Gym & Fitness Manager

Description:

Atlantic Racquet Centre (ARC) are seeking to appoint an experienced Gym & Fitness Manager to take on the management of ARC Fitness, ensuring the facility is sustainable, fully functional and operational on a day to day basis and delivering a user experience of the highest quality.

ARC is a growing community racquet & fitness centre and charity where everyone can exercise, socialise and learn together. The centre currently boasts over 1300 members regularly accessing our 10 tennis courts, 4 badminton courts, table tennis tables, 2 Squash courts and large Functional Fitness gym – ARC Fitness.

ARC Fitness is a functional fitness gym for local people who participate in community sport currently servicing over 500 members and offering a weekly timetable of around 30 classes. Our unique, inclusive, and accessible gym space provides a multi-purpose, functional and spacious full body workout room for people across North Devon who regularly participate in sport or who are looking to improve their health & wellbeing through fitness and exercise.

The Gym & Fitness Manager is responsible for the overall management of the Gym & Fitness operation. They will be responsible for the growth, development and retention of our successful fitness class offering, managing our team of skilled coaches, programming/writing content, timetabling sessions and delivering classes as a coach on the programme. They will also be responsible for the day to day smooth running of our Open Gym offering and its associated equipment procurement and upkeep requirements. The Gym & Fitness Manager will also play a key role in delivering the Health & Wellbeing objectives of the charity, forging and maintaining a multitude of community links and ensuring our facility is accessible to some of the most disadvantaged members of our community.

The Gym & Fitness Manager will be responsible for the financial sustainability of the Gym & Fitness operation and will prepare monthly financial and participation reporting data for the General Manager and will be heavily involved in financial analysis and strategic planning. They will take an active role in sales and marketing and the continued growth & development of our community focussed gym membership scheme.

The Essential requirements of the successful candidate:

· A good up to date knowledge of the Fitness industry and in particular Functional Fitness & Strength & Conditioning for sport.

· Experience in managing a large Gym facility and associated fitness programme

· Experience in growing a Gym and a programme that fits the needs of the users

· Experience of motivating and managing a team of fitness coaches

· Understanding the charitable aims and objectives of ARC

· Strong leadership and team management skills

· Prepared to take on a challenge

· Energy, personality, ambition and a passion for functional fitness

Additional skills:

· Ability to programme/ write content for Function Fitness and Weightlifting style classes

· Personal Trainer qualified to level 3

· An interest in strength & conditioning/ physical training for sport

· Proven track record in growing a facility programme and membership

· Experience of grant applications and bid writing

· In date safeguarding training