Job Title: Coach/Trainer
Location: Momentum by Optimus Gym
Position Type: Part-Time
Role Overview
Momentum isn't a big-boxed gym. It's a focused, high-energy training space built around small groups with real coaching. We’re not here for gimmicks; we’re here to help people move better, get stronger, and build momentum that carries outside the gym.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and qualified Personal Trainer to join Momentum. You will need to lead small group sessions with confidence, clarity, and personality. This role focuses on providing semi-private, coaching to small groups (4 participants per station), ensuring high engagement, safety, and results in a motivating environment, that members genuinely want to come back. The ideal candidate needs to be able to adapt workouts to various abilities/injuries within a group setting and build a strong, loyal community.
You’re not just counting reps; you’re coaching humans.
Key Responsibilities
- Reliable and professionalism: You show up early, prepared, and ready.
- Design & Instruction: Develop and deliver safe, effective, and challenging small group training sessions focusing on functional strength, HIIT.
- Safety & Customisation: Provide personalised coaching within the group setting, ensuring proper form, offering modifications for injury or skill level, and adhering to strict health and safety protocols.
- Analysing client behaviour and the client’s abilities during the sessions.
- Member Motivation: Motivate participants individually and collectively to help them achieve their fitness goals.
- Client Progression: Track participant progress and attendance to ensure results and aid retention.
- Environment Maintenance: Ensure equipment is properly arranged, cleaned, and stored before and after each session.
- Communication: Build positive, professional relationships with members and answer questions about fitness, and lifestyle (within scope of practice).
- The ability to handle accidents calmly if anything happens.
- Open/close Momentum safely.
Qualifications & Skills
- Certifications: Level 3 Certificate in Personal Training
- First Aid Certification
- Valid Insurance
- Experience: Proven experience (3+ years preferred) leading group fitness classes or personal training.
- Confidence: working with a mixed-ability client base.
- Skills: Exceptional interpersonal skills, strong vocal projection, and the ability to command a room while making it fun.
- Attributes: Bubbly, energetic, punctual, personable, and passionate about helping others achieve health goals.
- Driver's License – Desirable but not essential
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive hourly rate
- Membership to Rustington and Chichester Optimus Gym
- Opportunities to grow as a coach and contribute ideas
- Holiday pay
Interview process
There will be three stages to the interview: -
1. After acceptance of your application we will be inviting you to send us a WhatsApp video, we will send requirements once we have reviewed your application.
2. After success of stage 1 we will then invite you in for a formal 1:1 interview.
3. Practical Interview, we will need to see you in action by offering a member a PT session.
If you care about coaching, not just instructing, if you want to build relationships, not just run sessions, and if you believe fitness should be challenging and enjoyable...
You'll fit right in at Momentum.
Pay: £15.00-£20.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Gym membership
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
