Gym Instructor

Multiple Roles Available - Gym Instructors/Personal Trainers

• Permanent Part Time (20hours per week)
• Casual opportunities available
• $27.84 per hour + super (plus 25% loading for casual roles)

The Wangaratta Sports & Aquatic Centre (WSAC) is excited to offer an outstanding opportunity for Gym Instructors/Personal Trainers to lead in a dynamic gym environment. As a key part of our team, you will play a proactive role in ensuring safety, motivation, and cleanliness, all while providing a fantastic experience to our customers and contributing to the excellence of the Centre.

In this stunning regional facility, your main focus will be creating a welcoming, safe, and engaging environment for our members. To be successful in this role, you will need experience with a Certificate III & IV in Fitness, strong customer service skills, and problem-solving abilities. This role demands the ability to think on your feet in a fast-paced environment. We’re looking for a reliable team player who can support their colleagues and pay close attention to detail, particularly when it comes to safety and cleanliness.

WSAC also offers a range of benefits, including free gym membership, prioritised training and development opportunities, and flexible working arrangements for a healthy work-life balance. If this sounds like you, we’d love to meet you! 

Weekend availability is preferred but not required.

What’s in it for you:

• Build your own private clientele with NO rent, NO start-up fees, and NO competition between trainers!
• Enjoy immediate income while building rapport and expanding your client base.
• Access to an existing client list with plenty of opportunities for growth.
• Work in a passionate, dynamic team environment that respects your skills and supports your development.
• An environment where we live and breathe our company values.
• Open to both experienced trainers and newcomers looking to start their fitness career.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and conduct innovative, safe and effective workout programs both for individuals and for circuit-based gym groups – based on client need. 
• Maintain supervision and support of participants at all times, including correcting dangerous technique when observed. 
• Use a thorough needs analysis and goal-based approach in determining individual clients needs and coach the individual through their plan. 
• Evaluate and monitor participation in fitness programs

Qualifications:

• Certificate III in Fitness
• Certificate IV in Fitness
• HLTAID003 Provide First Aid
• HLTAID001 Provide CPR
• Working with Children Check
• Willingness to obtain a Police Check

About you:

• Hands-on, with a positive, can-do attitude and natural motivational skills.
• Passionate about fitness, wellness, and health.
• Driven by the desire to achieve the best results for our members and further your career in the health and fitness industry.
• Flexible with working arrangements to ensure a balanced lifestyle.

Why Join Us?

• Growth Opportunity: Shape and expand your role within a new and evolving team.
• Community Impact: Play a key role in transforming the Wangaratta Sports & Aquatic Centre into a top destination for fitness and leisure.
• Dynamic Environment: Work alongside a supportive leadership team in a challenging and rewarding role.

For further enquiries about this position should be directed to Gracie Reid, Health and Fitness Team Leader - g.reid@wangaratta.vic.gov.au. 

Applications close at 3pm on Monday, 7th April 2025 and will be reviewed on receipt, and successful candidates may be contacted prior to the closing date.

Rural City of Wangaratta is a child safe and equal opportunity employer.  Employment applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are encouraged. In addition, applications for positions that work with children must provide referees who can comment on their experience working with children.  These roles also require a valid Working with Children Check and all roles require a National Criminal History Check. 

When submitting your application, you will need to include:

• Your current contact details;
• A cover letter to your application. This document is an introduction to your application and will generally include an outline as to why you have applied for the role;
• A current resume with a minimum of two current referees;
• A letter stating how you meet the key selection criteria, providing evidence that clearly demonstrates what you have achieved in relation to the position. It is helpful to use each selection criteria as a heading and then explain how your skills and experience meet that criterion; and
• Copies of any relevant qualifications or licence.

If you're ready to take your fitness career to the next level with a company that truly values your contribution, apply now!