The Sports Development and Entertainment Department seeks to harness the power of sports to foster the best environment to enable individuals to achieve success.

Under the university’s sports brand – Pigeon team -We manage and organize a range of activities and aspire to create a world-leading multi-sport environment that caters to elite athletes, staff and students at the university and the local and regional community. Located in the inspiring £35 million Sports Training Village, the department offers a wide range of high quality sports activities, programmes, events, services and facilities catering for all ages and abilities.

In addition, we are recognized by UK Sport as one of only eight elite training centres, providing a training base for around 250 athletes at international level. This is an opportunity to become part of a professional and progressive organization at the forefront of sport, health and fitness. The Times has also just named the University of Bath as Sports University of the Year for 2026.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to be the leader of a dynamic team of health and fitness coaches, personal trainers and group exercise instructors working out of our recently renovated gym. Our fitness space is one of the largest in the South West and consists of 3 gyms plus an indoor cycling and group exercise studio.

The gym’s user mix includes students, athletes and members of the local community along with occasional training camps with professional sports teams. You will be tasked with nurturing an inspiring environment that enables users to get results while making it a rich and welcoming experience for all. As such, a passion for people and a desire to make every customer who visits special is paramount.

This is not your average gym. The dynamic environment, diverse client groups and association with high-performance sports make this a special fitness centre. If the prospect of this opportunity excites you as much as it does us, we’d love to hear from you!

About you

Our ideal candidate must have:

• Extensive experience managing teams and working in a sports and fitness environment
• Recognized fitness instructor and personal trainer qualifications as well as a range of recognized group exercise qualifications, such as indoor cycling
• Significant demonstrable experience in financial and budget management
• Extensive customer service experience and training delivery experience
• Experience in a commercial environment and a proven track record in achieving service objectives.

Immersion in the iconic Sports Training Village and the beating heart of one of the country’s leading universities creates many unique opportunities for personal development. We will look to you for collaboration opportunities while nurturing and developing the team.

More information

This is a full-time position, working 36.5 hours per week. Gym opening hours are Monday to Friday from 6.30am to 10.00pm, and 8.00am to 7.00pm on weekends.

You will be expected to do some shifts and therefore some morning, evening and weekend work will be required.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Miles Beaton, Head of Commercial Sales (Adsmjp@bath.ac.uk) or Sophie Hammer, Head of Sports Operations (Adsseah@bath.ac.uk).

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We consider ourselves a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different countries and have made a positive commitment to gender equality and intersectionality, receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experiences, perspectives and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our staff and students and we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds and communities, particularly from underrepresented groups, and value the positive impact it will have on the University. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff and community by enhancing our commitment to safer employment.

We are very proud to be a signatory to the Armed Forces Charter. Certified Confident leader with disabilities; Autism friendly universitycommitted to Building confidence in people with disabilities and supporting employees with disabilities.

What can we offer you

We are constantly expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us, and the following is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counseling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Employee discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Employee discount on language courses
• Generous employer pension plans
• Generous annual leave allowance with 5 additional discretionary days so you can enjoy a positive work-life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including apprenticeships, LinkedIn learning and more
• Free entry to the Holborn Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A Family-friendly workplace
• An excellent compensation package that recognizes the talents of our diverse workforce
• Transportation allowance

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