Health & Fitness Manager
About this role
Health & Fitness Development Manager – Kent & Surrounding Areas (Up to 7 Sites)
Company: Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency
Location: Home-based covering sites based in Kent & surrounding areas (up to 7 sites)
Salary: £31,223 per annum plus excellent benefits
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Job ID: 312377
Make a positive difference every day
Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency is proud to partner with community leisure trusts and major operators to connect passionate fitness leaders with rewarding, multi-site management roles. We are currently recruiting a dynamic Health and Fitness Development Manager to join the team on behalf of More Leisure Community Trust.
In this vital leadership role, you will shape and deliver health and fitness programmes across multiple leisure facilities, supporting site teams to provide outstanding member experiences. By driving commercial growth, embedding best practices, and mentoring fitness professionals, your work will directly encourage active, healthy lifestyles across the local community.
What You’ll Do
As a Health and Fitness Development Manager, your responsibilities will include:
Strategy Implementation: Lead the implementation and ongoing development of the health and fitness strategy across multiple leisure facilities.
Training & Coaching: Deliver training, coaching, and operational support to site teams to embed member journey programmes and operational standards.
Personal Training Support: Drive the growth of personal training services through effective recruitment, onboarding, development, and performance guidance.
Commercial Fitness Programs: Collaborate with sites to develop commercially sound group exercise programmes that increase participation, retention, and satisfaction.
Project Contribution: Contribute to innovation, learning and development initiatives, new contract mobilisations, and broader business improvement projects.
What We Are Looking For
Industry Experience: Significant experience within the health and fitness sector, ideally including leadership experience in a fitness management capacity.
Core Knowledge: Strong understanding of personal training, group exercise frameworks, and member engagement strategies.
Leadership Skills: Proven experience leading, coaching, and developing high-performing, multi-site teams.
Licence & Mobility: A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly to support operations across up to 7 sites.
Vetting and Checks
This role requires an Enhanced DBS check (covering spent and unspent convictions, cautions, and relevant police information) in accordance with safeguarding guidelines, alongside an Occupational Health Questionnaire.
What We Offer
Competitive Pay: £31,223 per annum.
Family Perks: Free gym membership for you and your immediate family, plus free swimming lessons and holiday clubs for one child (50% off for additional children).
Leave & Pension: 21 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, and a 6% employer-matched pension contribution.
Training & Wellbeing: Free safeguarding training, Employee Assistance Programme, Wisdom wellbeing app, personal trainer discounts, and extensive career development opportunities.
Retail Discounts: Savings across approximately 1,000 major retailers, spanning food, fashion, entertainment, travel, and gym equipment.