Job Description

Job Role

: Freelance Coach

Location

: Hitsona Chepstow, town centre

Hours

: 3-9 sessions per week to start, mix of early mornings, evenings and weekends

Pay

: From 15 per hour

About Hitsona

We are a unique fitness studio offering 25-minute, low impact, high intensity sessions for people who have been let down by traditional gyms or simply don't feel comfortable in the usual gym environment. Small groups, big energy, zero ego.

What you'll do:

- Coach engaging, inclusive 25-minute sessions using Hitsona formats

- Welcome members by name, give clear cues, regressions and progressions

- Keep the studio tidy and member-ready

- Initially coach a few sessions a week, with opportunities for this to grow

We are only interested in people who:

- Love people (though a love of dogs is also a bonus!)

- Love good music and are able to come up with awesome playlists

- Have LOTS of energy

- Are comfortable giving sweaty high fives

- Are comfortable in sweaty post-workout photos

- Can relate to a wide range of members, with most over the age of 50

- Are always on time

- Are genuinely into fitness and can come up with fun, safe session ideas

We're not for you if:

- Organised chaos makes you uncomfortable

- You can't play in a team

- You're uncomfortable being the only coach in a session

- You take yourself too seriously

- You're more interested in taking fitness selfies than exercising

You must have:

- Minimum of level 2 Gym Instructor qualification

- Valid First Aid certificate (or willingness to obtain one)

- Right to work in the UK

Nice to have:

- Level 3 Exercise for Older Adults qualification / experience working with older adults

- Experience working with groups

Contract status

This is a freelance/self-employed role. You'll invoice monthly and manage your own tax and NI. This role falls outside IR35 based on current duties. Holiday pay is not included in freelance fees.

Equal opportunities & accessibility

We're an equal opportunities employer. If you need adjustments at any stage, tell us and we'll make it work.

If you made if this far then we're looking for you!

Here's how the interview process will work:

- After application we'll reach out via email if we'd like to progress. If you don't hear from us within 1 week then we apologise but it's likely we've had lots of applicants and can only progress with some.

- We'll have an initial Zoom / Teams chat just to make sure you understand what the Hitsona ethos is all about, and to ensure that you'll fit into that ethos. This will be very informal, you don't need to treat it like an interview - we're not a big corporate gym we're a family-run studio and we simply want to ensure that we're bringing the best for our members!

- We'll then invite you to the studio for a face to face interview. At the end of this there will be a practical element where we will ask you to coach us through a 10-minute core workout routine, taking into account regressions and progressions. We'll give you more detail on this when you're invited into the studio for the formal interview.

Job Types: Part-time, Freelance

Pay: From 15.00 per hour

Benefits:

Employee discount
Application question(s):

What is it about Hitsona that has attracted you, and what experience do you have of coaching groups and older adults?
Licence/Certification:

Level 2 Gym Instructor Qualification (required) First Aid Certificate (preferred)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person