Fitness Coach

About ARUJob Category

Administrative

Vacancy Type

Permanent

Employment Type

Full time

Salary From

£25,949 p.a.

Salary To

£26,093 p.a.

Location

Chelmsford

Faculty/Prof Service

Estates & Facilities Services

Closing Date

10/05/2026

Ref No

3902

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Job Description Person Specification (PDF , 796.98kb) Candidate Brief (PDF , 1993.74kb)

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About ARU

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).

ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

About The Role

Based at The Old Factory gym on our Chelmsford Campus, your priority will be contributing towards the successful operation of the gym by delivering an outstanding member experience as we put the focus for the facility in a more public facing, commercial direction. You’ll play an important role in attracting new members, supporting member onboarding and promoting long-term retention by providing excellent customer service, fitness guidance and proactive member engagement

With a minimum of GCSEs at A-C grade or equivalent or vocational qualifications at NVQ Level 2 and a Level 2 Gym Instructor Qualification, you’ll have demonstrable experience of working in a gym environment and the ability to confidently promote gym services and memberships to new and existing customers. The ability to write training programmes, plan engaging fitness classes and to sell products and memberships are all essential whilst a Level 3 Personal Trainer Qualification and Group Exercise qualifications are desirable qualifications.

Informal enquiries can be made to Stella Bensley, Gym & Sports Centre Manager at Stella.Bensley@aru.ac.uk .

Find out more about working with us and how we recruit .

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We Have a Responsibility To Ensure That All Employees Are Eligible To Live And Work In The UK And Will Conduct Right To Work Checks In Line With UKVI’s Right To Work Policy And Our Own Institutional Policy. Furthermore, We Must Note

Applicants applying from outside the UK: At this time, ARU is unable to sponsor applicants applying from overseas for a Worker Route visa. Applicants already in the UK: ARU is unable to offer Worker Route visa sponsorship to applicants whose salary does not meet our minimum sponsorship threshold, which aligns with roles at Grade 6 and above.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

Guidance Notes

Please download the Job Description Person Specification for key requirements. To apply, demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the criteria.