Activity Leader Group Fitness

Active Luton; Luton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A community wellbeing trust in the United Kingdom is seeking an enthusiastic Activity Leader Group Fitness to support group fitness programs across their centres. Responsibilities include supervising instructors, ensuring safety standards, engaging with customers, and preparing activity areas. Ideal candidates should have leisure experience, customer service skills, level 2 coaching qualifications, and a commitment to promoting wellbeing. This full-time role offers competitive benefits such as free swimming and discounted gym membership.

Benefits

Free swimming and heavily discounted gym membership

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and customer-focused individual with leisure experience.
• Comfortable engaging with the public and responsible for safety.
• Organized with experience supporting group activities.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support group fitness instructors for safe sessions.
• Assist in coordination and administration of fitness programs.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards.
• Prepare equipment and maintain activity areas.
• Engage with customers and respond to their inquiries.
• Promote Active Luton activities and programs.
• Monitor safety and intervene when necessary.

Skills

Experience working in a leisure environment and supporting group fitness or activity sessions

Experience in a customer-focused role

Ability to communicate politely and effectively with a wide range of people

Ability to follow established procedures and maintain accurate records

Basic IT skills, including email and word processing

Some knowledge of Health & Safety in group fitness

Level 2 coaching/teaching qualification

Ability to safely handle and move activity equipment

Job description

Job description and person specification

Skills required: Active Luton is a community wellbeing trust offering leisure and sport, health and wellbeing, community outreach, training and education and Luton’s library services. We want to make sure everyone in Luton has the right access and opportunity to get active and improve wellbeing and quality of life.

Job role notes

• Salary: £25,453 per annum
• Hours: Full time 37 hours per week
• Location: Active Luton Centres

About the role

As an Activity Leader Group Fitness, you’ll support the delivery, coordination and quality of group fitness programmes across Active Luton’s centres. Working closely with the Group Gym & Fitness Manager, you’ll help ensure the smooth running of fitness activities, support instructors, and contribute to creating a positive and engaging experience for our customers. This hands‑on role involves working in a busy environment, preparing equipment, monitoring safety and delivering excellent customer service.

What you’ll be doing

• Supervising and supporting group fitness instructors to deliver high‑quality and safe fitness sessions.
• Assisting in the coordination and administration of group fitness programmes, including data management and customer retention activities.
• Ensuring all operational activity meets health and safety standards, centre policies and legal requirements.
• Preparing equipment and activity areas, ensuring they are clean, safe and well maintained.
• Engaging with customers, responding to enquiries and providing feedback to management teams.
• Contributing to the promotion and visibility of all Active Luton activities and programmes.
• Supporting with the monitoring of safety and intervening when required.

What we’re looking for

We’re seeking someone enthusiastic, organised and customer‑focused, with experience working in a leisure environment and supporting group activities. You’ll be comfortable working within established procedures, engaging positively with the public and taking responsibility for safety.

Skills

• Experience working in a leisure environment and supporting group fitness or activity sessions.
• Experience in a customer‑focused role.
• Ability to communicate politely and effectively with a wide range of people.
• Ability to follow established procedures and maintain accurate records.
• Basic IT skills, including email and word processing.
• Some knowledge of Health & Safety in group fitness.
• Level 2 coaching/teaching qualification.
• Ability to safely handle and move activity equipment.

What we offer

• Free swimming and heavily discounted gym membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme

Rota

Shift-based working across opening hours (details provided at interview).

How to apply

Please submit your CV and covering letter only via the link provided. Applications submitted elsewhere or incomplete will not be considered.
https://activelutonhr.my.site.com/xcdrecruit__Site_ExternalPositionDetails?id=a1zPz00000Bg7ht

Closing Date

05/01/2026

DBS

• Applicants must be willing to undergo child/vulnerable adult protection screening appropriate to the post, which may include checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Disability confident employer

Active Luton embraces diversity and inclusion, and promotes equality of opportunity in employment and volunteering, and across all the services we provide.
As a Disability Confident Committed employer we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the role. If you would like to access this scheme, please make this clear to us when you apply.
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and require all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child/vulnerable adult protection screening appropriate to the post, which may include checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.