Health And Fitness Instructor

"YOU COULD MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE"

Primary Work Location: Lake Haven NSW 

• Deliver quality fitness programs and help our community achieve fitness goals
• Bring your flexible, team oriented approach with a focus on quality customer experiences
• Permanent part time position - minimum 20 hours per week with the potential to work regular hours up to 38 hours delivering group fitness classes and/or personal training 
• Work roster is negotiable for successful candidate

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. 

Today the Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, with the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia.

In this permanent part time role you will be part of our passionate Health and Fitness Crew who take pride in working together to enhance the fitness of Central Coast Council residents and guests. Along with your expertise in developing and delivering tailored personal fitness programs, you will demonstrate outstanding interpersonal skills and a customer centric approach which ensures clients are able to meet their fitness goals in a safe and supportive environment.

The successful applicant will be employed for a minimum of 20 hours per week, however their may be opportunities to work additional hours. Shifts will be rostered from Monday to Friday 6am-8pm with some weekend work on a rotating basis. 

This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.

Key activities of this role include:

• Deliver supervision and Fitness programming for clients using the Health and Fitness centre to enable participants to achieve their personal development goals and improve the Health and Fitness of the community
• Maintain excellent and ongoing customer focus within the business, to ensure a positive experience for all users 
•  Ensure that participant safety at all times through provision of safe activities and continual surveillance of fitness centre users 

About You:

• You are a registered Fitness Professional - Gym Instructor
• You are ideally a Registered Fitness Professional - Group Fitness Instructor 
• You are ideally a Registered Fitness Professional - Personal Trainer 
• You ideally have your Pilates qualifications including Reformer 
• You have a current First Aid qualification (HLTAID 003)
• You have a current Provide Resuscitation Certificate (HLTAID 001)
• You have a valid Working with Children Check as per Child Protection (Working with Children) Regulation 2013, or willing to obtain prior to any offer of employment
• You take pride in seeing people reach their fitness goals
• Demonstrated experience developing and delivering personal Health and Fitness programs
• Demonstrated experience working in a sport, fitness or wellbeing environment
• Demonstrated ability to participate and actively contribute in a team environment to achieve organisational goals and outcomes
• Strong customer service ethos and a demonstrated customer-centric approach to service provision
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with other staff and members of the public both verbally and in writing

About Us:

• We are a large organisation delivering a wide variety of services to our local community;
• You’ll be joining a team of fitness professionals who excel at what they do;
• We offer a supportive work environment with opportunities for career development;
• We provide opportunities to collaborate with subject matter experts from a variety of areas across the organisation;
• We offer an attractive range of benefits to our employees.

Please refer to the Position Description for detailed information on the position and required skills and experience.

This role provides a salary range of between $557.60 to $668.80 per week (based off 20 hours per week) + 11% superannuation.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake a course of vaccinations against Hepatitis A and B and Tetanus or demonstrate their immunity.

Enquiries: Sally Hyslop, Team Leader Fitness and Sport on ph: 0407 492 ***.

Please note: Due to the current COVID-19 situation interviews may now be conducted via Microsoft Teams.

If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.

Closing Date:  Applications close at Midnight on Sunday 10 March 2024. 

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HOW TO APPLY

Thank you for your interest in the position.

For more information on applying for a role with Central Coast Council please click on the following link: https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/council/about-council/careers-and-volunteering/applying-position

Apply now using our fast, easy to use on-line application process. 

Don't have access to a computer or electronic device? Applications can be lodged at any of Council's 11 Library locations. Pre-book a free 1 hour computer time-slot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the  Library enquiry counter.

Please note that you do not need a "password" to use our on-line application system, however you will need to complete your application without leaving the system as your application will not be saved.

** It is recommended that you review the questions and prepare your responses in a Word document or similar before commencing your on-line application. Your responses will not be saved if you encounter any problems submitting your application.

** We recommend that you use Google Chrome for best System performance.

To lodge your application, please follow the below steps:

Step 1:  Answer the on-line questions shown below. Please ensure that you provide as much detail as possible in response to the questions asked.

Step 2:  Attach your Resume 

Step 3:  Attach your qualifications and licences

Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.

IMPORTANT: If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing *******@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au or phone 0409 601 *** to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need.

Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail.  Please be advised, in order to ensure you receive all email communications from Central Coast Council, please whitelist '*******@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au' in your preferred email client.   For Further instructions please click here. 

 PLEASE NOTE: By completing and submitting this online application you confirm that any information provided by yourself in this application is true & correct and acknowledge that any offer of employment may be withdrawn should the information that you have provided in support of your application be shown to be false.  You also consent to employment screening checks being conducted where appropriate.  This may include associated checks (Referee check, Working With Children Check, Entitlement to Work in Australia, Employment History and an Australian Federal Police Check) as well as substantiation of educational qualifications, industry memberships, previous Central Coast Council employment history and association with professional bodies.

I also acknowledge that I will be required to provide proof of eligibility (including photo identification) to work in Australia if selected for an interview.