Fitness & Wellbeing

Group Exercise Instructor - London

Group Exercise Instructor

Central London • Chigwell FWC | Fitness | Permanent | Full Time & Part Time Opportunities | Competitive Salary, DOE | Excellent company benefits

Nuffield Health Chigwell Fitness & Wellbeing Club has an excellent opportunities for Group Exercise Instructors with a passion for helping people improve their health.
At Nuffield Health, we’re changing the way the nation sees health by bringing fitness and healthcare together. It means our Consumer Fitness & Wellbeing Centres are much more than just gyms – they’re part of our holistic, integrated health service. It also means there could be exciting career developments ahead.
This role is about delivering exceptional customer service, whether motivating members, teaching classes or reviewing class timetables and responding to members. It involves teaching classes, both in the studio and the pool, reviewing the latest trends in class based exercise in line with our timetable and budget.
Reporting to Fitness Manager you’ll be working with the on-site fitness and wellbeing team, management and clients.As a Group Exercise Instructor, you will:

• A professional service is maintained at all times in compliance with our guidelines and objectives.

• Every member gets a response to queries within 48 hours.

• Membership records are kept confidential and up to date.

• Classes instructors and programmes follow Nuffield Health protocols.

• All relevant health and safety rules, regulations and codes of practice are followed.

• All the equipment is properly cleaned and maintained.

• Preferred...You have an up-to-date first aid qualification and that you can follow the Emergency Action Procedures Fitness qualifications, experience skills and values.

• As a qualified instructor, you’ll hold relevant qualifications in class based exercise.

• You’ll have a strong fitness background, with experience of working in a corporate or commercial fitness environment.

• You’ll need to be a competent computer user with excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Driven and passionate about all aspects of fitness and wellbeing, you’ll take an enthusiastic and flexible approach. You’ll be a self-starter, able to work on your own initiative, and have a good eye for detail. Like us, you put people first.

• You’ll take the time to understand each individual client’s needs and how to help them achieve their goals, whether they’re recovering from an operation or training for a marathon. You must become familiar with all the health assessments, classes and programmes available at the Centre, and be prepared to help with promotional events. You‘ll also be required to follow our procedures in opening and closing the Centre and processing membership payments.

• It’s important to proactively develop your knowledge, skills and understanding of issues relating to your role and attend training courses as required.

Why Nuffield Health?

At Nuffield Health, we help people live life to the full – not only our clients, but our employees too. With our support, training, generous benefits package and respect for balance, you too can make the most of everything in life. This is an exciting time for us and it could be for you too. Our vision is to transform healthcare in the UK by bringing together assessment, treatment and prevention services to provide integrated care ­– health as it should be. As the UK’s leading healthcare social enterprise, every penny we make is reinvested in our resources. It means that together, we can all do the right thing for our patients, clients and employees. Nuffield Health is committed to equal opportunities in the recruitment, training, and development of our employees.
We have a duty to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for disclosure on successful candidate.

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. From Holiday in line with the Working Time Directive, Access to our Pension Scheme and discounted gym membership.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it’s a good idea to apply right away to ensure you’re considered for this role.

It starts with you.

Rewards & Benefits

Helping you be and feel your best.

Annual Leave

25 days + Bank Holidays, increasing to 27 days after 5 years and to 30 days after 10 years of service.

Nuffield Health Healthcare Plan

Membership is free for employees and you can add partner and dependants at your own cost.

*eligibility criteria applies.

Financial Wellbeing

A range of employee benefits through a Financial Wellbeing provider – including affordable loans repaid through salary, access to your pay when you need it, simple savings, a government Help to Save scheme and money insights.

Cycle to Work Scheme

Save money, get fit and reduce your carbon footprint by taking advantage of this tax-efficient scheme to get a new bike.

Gym Membership

Free membership to any Nuffield Health gym, plus discounted memberships for family members.

Online GP

Discounted access to secure video and telephone GP consultations and a suite of healthcare management tools, provided by digital healthcare company Doctor Care Anywhere.

Occupational Health

Provides you with support and competent advice on a range of health-related issues.

Physiotherapy

Free access to our unique Physiotherapy Triage Services and discounted virtual and face-to-face treatment.

Season Ticket Loan

Spread the cost of your annual travel ticket and save money with our interest-free Season Ticket Loan benefit.

Relevant Stories

Sharing memorable experiences.

Hints & Tips

Help with your application.

Once you’ve found the right role for you, you can apply online. All you need to do at this stage is submit your CV, a covering email, and a few personal details.

Our recruitment team screens all of the applications we receive. So, if they see that you’ve got the right sort of skills and experience needed for the role, your details will be passed on to the relevant hiring manager. Then, if you fit all the criteria at this stage, you’ll be invited to take part in a video, telephone or face-to-face interview.

CV

Think about the skills and qualities asked for in the job description and show how you’ve applied those same skills and qualities in other roles. Focus on the things that will make us want to see more of you.

Covering email

Your CV will contain details about why you’d be a good fit for the role, but it’s well worth adding a short, snappy paragraph pulling out the two or three most compelling reasons as to why you’d be perfect for the job in your covering email..

Video interview

The video interview lasts 15-20 minutes if you get to this stage. On the day, look the part, be aware of your surroundings and practice your answers to feel prepared. Most of all, relax and be yourself.

DBS Checks

Some of our roles require a DBS check and they are processed through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) as part of the recruitment process. These checks are to assist employers in making safer recruitment decisions. However, a check is just one part of robust recruitment practice.

Documents

You could be asked to provide proof of vaccinations as part of our Occupational Health pre-employment screening. We know it can be time consuming to get this information if you don’t already have it to hand, so we encourage you to start preparing this information to avoid any delays to the onboarding process.

Your current studies

If you are currently undertaking any strudies, education or apprenticeships, its worth noting there are some training provider we're not partnered with, and therefore potentially unable to support your continued learning. Ensure you share this at interview and for queries contact psc@nuffieldhealth.com

Feedback on applications

Due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to provide individual feedback from an inital application.