Motive8 Health & Fitness – Personal Trainer Location: Leeds Rate of pay £18.00-£19.00 per hour motive8 North is a leading Personal Training company in Leeds. We have two personal training studios in Leeds City Centre and are recruiting an enthusiastic, passionate Personal Trainer to join the team. We are big believers in going the extra mile for our clients and are looking to recruit a Personal Trainer with high professional standards and customer service, someone who is proud of what they and their client achieve. You will be responsible for delivering 1:1 and small group training class, gym inductions at corporate and residential facilities, corporate wellbeing sessions and group fitness classes. You should be eager to build a client base and have a track record of good client retention. Some experience of using social media to create your online presence and brand awareness would be preferred, but not essential. You should be confident and competent in delivering consultations with new clients, health assessment and functional movement screens and be able to provide results-driven exercise programmes and personal training sessions for a wide variety of clients. You should be able to support your clients training needs with sound nutritional advice. Experience, Skills & Knowledge Personal Training · Experience in delivering 1:1 and small group personal training sessions to a wide variety and a proven track record of achieving client results · Excellent skills in designing and delivering exercise programmes based on a variety of client goals and medical/exercise history · Experience in providing nutritional advice and support · Provision of lifestyle support · Experience in delivering health assessments to monitor client progress · Experience of working with different populations · Ability to adapt their approach based on client’s goals, needs and injuries · An understanding of obstacles and barriers which client’s face in achieving their goals and how these can be overcome. · A sound understanding of anatomy, physiology & biomechanics and how these can be transferred to a practical setting · You should be willing to build a client base (this is not a self-employed position, therefore we will work closely with you to build up your client base) Classes · Experience in delivery of group fitness classes such as outdoor boot camps, circuit training, HIIT, boxing classes. · Ability to motivate class participants · Ability to engage with class participants and enhance class retention Residential Gym Inductions · Experience of performing of gym inductions to a high standard, explaining how to use all of the equipment safely and effectively Corporate Wellbeing Services · Confidence to deliver engaging, educational seminars and workshops which focus on improving health & wellbeing in the workplace · Confidence to deliver workplace classes · Effective communication skills · Excellent presentation skills Other · Experience of using social media in a professional environment would be welcome but not essential · Experience of writing health and fitness blogs would be preferred but not essential. · Experience of selling personal training and other products · You should be a role model to your clients and a source of motivation and inspiration · You should have a ‘can-do’ attitude and be able to create a rapport with all motive8 clients and colleagues · Effective communication skills · Engaging personality – be able to engage with a wide variety of clients · Be willing to work early mornings, evenings and Saturdays (if required). Qualifications At motive8 we love to learn, therefore we are looking for Personal Trainers with a passion for continued learning and development. You should hold the following qualifications: · Level 3 Personal Trainer Qualification · A sports/exercise related degree is preferred but not essential · Certificates in circuit training and boxing-style fitness classes are desirable but not essential. · A first aid qualification is desirable, but not essential · Additional CPD courses, workshops, seminars. Working with motive8 You will be mainly based at our two studios in Leeds City Centre in addition to delivering sessions at our corporate clients. This position is an employed position, on a paid per session basis, therefore we will work closely with you to build up your client base. We provide a work-place pension, holiday pay, staff benefits including medical care, company mobile phone and a training allowance. As this is an employed position, you do not need your own public liability insurance, this is provided by motive8. These benefits are in place after a six month probationary period.