Open Positions at Virgin Active South Africa

Your Duties and Responsibilities...

Group Exercise Management

• Oversee the execution of Pilates & Yoga classes within assigned clubs, ensuring schedules are optimized to meet member needs and wellness goals.
• Implement quality control processes, conducting instructor assessments to ensure consistency and excellence in class delivery.
• Collaborate with the RGEM to optimize group exercise timetables, ensuring efficient use of resources and budgets and a diverse offering of classes.

 Instructor Recruitment & Development

• Recruit, onboard, and train group exercise instructors, aligning them with Virgin Active’s culture and quality standards.
• Provide ongoing coaching and feedback, supporting instructors’ growth through workshops, skills sessions, and qualification courses.
• Monitor performance, managing underperforming instructors through development plans or terminations as needed, in coordination with the RGEM.

Member Engagement & Experience

• Facilitate member induction processes that promote group exercise participation and create an engaging pathway for new members.
• Organize and lead events and activations to boost class participation, fostering a vibrant fitness community.
• Partner with the EEM to integrate group exercise P&Y into the broader member wellness journey,

Operational Excellence

• Work alongside the Clubs to maintain high standards for group exercise facilities, ensuring spaces are well-equipped and safe for members and instructors.
• Uphold health and safety compliance, providing an inspiring and safe environment for fitness activities.
• Support the rollout of new group exercise programs in P&Y, managing the implementation and ensuring successful integration within clubs.

Performance Monitoring & Reporting

• Track and report on key performance indicators, collaborating with the RGEM to ensure alignment with Virgin Active’s strategic goals.
• Metrics include total access and utilization, class counts, attendance rates, occupancy levels, and capacity.
• The role involves identifying underperforming clubs, locations, classes, and instructors, as well as managing quality control, hiring assessments, and training metrics such as workshops, refresher sessions, skills development, and qualification courses.

 Collaboration & Community Building

• Build and sustain a vibrant fitness community by integrating group exercise programs into club activities and events.
• Represent Virgin Active at local and national events, workshops, and promotional activities, showcasing expertise and driving member engagement.

Our Minimum Requirements...

We can’t live without… (Minimum Requirements)

• Relevant tertiary fitness qualification in Pilates and or Yoga.
• 3-5 years’ experience within the fitness or group exercise role
• You are driven to achieve your own goals, and you love motivating others.
• You leverage your life experience and charismatic personality to help members and instructors experience physical, mental, and emotional breakthrough moments.
• Your confident and cool under pressure.
• Confident in front of the camera.
• Programme specific knowledge in Pilates & Yoga specialization
• Flexibility to work a non-traditional schedule.
• An inclusive ethos and values system

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Your Purpose...

• To inspire people to live active lives shall be responsible for completing maintenance plans and tasks.
• Assisting with maintenance administration.
• The Maintenance Operator is hands on in their position completing maintenance plans and tasks, to the Regional standards and at all times delivering service excellence.

Your Duties and Responsibilities...

COMPLETING MAINTENANCE PLANS AND TASKS AS INSTRUCTED

• Check job book, fitness checklist and open/close MOD checklist for faults.
• Complete tasks from RAP sheet of brand standards and within time constraints.
• Attend to breakdowns/incidents as required and within turn around time.
• Receive instructions from daily meeting with Maintenance Technician/Manager.
• Carry out preventative maintenance and service plans.
• Be hands on in repair of all equipment, and premises (including outside of premises).
• Complete daily tasks according to timelines and standards.
• Work within all health & safety requirements.
• Good general housekeeping.
• Ensure cleanliness, hygienic, safe, tidy work areas.
• Correct storage of tools, consumables and equipment.
• To familiarise self with OSH Act.
• To seek advice if unclear on the correct usage/storage of any equipment/consumable in terms of health & safety.

 Assisting with Maintenance Administration

•  Complete stock control
•  Monitor regularly used consumables
• Report need for replacement to management.

Assist with reports 

• Complete pool logs.
• Complete downtime reports.
• Mark off completed tasks in job books.
• Complete standard checklists for preventative maintenance.

Our Minimum Requirements...

We can't live without...

• Matric
• 1-2 years experience in a similar role

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Position Overview:

• We are seeking a certified Personal Trainer to join our fitness team and provide personalized exercise programs to clients of all ages and fitness levels. The ideal candidate will have a passion for health and wellness, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to motivate and inspire clients to achieve their fitness goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct fitness assessments and develop customized exercise programs for clients based on their goals, preferences, and fitness level
• Provide one-on-one or group training sessions to clients, demonstrating proper exercise techniques and ensuring safety at all times
• Monitor clients' progress and adjust exercise programs as needed to help them reach their fitness goals
• Educate clients on the importance of nutrition and lifestyle factors in achieving overall health and wellness
• Maintain accurate client records and track progress towards fitness goals
• Stay current on fitness trends, research, and industry best practices to continually improve training techniques and services
• Participate in promotional events, workshops, and community outreach activities to attract new clients and build relationships within the fitness community

Qualifications:

• Certified Personal Trainer through a nationally recognized organization (e.g. NASM, ACSM, ACE)
• CPR/AED certification
• Previous experience working as a Personal Trainer preferred
• Strong knowledge of exercise physiology, anatomy, and nutrition
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to motivate and inspire clients to achieve their fitness goals
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends

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Your Purpose...

• To inspire people to live active lives
• The role of the Fitness Instructor is to promote our world-class fitness products and to increase member retention through effective new member induction. This role will also be responsible to promote existing and new fitness initiatives as well as products and services to members.

Your Duties and Responsibilities...

• To at all times do your bit towards achieving our purpose to Inspire people to live an active life, this is achieved by believing and living our values through all we do, always innovating, inspiring people, have fun and do the right thing.
• Building relationships with members to achieve member retention
• Conducting fitness initiatives to increase member retention
• Adhering to operational & administrative requirements
• Ensure the health and safety of members at all times
• Actively managing ongoing training and self-development to keep abreast of industry changes
• Actively assist and promote the ancillary products and services available to members

Our Minimum Requirements...

We can't live without...

• Matric qualification
• Industry recognized fitness qualification essential
• A minimum of 6 months experience within fitness
• First Aid qualification with AED certification
• Ability to work shifts which includes weekends and public holidays
• Experience in member service (customer service)
• Must be a people’s person and be able to assist and guide our members