Gym Manager

Gym Manager 

What's in it for you?

• Weekly Pay
• Team meal whilst on shift prepared by our chefs
• £20 Taxi Contribution for late shifts 
• Clothing Allowance
• Every House Membership
• 50% off Food & Drink, 7 days a week
• Staff Room Rate; Any Bedroom, Any House, $100 a night
• Private Health and Dental Care
• Life Assurance
• Day off on your birthday
• Up to 50% Staff Discount on Cowshed & Soho Home
• In conjunction with Soho Impact, take 2 days paid a year to support a charity of your choice.
• Free Counselling Sessions
• Cookhouse & House Tonic: Our Cookhouse & House Tonic programmes offer unique food and drink trainings, events and opportunities to inspire and educate.
• Continuous training to develop yourself personally and professionally
• Exclusive access to our benefits platform with hundreds of discounts on shopping, gym memberships, holidays, insurance and much more
• Team Events: From fitness sessions to cinema screenings and art classes, each month we hold a series of fun events which you can sign up to.

Soho Farmhouse...

Surrounded by 100 acres of Oxfordshire countryside, Soho Farmhouse is a destination for food and drink, wellness and outdoor activities. Two hours’ drive or a short train from London, we have 114 bedrooms, including cabins, huts and farmhouse bedrooms to stay in, a state-of-the-art gym, Cowshed Spa, an indoor and outdoor pool and cinema. We have multiple food and beverage outlets on site, The Main Barn is the central hub, serving the club menu all day. On the mezzanine, Comfy Farm has sofas and an open fire place, while Fancy Farm is a more formal setting for lunch or dinner. There is also Pen Yen for Japanese izakaya-style dishes from the robata grill, bind and sashimi, and Blake’s Kitchen for fresh bread, sausage rolls and cinnamon buns. Finally, there is The Little Bell, a local favourite, for nose-to-tail cooking and natural wine.

The Role… 

At Soho House a Gym Manager is dedicated to health and wellness as well as overall fitness. The Gym Manager is a dynamic role that oversees every aspect of the day-to-day management of Soho House fitness centres. Responsibilities include but are not limited to ensuring the safety and cleanliness of the gym as well as ensuring that the equipment and machines are in excellent working condition. A successful Gym Manager is an energetic and enthusiastic leader who ensures locker rooms and sauna are hygienic, creating and scheduling classes and personal training sessions, scheduling the gym team, and overseeing the work of the gym staff.

Main Duties

• Influential fitness leader responsible for providing high quality fitness training, advice, programs, and inductions to members and staff as well as overseeing staffing levels and member events
• Oversee team management including but not limited to recruitment, on-boarding, training, payroll and disciplinary procedures. As well as staff performance, conducting appraisals and strategize with leadership to assess staff performance and development while maintaining professional relationships
• Monitor and analyse delivery of services to identify opportunities for quality of delivery, attendance figures, and making changes where needed to increase profit margins and revenue streams
• Collaborate with the Marketing and Events Team with the promotion of facility services and amenities to optimize new membership and potential profit increases
• Vendor management and supply and procurement activities and deal with equipment manufacturers to ensure all pieces of gym equipment comply with safety and Soho House standards and organize the repair, cleaning, maintenance, and purchase of gym machines

What we are looking for...

• 5+ years experience in a similar fitness management role
• Personal training certification
• First aid certification and knowledge
• Strong communication and people skills
• Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to seize, grasp, turn and hold objects with hands.
• Must be able to work on your feet for at least 8 hours.
• Fast paced movements are required to go from one part of the club to others.
• Occasionally kneel, bend, crouch and climb as required