The role

Oxford City Council is seeking a Fitness Instructor who is community orientated and keen to make a real difference to the overall wellbeing of a diverse range of people in the local community.  Primarily working on site at our modern £4 million Rose Hill Community Centre which opened in January 2016, you will supervise the gym and fitness areas as well as delivering inductions and delivering a varied range of exercise/fitness classes. You will also be responsible for ensuring the highest standard of customer care is provided to the customers and local community who use the centre and that the fitness facility is kept clean and safe at all times.

If you have the relevant skills and experience, are passionate about the benefits of physical fitness as part of a holistic approach to wellbeing and can demonstrate real resilience in a demanding public facing environment, then we would like to hear from you.

About us

Oxford City Council prides itself on delivering high quality, cost effective public services. Oxford is a world class city and the Council has high aspirations for its services and employees. We are a multi-award winning Council and in May 2017 we were re-accredited at Gold level for Champion IiP status.   Our other awards include the Institute of Revenues Rating & Valuation (IRRV) ‘Excellence in Corporate Fraud’ winners 2016, Oxfordshire Environment Partnership (OEP) ‘Best Food Waste Reduction and Collection System’, and several ‘Team of the Year’ national and regional awards across our Service Areas. This builds on our previous success in achieving ‘Council of the Year’ in 2015.

With over 700 staff dedicated to delivering the best service possible to our communities this is an exciting time to be working in Local Government. We focus on improving outcomes for local people and you might be surprised at the range and quality of the services we provide.

We offer a fantastic range of staff benefits that include generous holiday (from 28 days a year plus bank holidays), local government pension scheme, subsidised leisure membership, discounted travel and flexible working in many roles. We offer well-defined opportunities through our learning and development programme. We also have an employee wellbeing programme, an employee assistance programme and support via our dedicated occupational health service.

How to apply

More information is available on the role profile document.  Please read this document to ensure that you meet our requirements.  More information about working for the Council, our values and vision, is available on our web site.

Applications should be made via select

For further information and how to apply online, please visit www.oxford.gov.uk

If you are unable to access our website please call 01865 252848. 

Note: For roles that require a DBS Certificate (Enhanced and or Barred List check), candidates are required to supply their complete work history. Please ensure you explain any gaps in your work history.

Closing Date:            08 July 2018

Late applications will not be processed

Interview Date(s):     20 July 2018

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Dave Morrell on 01865 749597 or email dmorrell@oxford.gov.uk

We want our workforce to reflect the diversity of the community we serve so we welcome applicants from all communities. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for any vacancies.

Oxford City Council is not currently licensed as a sponsor and cannot employ migrant workers outside the European Economic Area and Switzerland under the Point Based System rules, issued by the UK Border Agency.