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Your Purpose...

• Managing the preventative maintenance and state of repair to equipment and facilities
• Managing action plans/projects to the required standard.
• Managing maintenance plans & suppliers to within budget.
• Managing the maintenance team to achieve desired results

Your Duties and Responsibilities...

MANAGING THE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND STATE OF REPAIR TO EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES

Maintain and repair plant

• Follow preventative schedule for HVAC
• Communicate faults and action plans to CGM/Ops and Regional MM
• Use maintenance log in system on intranet for faults
• Adhere to downtime as stipulated on intranet
• Be hands on and repair faults where possible

Maintain and repair premises

• Liaise with landlord/contractors on issues/repairs
• Be hands on and repair and maintain where possible according to brand standards.

Maintain and repair gym equipment

• Complete and fax/email downtime reports to relevant contractors.
• Ensure completion of preventative maintenance as per contractor stipulations
• Maintain a history of equipment maintenance and preventative schedules
• Be hands on, repair and maintain equipment according to brand standards

Inspect club to establish daily maintenance tasks

• Do visual inspection via walkabout.
• Check job book, MOD checklists and fitness checklists.
• Check pool and enter results on pool log.
• Action tasks as per brand standards RAP sheet.
• Follow up all maintenance related issues on the Hey Manager cards.
• Schedule tasks from preventative maintenance schedule.
• Liaise with CGM/Ops Manager on affects to operations in club.

Ensure pool maintenance completed.

• Ensure pool checked and pool key readings recorded according to operating standards.
• Ensure inspection of weirs conducted.
• Ensure pool dosed according to readings.
• Ensure backwashing falls within pressure parameters.
• Ensure pool internal and external maintained and repaired to brand standards.
• Ensure temperatures displayed.
• Liaise with Ops/CGM and RMM as required.
• Ensure dosing systems do not run dry

Manage health & safety requirements in the club

• Manage your department to work within the health & safety requirements.
• Familiarise yourself with the OSH Act.

MANAGING ACTION PLANS/PROJECTS TO THE REQUIRED STANDARD

Assist in ensuring that brand standards are maintained

• Conduct regular brand standard checks.
• Assist in developing RAP.
• Assist GM/Ops to manage the RAP to conclusion.

Manage projects to conclusion

• Ensure compliance to job specs.
• Ensure work areas left in condition found.
• Manage contractor to adhere to health and safety standards.
• Liaise with relevant parties.
• Sign off contractors job card on completion if satisfactory and quality checked.
• Follow up on snag lists.
• Refer snags/issues to Regional Maintenance Manager.

MANAGING MAINTENANCE PLANS & SUPPLIERS TO WITHIN BUDGET

Ensure maintenance of Club is within budget.

• Liaise with CGM on budget constraints/availability.
• Ensure all repairs/costs/quotes to within budget.

Control and maintain stock levels

• Ensure there is sufficient stock available at all times.
• Follow e-procurement system with the assistance from CGM/Ops using preferred suppliers and authorisation systems.
• Check quality and delivery of orders.
• Ensure stock control systems in place.

MANAGING THE MAINTENANCE TEAM TO ACHIEVE DESIRED RESULTS

Manage team to achieve scheduled tasks

• Priorities and set timelines for team with tasks.
• Adhere to quality control standards.
• Follow up and check completed tasks.
• Establish understanding of task and correct tool application.
• Distribute tasks equitably in team including tasks to yourself.

Manage staffing compliment

• Ensure staff adequately trained to deliver on functional/operational needs.
• Ensure communication on all company initiatives/launches.
• Manage shift rosters/leave cycles.
• Induct staff on operational needs
• Have a succession plan.

MISCELLANEOUS

• Be available for call outs/ telephonic assistance.
• Assist and comply with any lawful and reasonable requests from manager.

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Your Purpose...

• The Service Ambassador is responsible for providing exceptional in-club member experiences using the available tools and platforms across areas such as our service/reception area, exercise floor, studios, swimming facilities and extended lounge areas.
• This role is key in engaging our members across all offerings in club as well as online. This role supports the retention of our members through daily interaction and engagement.

Your Duties and Responsibilities...

Conducting Front of House Duties

• Control access into the facility
• Communicate and provide information to staff, members and prospective members
• Deliver on member needs and experiences from entry to exit
• Adhere to operational standards, and administration policies and procedures

Engaging with Members

• Deliver excellent customer service (experiences) throughout the club to achieve NPS and member sentiment score targets
• Drive digital engagement with members on our various platforms as our digital offering evolves
• Expose members to online or digital exercise offerings that are personalised / tailored to meet individual member needs
• Retain members
• Build member relations
• Resolve complaints for each member or incident
• Engage members to our fitness initiatives (events) to increase member retention

Delivering the Member Floor Experience

• Promote safe exercise
• Manage member adherence to club rules and standards
• Manage member adherence to safety protocol
• Maintain the cleanliness of the floor

Participating in Ongoing Training & Self-Development

Our Minimum Requirements...

