Job Description

Commercial Services

Hours: 1.0 FTE 35.75 hours per week.

Grade 3: 23,881 - 24,344 per annum (with possible progression to 25,733).

Contract: Open Ended

Ref: CRSF03000A

Queen Margaret University Sport & Fitness is looking for a friendly, enthusiastic and customer focused individual to join their team. The facilities include a fitness suite and weights room, exercise studio, outdoor all-weather pitch and sports hall. The successful applicant will be required to supervise the use of all areas of the centre, carry out gym inductions and programmes, set up equipment, deliver exercise classes, provide excellent customer service and reception duties.





You will have a Fitness Instructor (Gym) qualification equivalent to REPs level 2, the ability to lead group exercise classes and a First Aid at Work certificate. The ability to work in a team within a customer service focused environment is essential for the role. You should be adaptable, flexible and be able to use your own initiative. Previous experience in a similar position, a REPs level 3 qualification, the ability to instruct specialised exercise classes (for example, indoor cycling, yoga etc.) and sports coaching experience would be desirable for the role. Shifts will include working evenings and weekends.

The closing date for this position is Thursday 15

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May 2025 at 23.59

Interviews will be taking place on Tuesday 27

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May 2025

Please note, this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a high volume of applications.





Should you wish to apply for the vacancy please visit our vacancies page download the job description and complete an application online.





If you have any queries regarding the application process or require special assistance, please contact Human Resources by email at recruitment@qmu.ac.uk





This role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. Therefore, we cannot progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK.





As a university, we are committed to the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers alongside Concordat to Support Research Integrity and were, in fact, the first Scottish Higher Education Institute (and part of the first UK cohort of institutes) to publicly declare our commitment to its principles.





Queen Margaret University is committed to equality of opportunity for all by providing a supportive, flexible and inclusive working environment, and we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. Please have a look at our Diversity, Wellbeing and Inclusion Calendar





We are proud to hold an Athena SWAN Bronze Award which recognises the advancement of gender equality at QMU. Find out more about Athena SWAN here





We have a number of family friendly policies and are happy to consider job share applications.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, should you require any specific arrangements during the recruitment process please contact Human Resources on

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