Fitness Assistant

As a Fitness Assistant, you will assist the Active Lifestyles Manager in the efficient, effective, and economic delivery of services and the utilisation of resources to fulfil the requirements of Met Active and Cardiff Met Sport.

Under the direction of the Active Lifestyles Manager, you will ensure the Met Active facilities and associated areas, the sports programme and service delivery are of the highest standard during all hours.

You will be an enthusiastic and friendly professional with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, coupled with a commitment to providing an excellent experience to Cardiff Met students, staff and external users of the facilities.

You’ll support by: 

• Assistingthe Health and Fitness Manager in implementing training, fitness testing, personal fitness programmes, and ensuring the needs of students, staff, disabled groups, and external users are met.
• Providing a presence and clear responsibility for the Centres, the equipment, and the customers during hours of duty.
• Daily cleaning, and routine checks / maintenance of the fitness equipment and to carry out spot cleaning within the Centres and associated areas as required.
• Delivering / instructing fitness classes in conjunction with the fitness class timetable.
• Providing support to the Active Lifestyles Manager in delivering and promoting healthy university initiatives.
• Assisting the Duty Managers in the implementation of the sport programme, ensuring the needs of students, staff and external users are met on both the Cyncoed and the Llandaff Campuses.
• Promoting the Sports & Fitness Membership and to issue memberships to students, staff, and external customers.
• Checking bookings and challenge unauthorised entrance and prevent inappropriate or illegal use of the sports facilities and equipment.

What you’ll bring

• REPS / CIMSPA Level 2 Qualification.  
• A good understanding of customer care and health and safety. 
• Ability to work equally comfortably as part of a team and independently. 
• Effective communication and time management skills. 
• Good organisational skills.  

Why join Cardiff Metropolitan University?

We are a values-based University. We are proud of our culture, and we are there for our people. Our community spirit is the golden thread that underpins our values and behaviours. We support and embrace inclusion that enables everyone to feel respected and able to perform at their best. By joining our University, you'll find yourself in a unique environment where a wealth of knowledge and resources are readily available, supporting you with your career development. 

We offer excellent benefits such as:

• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with generous monthly contributions.
• Excellent family friendly policies – take a look on our Policy Hub page.
• Opportunities to learn and develop your skills with access to library and digital services facilities.
• Excellent sports and fitness facilities with subsidised membership.
• Free family access to our independent specialist wellbeing support provider, Health Assured.

Contact us

For more information about the role please contact Allison Jones on AGJones@cardiffmet.ac.uk.

All applications must be submitted online.  

The person specification will be used as a tool for shortlisting; so please make sure you use this information when writing your application. You can find useful hints and tips about how to apply by visiting our Application Guidance page.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Should a high volume of applications be received, we may need to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage you to apply as early as possible.

We use the person specification as a tool for shortlisting; so please make sure you use this information when writing your application. You can find useful hints and tips about how to apply by visiting our Application Guidance page. 

The University is committed to creating a highly inclusive culture. We offer family friendly and flexible working arrangements and a range of staff networks, forums and events to support and develop our people. We warmly welcome applications from those traditionally underrepresented in the higher education sector.