We cannot live without...

• Grade 12 Senior Certificate or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• Successful completion of Reception Academy
• Good understanding and knowledge of digital platforms
• Sound knowledge of Virgin Active exercise experiences
• Comprehensive understanding of the customer journey and the desired customer experience
• Sound knowledge of club rules, operating standards and safety protocol
• Minimum of 12 months experience within a face to face customer facing role
• Proven ability to resolve member questions and queries
• Embody the business values
• People centric
• Passionate about exercise

We’d like you to have…

• Adaptability (must be able to adapt to a fast paced, changing environment)
• Be curious (must be willing to succeed, seek opportunities to learn and grow)
• Have a winning mentality (must be willing to go over and above to achieve success)
• Must be motivated to achieve success.
• A commitment to making a difference in people’s lives.
• A Growth mindset
• The ability to work independently.
• Trustworthiness (must always act in doing the right thing)
• A drive to create moments of magic for our members.
• The ability to make decisions and take ownership and responsibility for the decision.
• Action orientation
• Administer First Aid (valid First Aid Level 1 certificate)
• Excellent relationship-building skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Good communication skills
• Ability to resolve conflict

We'd love you to have...

• Wellness knowledge, beyond the health club
• The ability to make quick and bold decisions.
• The ability to be agile.
• The ability to be collaborative.
• High Interpersonal skills (EQ)

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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

We’d like you to have…

• Adaptability (must be able to adapt to a fast paced, changing environment)
• Be curious (must be willing to succeed, seek opportunities to learn and grow)
• Have a winning mentality (must be willing to go over and above to achieve success)
• Must be motivated to achieve success.
• A commitment to making a difference in people’s lives.
• A Growth mindset
• The ability to work independently.
• Trustworthiness (must always act in doing the right thing)
• A drive to create moments of magic for our members.
• The ability to make decisions and take ownership and responsibility for the decision.
• Action orientation

We'd love you to have...

• Wellness knowledge, beyond the health club
• The ability to make quick and bold decisions.
• The ability to be agile.
• The ability to be collaborative.
• High Interpersonal skills (EQ)

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Your Purpose...

• The Service Ambassador is responsible for providing exceptional in-club member experiences using the available tools and platforms across areas such as our service/reception area, exercise floor, studios, swimming facilities and extended lounge areas.
• This role is key in engaging our members across all offerings in club as well as online. This role supports the retention of our members through daily interaction and engagement.

Your Duties and Responsibilities...

Conducting Front of House Duties

• Control access into the facility
• Communicate and provide information to staff, members and prospective members
• Deliver on member needs and experiences from entry to exit
• Adhere to operational standards, and administration policies and procedures

Engaging with Members

• Deliver excellent customer service (experiences) throughout the club to achieve NPS and member sentiment score targets
• Drive digital engagement with members on our various platforms as our digital offering evolves
• Expose members to online or digital exercise offerings that are personalised / tailored to meet individual member needs
• Retain members
• Build member relations
• Resolve complaints for each member or incident
• Engage members to our fitness initiatives (events) to increase member retention

Delivering the Member Floor Experience

• Promote safe exercise
• Manage member adherence to club rules and standards
• Manage member adherence to safety protocol
• Maintain the cleanliness of the floor

Participating in Ongoing Training & Self-Development

Our Minimum Requirements...

We cannot live without...

• Grade 12 Senior Certificate or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• Successful completion of Reception Academy
• Good understanding and knowledge of digital platforms
• Sound knowledge of Virgin Active exercise experiences
• Comprehensive understanding of the customer journey and the desired customer experience
• Sound knowledge of club rules, operating standards and safety protocol
• Minimum of 12 months experience within a face to face customer facing role
• Proven ability to resolve member questions and queries
• Embody the business values
• People centric
• Passionate about exercise

We’d like you to have…

• Adaptability (must be able to adapt to a fast paced, changing environment)
• Be curious (must be willing to succeed, seek opportunities to learn and grow)
• Have a winning mentality (must be willing to go over and above to achieve success)
• Must be motivated to achieve success.
• A commitment to making a difference in people’s lives.
• A Growth mindset
• The ability to work independently.
• Trustworthiness (must always act in doing the right thing)
• A drive to create moments of magic for our members.
• The ability to make decisions and take ownership and responsibility for the decision.
• Action orientation
• Administer First Aid (valid First Aid Level 1 certificate)
• Excellent relationship-building skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Good communication skills
• Ability to resolve conflict

We'd love you to have...

