Group Exercise Instructor Aquafit

We have the role for you!

Would you like to support the health and well being of your local community?

Are you looking to join a team who focusing on providing amazing customer care?

We are looking to grow our team which provides a variety of beneficial classes for our local communities.

Whether based at a single site or across multiple locations, you will lead, inspire, and energise individuals through a diverse range of exercise classes. You will deliver high-quality, engaging sessions tailored to various fitness levels, using a wide array of equipment and techniques.

To give a flavour of the brilliant sessions you could lead, they span from holistic practices such as Yoga, Pilates, and Tai Chi to high-intensity formats like HIIT, aerobics, cycling, and strength-based workouts.

Whatever your strength or experience is in, we want to hear from you!

We are bringing all our services under one banner, and we want our facilities and services to be accessible for everyone, so we can help to improve the health and well‑being of our county.

Several sites have already moved to “Active North Yorkshire” and our team’s focus is to help provide support in sport and well‑being excellence to our local communities. Currently operating 16 Leisure and Wellbeing facilities, increasing to 22 in 2027 when the former Ryedale and Scarborough council areas join.

Our Leisure and Wellbeing Hubs offer various classes, options and facilities to help increase the mental and physical health of our customers. For full details about our locations, please visit our Active North Yorkshire site.

For more information about our Craven/Skipton site, please visit Craven District Council:
Welcome to Craven Leisure.

If there is a particular type of class which aligns with your expertise, we would love to hear from you!

By joining North Yorkshire Council, you’ll also gain access to various benefits and rewards—including opportunities for progression.

The most important quality you can bring is passion and drive to help us deliver our fantastic group exercise programme to our wide range of customers. You need the ability to work effectively as part of a team and a good understanding of customer care. However, you would also need to show you;

• Hold the relevant fitness qualification (or be able to achieve it prior to employment) to ensure safe and effective practice and undertake ongoing CPD training in line with qualification standards and organisational protocols.

• Be able to give clear, accurate, and assertive instructions verbally and through the correct use of signals to customers and other members of the team.

• The ability to plan classes, tailored to clients’ needs
• Review and consistently improve your sessions, and adapt if required
• Knowledge of lifestyle management and the ability to encourage healthy habits in others
• Understand the benefits of physical activity to health and wellbeing—and be able to promote!

An Enhanced DBS is required should you wish to lead a junior group fitness activity, the cost of which will be covered by North Yorkshire Council.

As an employee of North Yorkshire Council, in addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.

• Local government pension scheme with 18.1% employer contribution
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Employee discount benefits including shopping, supermarkets, gym discounts and more!
• Health Assured – confidential help and support for your wellbeing
• Training and Development opportunities

Click on our Total Rewards Brochure at the bottom of this advert to see the full range of benefits.

For more information, or an informal chat about the role, please contact Chris Saxton by email Ch to arrange a convenient time.

Job

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Company:
North Yorkshire Council

Salary: £34,434 – £38,220

Location:

Bedale, North Yorkshire

Sector:
Leisure and Culture

Sector:
Culture

Job Role:

Teacher