The Regional Group Exercise Leads will be responsible for recruiting instructors and delivering training in SME areas, building a community, and serving as iconic regional leaders for each GEX stream. They will also be responsible for ensuring that no one gets on the timetable who isn't properly trained and vetted and own the quality assurance in their region. Additionally, the Regional Group Exercise Leads will be required to deliver at least three strategic 'iconic' classes per week in designated clubs.
Your Duties and Responsibilities...
- Recruit instructors and deliver training in SME areas for the Academy as a Master Trainer as scheduled by the Regional Product Training Manager.
- Build a community.
- Ensure no one gets on the timetable who isn't properly trained, assessed, and vetted.
- Serve as an iconic regional leader for each GEX stream.
- Own in club & class quality assurance for their region.
- Will have a structure of visits & assessments each month to cover all clubs delivering concepts.
- To assess no less than five and up to ten agreed instructors a week.
- Provide feedback and development points to the instructors.
- Support instructors through the instructor development pathway.
- Support and feedback on brand standards, and support on project & capex rollout as required.
- Deliver at least three strategic 'iconic' classes per week in designated clubs.
- Stand in to deliver project management of concept rollouts, following the Product Roll Out plan.
- To represent Virgin Active at/in marketing, PR, trade shows, conferences, and events as our SA expert.
- To deliver one in club masterclass / workshop, and or product event monthly.
- To deliver filming sessions in the studio if required for training & commercial persons.
- Advocate safety and ensure an overall safe environment for members and instructors.
We cant live without
- Relevant tertiary fitness qualification
- 3-5 years experience within the fitness or group ex role
- You are driven to achieve your own goals and you love motivating others.
- You leverage your life experience and charismatic personality to help members and instructors experience physical, mental, and emotional breakthrough moments.
- Your confident and cool under pressure.
- Confident in front of the camera.
- Programme specific knowledge:
- Grid Training Elite PT and or Specialist in Strength & Conditioning, Functional & HIIT training
- Boxing Elite PT and or Specialist in Boxing Techniques and Functional & HIIT training
- Flexibility to work a non-traditional schedule.
- An inclusive ethos and values system
- Exclusivity with the Virgin Active Health Clubs brand
- You speak eloquently and can engage and connect with anyone.
- You thrive on exceeding targets.
- You have a can-do approach. You think on your feet, and you roll with the punches when things change.
- Knowledge of business and marketing concepts and strategies.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Strong IT skills.
