About This Role
This active, hands-on coaching role involves leading group training sessions and supporting members' development in a strength and conditioning gym. It suits a passionate, knowledgeable, and personable coach who takes pride in their craft and understands the importance of people in great coaching.
Responsibilities
- Deliver engaging, well-structured strength and conditioning sessions for adults of varying abilities
- Coach progressive strength training, Olympic weightlifting fundamentals, functional fitness, and conditioning
- Teach and develop gymnastics fundamentals, including bodyweight movements, pulling, pushing, core strength, and basic inversions where appropriate
- Demonstrate excellent movement standards, provide clear coaching cues, and adapt exercises to individual needs
- Support beginners and experienced members alike, helping each person progress safely and confidently
- Build genuine relationships with members, creating a welcoming, positive, and inclusive training environment
- Monitor member progress, provide useful feedback, and encourage long-term development
- Maintain high standards of safety, professionalism, equipment care, and gym presentation
- Help create engaging social media content, including training clips, member achievements, and gym updates
- Contribute ideas for marketing campaigns, member engagement, and attracting new people to FITTER
- Assist with basic administrative tasks and day-to-day gym operations
- Support member onboarding, enquiries, and the overall customer experience
- Work collaboratively with the wider team to improve the service delivered
Requirements
- A recognised coaching qualification in strength and conditioning, personal training, or a related discipline
- A strong understanding of strength training, conditioning, movement mechanics, and training principles
- Experience coaching functional fitness or group training
- Confidence coaching barbell movements and teaching gymnastics fundamentals, with a willingness to keep developing these skills
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to build rapport with adults from all walks of life
- A positive, proactive attitude and the ability to motivate people without relying on shouting or hype
- Good organisational skills and the ability to manage responsibilities independently
- An interest in social media, content creation, and marketing, with the initiative to contribute ideas
- A genuine commitment to learning, professional development, and high coaching standards
Nice to have:
- Experience in a CrossFit-style training environment
- A CrossFit Level 1 qualification, or equivalent experience and knowledge of functional fitness coaching
Benefits
- Opportunity to coach within a growing, independent strength and conditioning gym
- Supportive team environment with scope to develop coaching skills
- Opportunity to work with a diverse membership, from beginners to experienced athletes
- Involvement in the wider development, marketing, and community of FITTER
- Opportunities to take on additional responsibility as the business grows
- Training environment that values quality coaching, continuous improvement, and genuine relationships
- Casual dress
- Free fitness classes
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
Important Details
- Schedule: Primarily evening coaching, with availability across Monday to Thursday approximately 4:00 pm–8:00 pm, Friday evening with an earlier finish, and either Saturday or Sunday coaching. Exact working hours and weekly schedule will be agreed with the successful candidate.
- Expected hours: 20.0 – 25.0 per week
- Employment type: Part-time, with potential for additional hours and responsibility as the role develops
About the Company
At FITTER, training is about building strength, developing confidence, improving movement, and becoming a better version of yourself. It is a strength and conditioning gym built around quality coaching, progressive training, and a supportive community. Their approach combines progressive strength training, Olympic weightlifting, gymnastics fundamentals, conditioning, and functional fitness, working with adults of different ages, backgrounds, and abilities.