Fitness Instructor - Part Time - Wirksworth Leisure Centre

Job Title: Fitness Instructor

We are looking for a passionate and qualified Fitness Instructor to join our team. In this role, you will inspire and motivate clients, delivering tailored workouts that are both effective and enjoyable while ensuring the safe use of equipment. Excellent people skills are essential to build trust and confidence and create a positive and supportive fitness environment. This is a varied and rewarding position for someone who is enthusiastic about helping others achieve their goals. Fitness classes will also form part of the role and we are looking for someone who can deliver circuit training sessions as well as a range of other classes depending on qualifications.

Qualifications & Responsibilities

• Professional related fitness qualification
• Group exercise qualification (circuits)
• Experience of managing a varied workload
• The skill to establish key customer relationships swiftly and appropriately
• Excellent communicator
• Excellent people management skills
• Well developed interpersonal skills, able to negotiate and persuade people both internally and externally
• Team orientated approach, able to work across organisation boundaries and demonstrate interest and be supportive of the work of colleagues

Benefits

• My Staff Shop access to discounts on cinema tickets, travel bookings, high street e vouchers, gift cards, days out and leisure activities.
• Discounted staff membership (including family members)
• Incremental holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential counselling.
• Company pension
• Various insurance and saving schemes
• Financial advice
• Cycle to work and Car Leasing tax efficient schemes (salaried staff only, depending on earnings)
• Fully funded training and career progression opportunities in a team working environment

Hours: 25 hours per week, Monday - Sunday (rota basis)

Closing date: 29th June 2026

Salary: up to £16,567 per annum. Additional pay is available for delivering group exercise sessions.

Freedom Leisure is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.