Group Exercise Coordinator 6 Month Contract
Virgin Active · London · £13.47/hr (stated in the posting)
As we evolve into Social Wellness Clubs, we are creating spaces and experiences that support every aspect of our members’ physical, mental, nutritional and social wellbeing. By bringing together expert guidance, genuine community, personalised experiences and innovative technology, we make wellness feel accessible, welcoming and easy to navigate. Virgin Active is committed to recruiting the finest people who share our passion for creating exceptional experiences and delivering world-class service every day. We are looking for a Group Exercise Coordinator to join our Product Team.
Role Type: Part Time
Number of Hours: 15
In this role, you will play a key part in elevating our world-class group exercise programme by delivering an engaging, balanced and commercially strong timetable. You will lead, coach and develop our instructor team, while ensuring consistently high standards across our classes and creating exceptional experiences that inspire members to live an active life.
The Role
- Support the execution and optimisation of a balanced, engaging and commercially strong group exercise timetable.
- Deliver your own classes with energy, creativity and unreasonable hospitality.
- Recruit, audition and onboard high-quality instructors, building a talented and motivated team.
- Coach and develop instructors through regular feedback and professional development opportunities.
- Coordinate workshops, masterclasses and themed events that increase participation and revenue.
- Maintain quality control by auditing sessions and ensuring consistently high standards.
- Ensure all classes are compliant with health & safety and statutory requirements.
- Monitor attendance, occupancy and performance metrics to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Act as a visible ambassador on the gym floor, building strong and genuine member relationships.
- Minimise cancellations and ensure operational excellence across the programme.
- Collaborate with PT, Events and wider club teams to deliver a seamless member experience.
Who We’re Looking For
- Level 3 Personal Training and Group Exercise qualification.
- Proven experience running a successful group exercise timetable.
- A genuine passion for health, wellness and delivering world-class experiences.
- Strong leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and develop a diverse instructor team.
- Commercial awareness and confidence interpreting performance data.
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
- A proactive, solutions-focused mindset.
- The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.
What You’ll Get
- The opportunity to be part of a brand redefining the future of wellness.
- A premium environment with industry-leading facilities.
- Development and progression opportunities aligned to your level.
- Access to a vibrant, engaged member community.
- The platform to build your career, reputation and impact.
The Perks
- 30 days (including bank holidays) annual leave – and we want you to take them.
- Access to The Peoples Pension, with our contributions at 3%.
- Complimentary Virgin Active membership for you and a buddy. You can also get free membership for your children too, ability to take advantage of our Club V.
- We want you to love Virgin Active like we do, so you get discounts across Virgin active – everything from guest passes to 50% off PT sessions.
- You will join Virgin Family - where not only can you communicate with your colleagues across Virgin Group, but also many discounts (including Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Holidays and Virgin Media/O2)
- Maintaining a healthy diet while at work can be hard, so we offer all our team members 20% off food and drink at our KAUAI branches located in clubs.
- Managing finances can be difficult, so we offer access to Salary Finance. They can support you with loans and savings plans, as well as help you become a personal finance expert.
- Mental health is a cornerstone of wellbeing. Our Health Heroes employer assistance programme is there when you need a helping hand with 6 free counselling sessions.
- We know finding a new home to rent can be stressful. We partner with Dexters who offer complimentary corporate letting services – meaning no tenant charges.
- Access to ePoints, offering loads of online discounts to retailers.
- Always wanted to take that yoga course? Well VA offer discount on all their Academy courses, trained by the very best instructors.