Be Well Fitness Coach

Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

Various Leisure Centres across the Wigan Borough

Salary: Grade 4, £12,791.50 - £13,412 per annum. £13.26 - £13.90 per hour

18.5 hours per week

We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.

We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!

Your role:

As a BeWell Fitness coach, you will be part of a team helping to increase participation within leisure centres. You will support management in delivering and driving our core gym and studio products, such as Gym Inductions, 121 Consultations, Programme Reviews, Health Assessments, small group training and Personal Training. In doing so you will have the ability to deliver group exercise classes or a future commitment to upskill in this area.

We are dedicated to developing individuals who are passionate about improving fitness to residents across the Borough to ensure you succeed to become the best Instructor you can be.

You will have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment whilst ensuring that you always deliver a high level of professional customer service.

You will be expected to work a variety of shifts which will vary across Monday to Friday and weekends on a rota basis.

About you:

The ideal person will confidently operate and maintain fitness equipment, ensuring safe use and high hygiene standards. They will support customers with tailored training programmes and uphold all safety policies. Flexibility to work across multiple sites is essential, along with assisting in marketing and fitness initiatives. They should collaborate effectively with the Wellbeing Team, attend relevant training, maintain accurate participation records, and help achieve attendance and service delivery targets through excellent customer engagement and operational support.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.

The BeWell Team are committed to support the health and wellbeing of our residents across the Wigan Borough. Whether this be supporting our youngest residents embark on their first swimming lesson or supporting individuals and community groups with existing exercise and wellbeing programmes. We pride ourselves on offering an extensive and diverse range of physical activities to support our residents and encourage everyone to get active and achieve a healthier lifestyle and increase sport participation.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

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For further information, please contact Darren Bibby on email Darren.bibby@wigan.gov.uk

Interview date: 23rd March 2026

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus Child barred list check

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