Personal Trainer Apprenticeship

Summary

Multi Skilled Apprentice working with in many roles and areas within the facilities, including, Fitness room, Font of House, Operation set up/clear downs in meeting rooms and sports halls and cleaning.

Annual wage: £9,984 a year
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Training course: Personal trainer (level 3)
Hours: 30 hours a week including early mornings, late evenings and weekends. Exact shifts TBC
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Thursday 21 November
Duration: 1 year 3 months
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Multi Skilled Apprentice working with in many roles and areas within the facilities, including, Fitness room, Font of House, Operation set up/clear downs in meeting rooms and sports halls and Cleaning.

Service Development

Promote a positive member journey and experience that generates compliments and helps retain members
Interact with members
Aid retention target of fitness members through consistent delivery of the EA NOP/CSOP Standards
Book members in for appointments on the MRM software
- Support the centre's work towards Quest, IiP, ISO 14001/45001, 18001 and other awards

A safe, secure, clean, well maintained facilities that are accessible and inclusive for all.

Ensure your shifts start on time
Wear uniform as per the company standard
Check equipment is fully operational
Maintain stores in a clean and tidy condition as per the storage plans
Turn lights and air conditioning off in areas not in use
Complete cleaning and maintenance in accordance with the Normal Operating Procedure (NOP) and sign off the relevant cleaning and maintenance schedule
Ensure all energy reduction actions are undertaken on a daily basis throughout your shift
To follow Emergency Action Plan procedures at site

Offer a warm and friendly welcome every time.

Deliver a customer experience that generates customer compliments.

Listen, value and respond to all comments made by customers.

Greet customers positively and make them feel welcome and at ease (Smile, Welcome, Eye Contact and Enthusiastic, Listen and Learn Names)
Ensure that meaningful interaction is given to customers and recorded via Single Customer View (SCV)
Undertake and promote Group Exercise and Personal Training as fitness based solutions to customers as well as online options
Undertake and promote appointments in line with the company NOP's
Create an environment where the customer receives an experience that generates customer compliments
Deliver a customer experience that generates customer compliments
Have knowledge of the facilities programme
Respond to comments in a positive manner and put systems in place to prevent reoccurrence where possible.
Support other departments within the centre as needed

At the Grange Community and Leisure Centre you will be studying towards your Personal Trainer Enhanced Apprenticeship Level 3 Standard over the course of 15-18 months.

Where you’ll work

Bepton Road

GU29 9HD

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED

Your training course

Personal trainer (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Ability to apply appropriate methods and techniques to facilitate clients’ desired physiological goals.

Assess clients’ readiness to change behaviour and apply effective change strategies, communication techniques and motivation to facilitate healthy behaviours that move them towards their goals and promote programme adherence.

Implement a range of theories relating to client motivation and behaviour change.

Identify commonly occurring conditions and provide information, advice and support to clients where required.

Promote wellness advice and demonstrate an understanding of how modern lifestyles impact upon the health and wellbeing of the client, providing signposting to appropriate professionals where relevant.

Design, tailor and coach an effective exercise programme, using appropriate equipment. Continuously monitor and review the effectiveness of the exercise programme to ensure it is engaging, varied and progressive to clients’ needs and goals, whilst following the principles of training and exercise science.

Develop and deliver exercise sessions in environments other than the gym to individuals and small groups. Review and evaluate the effectiveness of these exercise programmes and amend accordingly.

Correctly demonstrate a wide range of exercise techniques, carry out reviews and advise clients on their performance and apply suitable adaptations for those at different levels of fitness.

Analyse clients’ performance and apply suitable adaptations, regressions, progressions and corrective strategies to ensure continued success.

Analyse client’s dietary habits and identify areas for improvement.

Apply nutritional principles when developing exercise and lifestyle programmes for clients.

Ensure the use of appropriate IT systems to support and manage all aspects of a personal training business such as record keeping, sales and invoicing, client and group management, class scheduling, retention levels and session reminders.

Manage the effectiveness of a client’s exercise programme through the use of appropriate available systems.

Use appropriate products to support and manage clients effectively. Present, analyse and interpret data and information in line with professional practice.

Provide a high standard, client focused service through excellence in the fitness environment and application of best practice such as injury prevention and risk management.

Demonstrate tact and discretion when handing client data, adhering to relevant legislation

Ability to effectively communicate with clients using a range of techniques.

Be able to interpret and evaluate communication and adapt own communication styles in order to encourage and motivate clients to achieve their goals.

Ability to implement and adapt strategies to successfully gain and retain clients, ensuring the development and sustainability of the client base.

Plan and regularly review business performance in order to meet business goals and targets whilst identifying areas for improvement.

Implement a variety of effective marketing strategies to engage prospective clients.

Ability to promote and sell products and personal training services.

Your training plan

Personal Trainer - Enhanced - Apprenticeship L3 including Functional Skills in maths and English.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

None required (grade None required)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Team Working
Organisation Skills

About this company

Set in Midhurst, West Sussex, The Grange Community and Leisure Centre is a great place for all of the family to come to keep active. We offer a state-of-the-art gym, two squash courts and an extensive group fitness programme that is designed to suit all tastes and requirements. We also offer a fantastic health suite to help you relax after your workout, while the sports hall hosts hockey, netball, badminton and five-a-side football sessions, among others. Furthermore, we also boast a dedicated

After this apprenticeship

Fitness Motivator, Personal Trainer, Recreational Assistant/Team leader.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000282659.

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Closes in 23 days (Thursday 14 November)

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