Gym Coach - ERN06692


Company:	East Renfrewshire Council
Salary:	£28,937 to £29,612 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Barrhead, G78 1SW
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	12 Nov 2026
Closing date:	22 Nov 2026

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Summary

Job Details

JOB TITLE:

Gym Coach

JOB STATUS:

Full Time

DURATION:

Fixed term for 20 months

NUMBER OF VACANCIES:

GRADE:

HOURLY RATE:

£15.00 - £15.35

ANNUAL SALARY:

£28,937 - £29,612

HOURS PER WEEK:

WORK PATTERN:

5 days over 4 across a 3-week shift pattern. Early shifts start at 5:45 am, with the back shift finishing at 22:00

Weekend working included

LOCATION:

Barrhead Foundry, Eastwood High School, Eastwood Leisure Centre and Neilston Leisure Centre

Advert Text

At Enjoy East Ren, we aim to be Welcoming, Inspiring and provide an Excellent experience for our customers. We operate our Gym and Group Fitness teams across multiple venues and offer a high standard of customer service to our members.

We have an exciting fixed-term opportunity to join our Gym team in a role whose primary purpose is being responsible for our valued customers' fitness experience whilst using Enjoy East Ren.

As part of the role, you would be responsible for the day-to-day running of our gym floors, introducing new customers to our facilities, leading group fitness classes, and maintaining standards of cleanliness, health and safety.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate to us that they are genuinely passionate about fitness and capable of delivering an excellent fitness experience to our customers.

For more about Enjoy East Ren and joining our team please visit

www.enjoyeastren.org/join-our-team

This post is subject to a Level 2 Disclosure Check.

Please note that to ensure new employees receive adequate support, guidance and training when taking up a new post, Enjoy East Ren operates a probation period of 26 weeks.

Recruitment Dates

Closing date for applications: midnight on Sunday 22 November 2026

Shortleet date: 23 November 2026

Interview date: Practical assessment – 02 December 2026 (If successful candidates will be invited to attend final interview on 09 December 2026

If you would like an informal discussion about the post, please contact Kenny McDonnell, Gym & Fitness Manager, at kenny.mcdonnell@enjoyeastren.org (No agencies please)

Additional Information

For details of our employment policies and terms and conditions, please visit our Council Careers page

https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/careers

Please note – all applicants will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon verifying documentary evidence before employment commences. Further information can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work

Please note – East Renfrewshire Council does not provide Visa sponsorship.

References – during your application form completion you must provide details of a minimum of 2 referees, 1 of which should be your most recent or current employer. It is also a requirement that the referees are your previous/current managers and are not the details of work colleagues operating at the same level as you or personal referees. Please note only work email addresses for referees will be accepted. Please contact

hrdirect@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk with any questions.

Employability Support – Work East Ren

– For further support on completing job applications, East Renfrewshire residents can access free support from our employability team Work East Ren. They can also provide general support with other employability matters. Please contact Work East Ren on 0141 577 8438, email

worker@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk or visit the website

https://www.workeastren.co.uk/

Use of AI in applications

– Please fill out the application using your own words, based on your own experiences. We value authenticity and are genuinely interested in reading candidates’ personally written applications. We therefore ask that candidates do not use AI tools to complete recruitment application forms. Where an application appears to have been AI generated it may result in your application not being considered.

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