Fitness Instructor

Sharnbrook Academy, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK44 1JL

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  22 February 2026 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  9 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12.69 - £12.89 Hourly 16 hours a weekend (8 hours Saturday and 8 hours Sunday)

Fitness Instructor job summary

Vacancy for Fitness Instructor

Salary: Meridian Trust Grade 3, Point 2-3

Hours: 16 hours per weekend (8 hours Saturday and 8 hours Sunday), 52 weeks per year.

We have an exciting opportunity to join Sharnbrook Academy Leisure as a Fitness Instructor!

Sharnbrook Academy Leisure is a gym and sports facility targeted to community driven fitness. Our mission is to provide leading fitness and leisure facilities to local communities. This comes from the core passion and shared values across its diversely skilled team. This aligned with a vision of driving functional fitness further within the education sector is what we feel identifies us as the spearhead for community fitness and leisure.

The opportunity:

• Would you like to join a developing Leisure facility with future opportunities, working with a passionate driven team?
• A career as a Fitness Instructor is hugely rewarding. As a recently developed gym facility with an exciting future, Academy Leisure would give you the tools to develop and progress your career as a Fitness Instructor.
• You will monitor all activities that take place in the gym and give our members a fabulous experience two days a week. This is a combined role, supervising the gym and other areas of the facility. With an ever-growing membership base there is a perfect opportunity to develop your Personal Trainer portfolio.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Level 2 Fitness Instructor Qualification.
• Experience in the Fitness Industry.
• Experience in Group Training.
• Confidence in facility management
• Coaching and motivational skills.
• Passionate about customer service.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

About Meridian Trust -

Meridian Trust is a values-led organisation formed in 2011 that has risen to be one of the highest-performing academy trusts in the country. The Trust is founded on its commitment to a high-quality educational provision for all at the heart of local communities.

Meridian Trust offers a wealth of fantastic benefits for teaching and support staff which are highlighted below but are not limited to -

• Apprenticeship and CPD opportunities which allow you to gain specialist knowledge in a role you are passionate about developing in
• Opportunity to jump start your career in teaching through our dedicated Initial Teacher Training Team (ITT)
• Support for mental health and wellbeing through our Employee Assistance Programme and other resources
• Cycle to work scheme
• Defined benefit local government or Teacher’s pension scheme
• Healthcare benefits including free eye test vouchers and flu vaccinations
• Free on-site parking
• Discounts on a wide range of benefits from everyday essentials to holidays

To explore our full range of benefits, please visit https://www.meridiantrust.co.uk/jobs-and-training/benefits/.

If you're up for the challenge...we would love to hear from you!

For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below.

Closing date for applications:22/02/2026

Interviews will be held on:02/03/2026

We reserve the right to close the applications early if a suitable candidate is sourced.

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as social media checks.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Sharnbrook Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1685 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sharnbrook Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sharnbrook-academy

Sharnbrook Academy is a member of the Sharnbrook Academy Federation multi-academy trust. Our academy is set in attractive rural surroundings and provides excellent opportunities for pupils aged 11 to 18. We are proud to be part of an organisation where students thrive in lessons and make significant contributions to the wider life of the school through extracurricular activities, work in the community and by participating in local and national competitions. Student behaviour is exemplary, and the climate for learning is vibrant and inclusive.

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