• Wellness knowledge, beyond the health club
• The ability to make quick and bold decisions.
• The ability to be agile.
• The ability to be collaborative.
• High Interpersonal skills (EQ)

Closing Date 10 July 2026

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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

We’d like you to have…

• Adaptability (must be able to adapt to a fast paced, changing environment)
• Be curious (must be willing to succeed, seek opportunities to learn and grow)
• Have a winning mentality (must be willing to go over and above to achieve success)
• Must be motivated to achieve success.
• A commitment to making a difference in people’s lives.
• A Growth mindset
• The ability to work independently.
• Trustworthiness (must always act in doing the right thing)
• A drive to create moments of magic for our members.
• The ability to make decisions and take ownership and responsibility for the decision.
• Action orientation

We'd love you to have...

• Wellness knowledge, beyond the health club
• The ability to make quick and bold decisions.
• The ability to be agile.
• The ability to be collaborative.
• High Interpersonal skills (EQ)

Closing Date 10 July 2026

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Your Purpose...

• To change peoples, lives for the better through wellness, through delivering on OUR PROMISE, which is to welcome and know our members. Be the host whilst owning every interaction and make the member experience memorable
• To drive a social wellness club by having a natural service orientation with a deep passion for wellness and desire to make a positive difference every day
• The Club Experience Manager is a dynamic and customer experienced focused person who will be responsible for ensuring an exceptional experience at Virgin Active. The role involves leading customer experiences, executing strategies that will enhance members satisfaction, and leading a team dedicated to providing outstanding service.

Your Duties and Responsibilities...

Member Experience Management:

• Monitor and enhance all aspects of the member experience, ensuring they meet established business standards.
• Analysing member feedback and ensuring corrective action plans are put in place to enhance member experience
• Address member feedback proactively to continuously improve service delivery, actively managing complaints and resolutions times in club.
• Manage access and usage of the facilities in all areas

Support and Interaction with Members:

• Be the custodian of escalated member queries and complaints, and ensure that queries and complaints are dealt with effectively and timeously, keeping in mind Our Promise pillar of "own every interaction"
• Facilitate effective communication channels for member inquiries and concerns.
• Ensure collaboration across all functions within the club and regional support teams to ensure effective resolution of delivery of club experience expectations.

Execution of Wellness Vision:

• Implement the established wellness philosophy and ensure all member experiences reflect this vision.
• Communicate the importance of wellness to both staff and members, promoting a culture of health and vitality.

Enhancement of Physical Spaces:

• Oversee the maintenance and presentation of physical spaces and facilities, ensuring they are welcoming and conducive to wellness activities.
• Collaborate with facilities management to address any issues affecting member experience.

Social Wellness Program Implementation:

• Execute wellness programs, events, and initiatives that engage members and promote healthy lifestyles whilst ensuring this drives member retention.
• Collaborate with facilities management to address any issues affecting member experience.

Community Engagement:

• Encourage social interaction among members to build a strong community within the club.
• Identify opportunities for partnerships with local wellness organizations to enhance member offerings.

Performance Monitoring:

• Monitor Service delivery through setting performance standards.
• Track member satisfaction and engagement metrics, using data to inform continuous improvement efforts.
• Report regularly on the success of implemented initiatives to leadership.

People Management:

• Recruit, develop and foster a culture of community and service by ensuring everyone has exceptional service and hosting skills.
• Onboarding and retention of people.
• Create an engaging and inspiring environment by living our People Promise (Be Yourself, Go Together, Work Hard, & Dream Big) as a leader.

Our Minimum Requirements...

We can't live without...

• Matric\grade 12 qualification
• Qualification in sports management, health and wellness, business administration or related field advantageous
• Minimum of 2-4 years in a management role with the health and fitness industry or customer focused environment
• Proven experience in digital engagement platforms
• Proven experience in managing member experiences, activations and events
• Background in wellness programs, community engagement or similar initiatives
• VASA Product Academy or Product Qualification
• Proactive Solution orientation
• Train the Trainer VASA

We’d like you to have... 

• Adaptability (must be able to adapt to a fast paced, changing environment)
• Be curious (must be willing to succeed, seek opportunities to learn and grow)
• Have a winning mentality (must be willing to go over and above to achieve success)
• Must be motivated to achieve success.
• A commitment to making a difference in people’s lives.
• A Growth mindset
• The ability to work independently.
• Trustworthiness (must always act in doing the right thing)
• A drive to create moments of magic for our members.
• The ability to make decisions and take ownership and responsibility for the decision.
• Action orientation

We'd love you to have...

• Wellness knowledge, beyond the health club
• The ability to make quick and bold decisions.
• The ability to be agile.
• The ability to be collaborative.
• High Interpersonal skills (EQ)