Job Title: Gym Supervisor
Reporting to: Student Personal Development Manager
Location: Huntingdon, PE29 1BL
Type: Permanent, Part-Time (Term Time Only - 40 weeks)
Salary: £25,192 - £27,152 per annum (pro-rated)
Hours: 22.5 hours per week
Mode: On-site
Please note: This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check, which will be required prior to appointment.
Our client is a well-established education provider committed to delivering high-quality student services and promoting wellbeing through sport and fitness.
They offer a supportive environment focused on personal development, inclusivity, and community engagement.
The Gym Supervisor will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the gym facility, ensuring a safe, engaging, and well-managed environment for students, staff, and community users.
The role involves supervising gym users, supporting fitness activities, maintaining equipment, and promoting participation in sport and wellbeing initiatives.
- Supervise access to the gym and ensure all users comply with facility rules
- Carry out inductions for new users and support fitness programme delivery
- Lead and supervise user activities, including group exercise sessions
- Maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming gym environment
- Set up, dismantle, and safely store gym and sporting equipment
- Ensure all equipment meets health and safety standards
- Carry out routine checks, maintenance, and stock control
- Process payments via cash register (cash, card, and cheque)
- Liaise with users to ensure their needs are met
- Maintain attendance records and activity tracking
- Support and organise sports and fitness activities for students and staff
- Promote participation through notice boards and campaigns
- Assist in planning and delivering fitness programmes and classes
- Conduct daily safety checks and facility inspections
- Report and manage maintenance or safety concerns
- Ensure compliance with health and safety, safeguarding, and risk management policies
- Maintain professional standards and confidentiality
- Support equality, diversity, and safeguarding practices
- Undertake training, including First Aid, where required
- Carry out additional duties appropriate to the role
- Experience working in a health and fitness environment
- Experience delivering or supporting exercise classes
- Strong customer service and communication skills
- Ability to supervise groups and work independently
- Good organizational and time management skills
- Competent in Microsoft Office applications
- Ability to prioritize workload and use initiative
- Experience organizing sports activities or leagues
- Experience working with students or community groups
- Ability or willingness to drive a minibus
- Experience with outdoor sports or activities
- NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent)
- Up-to-date First Aid Certificate
- Level 2 Gym Instructor qualification
- Group exercise class qualifications (e.g. circuits, studio cycling)
- Coaching qualification (e.g. football, basketball, netball)
- Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification
- Assessor or Verifier qualification
- Enhanced DBS check required (renewed every 4 years)
- Role involves shift work, including evenings, weekends, and holidays
- Physical involvement in setting up and dismantling equipment
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Supportive working environment
- Opportunities for training and professional development
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This means that everyone is treated solely on the basis of competence and merit, regardless of age, gender, marital status, sexuality, ethnicity, racial, religious or disability considerations, and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
