Jobs at MAIDSTONE LEISURE TRUST LIMITED (Now Hiring) — 3 open

Health and Fitness Coach

Location: Kent Sheppey Leisure Complex, ME12 1HH

Salary: plus excellent benefits

Schedule: Permanent, part-time, 31 hours per week – shift patterns to support service delivery, including evenings and weekends

Make a positive difference every day

At Serco, we're pleased to be recruiting on behalf of Swale Community Leisure Trust.

Swale Community Leisure Trust encourages active, healthy lifestyles across the local community. Providing affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities in a safe, clean, friendly and welcoming space, their goal is to support healthier and happier lives for everyone. Delivering these services relies on an enthusiastic, customer-focused team, and they're now looking for a Health and Fitness Coach to join their team and help make a positive difference every day.

As a Health and Fitness Coach, you'll support people of all ages and abilities to achieve their health and wellbeing goals through expert coaching, personalised support and engaging fitness programmes. Your work has purpose – helping individuals build confidence, improve their wellbeing and create lasting positive change.

This is an opportunity to make a positive impact on communities while building trust with members and supporting healthier futures. Whether you're welcoming someone into a gym for the first time or helping a regular member reach a new milestone, you'll create an environment where people can grow, succeed and feel proud of their progress.

What you’ll do as a Health and Fitness Coach

• Deliver engaging fitness programmes, including group training and small group sessions
• Coach members on personalised fitness plans aligned to their goals
• Track member progress, providing motivation and adapting programmes to support continued growth
• Carry out health and fitness assessments, including body composition and cardiovascular testing
• Support the onboarding of new members, helping them begin their fitness journey with confidence
• Maintain a safe, clean and welcoming gym environment while supporting members on the gym floor

Does this sound like you?

• Hold a Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualification
• Hold a Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification, or be willing to work towards it within 12 months
• Have a strong understanding of health and fitness principles and programme delivery
• Be confident building positive relationships with a diverse range of members
• Have excellent communication skills and a genuine passion for helping people achieve their goals

What we offer

Free gym membership for you and your immediate family

Free safeguarding training and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks

Free swimming lessons and holiday clubs for one child (50% off for additional children)

21 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

6% employer matched pension contribution

• Training and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme, Wisdom wellbeing app, Personal Trainer discounts
• Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment, travel, and gym equipment
• Learn more at www.moreleisure.org/employee-benefits

Ready to make a difference? Apply today.

Serco Leisure is one of the UK's leading national operators of leisure centres, destination venues and elite sporting facilities, managing sites, services and recruitment on behalf of the Leisure Trust.

Our inclusive recruitment commitment:
We prioritise your skills and potential, and champion equal opportunities for all. We offer flexible and hybrid working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.

• Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the application form.
• Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security exemptions).

Please note, for many of our roles, a DBS check will be required. For confidential enquiries about this role, please contact MyHR via the portal.

Please ensure your line manager is aware of your application.