Details
1111987
University of Leicester
01/06/2026
6 Months
This role is for 35 hours over 7 days a week (Working 5 days over 7 days) where required across the service. Shifts are as required as per the requirements of the Sports Centre Operational Times, including bank holidays, early, late and weekend shift
Uniform Provided
Pay
£13.04
£1.57
Description
Role
The University of Leicester is seeking a qualified, friendly and proactive Active Life Advisor to join the Sport & Active Life team, based at the Danielle Brown Sports Centre or Roger Bettles Sports Centre. This is a customer facing role within a vibrant university sports environment, supporting members of the university community to engage safely and effectively with gym based physical activity.
Working as part of a small and supportive team, the postholder will contribute to the day to day delivery of Sport & Active Life services. The role involves cross site working where required, with a designated base site allocated on appointment.
Duties and responsibilities
The Active Life Advisor will provide instruction, support, advice and encouragement to customers using the gym facilities, helping them to maximise the effectiveness of their fitness activities. This includes conducting individual and group inductions, designing personalised fitness programmes in consultation with customers, answering enquiries and completing general gym administrative tasks.
The role also involves maintaining high standards of health and safety through effective supervision, implementing the operational health and safety regime and managing capacity and compliance within the facilities.
The postholder will monitor, clean and, where appropriate, maintain fitness equipment and activity areas to the required standard, ensuring a welcoming and safe environment for all users.
Skills and experience
To be successful in this role, you must hold a recognised certified fitness qualification equivalent to REPS Level 2, as applicants without a current Level 2 gym or fitness qualification cannot be considered.
You will have experience of working within a customer service environment and be confident in providing fitness advice and guidance to a diverse range of customers.
You will be IT literate across Microsoft Office programmes and willing to undertake an enhanced DBS check. The role requires flexibility, as hours are worked over seven days a week, including early, late, weekend and bank holiday shifts, in line with Sports Centre operational requirements
Location
Danielle Brown Sports Centre or Roger Bettles Sports Centre, University of Leicester (Potential for cross-site working, but a base site will be allocated to you if successful)
Additional information
To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role.
Informal enquiries are welcome, and should be made to Aaron Spencer at as1512@leicester.ac.uk.
Duration: 6 months (potential extension)
Closing date for applications: Thursday 21 May 2026.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 because the appointee will have substantial access to young people and/or vulnerable adults. Therefore, an appointment to this post will be subject to checking through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The successful applicant(s) for this post will, therefore, be required to give consent for the University to check and obtain appropriate clearance with the DBS for the existence and content of any criminal record in the form of an Enhanced Child Workforce check.
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