Fitness Trainer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 8 May 2026
LOCATION
Stockton-On-Tees
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Associate
SALARY
£25,989 / year
CATEGORY
Sports & Leisure
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SKILLS

Fitness Program Design Exercise Instruction Gym Equipment Proficiency Fitness Assessments Communication Skills Teamwork IT Proficiency Shift Flexibility

FULL DESCRIPTION

Fitness Trainer - [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Location: Stockton-On-Tees | Salary: £25,583 - £25,989 per year | Type: Full-time, Permanent | Closing Date: 29 May 2026

Job Summary

  • Contract Type: Please See Advert Text
  • Working Pattern: Please see advert text (37 hours per week on shift rota)
  • Salary: Grade E point 5-6, £25,583 - £25,989 (actual pay)
  • Job Category: Schools - Support
  • Employment Location: Stockton-On-Tees
  • Number of Posts: 1

Further Information

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a large 11-16 school and specialist sports college. We are an ambitious and inclusive school with state of the art facilities and interactive technology in a well-resourced newly refurbished main building and a separate new Year 7 school.

Following an inspection in February 2023, Ofsted judged the school to be good in all areas. Results in the summer continued the upward trend. This is a great time to join our school.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a busy and vibrant school and community sports facility and we are looking to appoint a Fitness Trainer to cover a range of duties and responsibilities. Principally you will carry out fitness inductions and provide professional instruction on the safe and effective use of exercise equipment located in the fitness suite and exercise areas throughout the Sportsdrome. You will be proficient at preparing fitness programmes for gym members, and updating programmes appropriately following fitness reviews.

Excellent team working, organisational, and communication skills, both written and verbal are essential, alongside the ability to work effectively to tight deadlines whilst prioritising your workload efficiently and effectively using your own initiative. You will also be a confident IT user with an excellent level of proficiency and experience in a range of IT systems.

You will be friendly, approachable, enthusiastic, energetic, and self-motivated in order to meet the varying demands of a school and community use facility. You will have current or recent experience of teaching a variety of exercise classes, and practical gym experience.

The successful applicant will work a shift rota to include daytime, evenings, and weekend working. Please refer to the job description and person specification when applying for this post.

An official application form and further details are available on our web page [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] and should be returned to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. Alternatively, applications are also accepted by post (FAO Catherine Frost).

NB: we do not accept CVs.

Visits to the school are welcome by appointment; please call Catherine Frost on [contact hidden] or email using the details above.

CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2026, 12 NOON

The school is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The posts are subject to enhanced disbarring bureau service disclosure.

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