice for staff and in accordance with our Data Protection Policy, which is set out on the College’s website, found here. You should familiarise yourself with our Data Protection Policy (and all other subsidiary policies to it) and comply with them at all times. Neither the Privacy Notice for Staff nor those policies form a part of your contract of employment.