The Atlas Gym – Goudhurst, Kent
Part-time / Freelance Coaching Opportunity
Classes: £25 per hour
Atlas Club: Commission-based earning structure
Additional opportunities for 1-to-1 personal training

About The Atlas Gym

The Atlas Gym is an independent gym and fitness business based in Goudhurst, Kent.

We’ve built Atlas around creating a gym environment where people of all abilities feel comfortable training, while providing high-quality coaching for members who want more structure, accountability and support.

As Atlas continues to grow, we’re looking for another Fitness Coach to join our coaching team.

The role will initially focus on supporting and developing Atlas Club, our premium small-group coaching programme, alongside delivering some of our existing group fitness classes.

For the right coach, there is significant scope for the role to develop as our coaching offering and membership continue to grow.

The Role

We’re looking for someone who can do more than simply deliver a workout.

We want a coach who can build relationships, understand individual members, create an enjoyable training environment and make people want to come back.

You’ll initially work alongside our existing coaching team, helping deliver Atlas Club sessions and becoming familiar with our coaching style, programming and members.

Over time, we’d like the successful candidate to take greater ownership of sessions and play an active part in growing Atlas Club.

You’ll also have the opportunity to deliver group classes and potentially develop a 1-to-1 personal training client base within The Atlas Gym.

Atlas Club

Atlas Club is our premium small-group coaching programme.

Sessions are deliberately kept small, with a maximum of five people per session, allowing us to provide considerably more individual attention than a traditional group fitness class.

Members aren’t simply turning up for a generic workout. The aim is to provide structured coaching, progression, accountability and a more personal training experience while retaining the atmosphere and community of training alongside other people.

The successful candidate will initially assist with and support Atlas Club sessions, working alongside our existing coaching team before progressing into delivering sessions independently.

We’re looking for somebody who wants to help us develop the programme rather than simply turn up, coach an hour and leave.

Key Responsibilities

Your responsibilities may include:

• Assisting with and eventually leading Atlas Club small-group coaching sessions.

• Delivering high-quality group fitness classes.

• Coaching members with different levels of experience and ability.

• Demonstrating exercises clearly and confidently.

• Providing appropriate regressions and progressions.

• Monitoring technique and maintaining safe coaching standards.

• Getting to know members, their goals and their individual needs.

• Creating an encouraging and inclusive training environment.

• Helping members remain accountable and engaged with their training.

• Supporting the programming and development of Atlas Club.

• Helping introduce prospective members to Atlas Club and explaining how the programme works.

• Supporting Atlas Club member retention and growth.

• Working closely with the wider Atlas coaching and Member Experience teams.

• Maintaining high professional standards throughout every session.

• Potentially developing and delivering new classes as the Atlas timetable grows.

Who We’re Looking For

Qualifications matter, but how you coach people matters just as much.

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Confident and engaging when coaching individuals and groups.

• Technically knowledgeable and committed to safe, effective training.

• Approachable and able to make less-experienced members feel comfortable.

• Able to adapt their coaching style to different personalities and abilities.

• Energetic without feeling forced or over-the-top.

• Reliable, punctual and professional.

• Comfortable giving constructive feedback and correcting technique.

• Interested in getting to know members rather than simply delivering sessions.

• Commercially aware and interested in helping grow Atlas Club.

• Proactive and willing to contribute ideas.

• Passionate about fitness, coaching and helping people make genuine progress.

• Interested in developing alongside a growing independent gym.

Qualifications & Experience

Applicants should ideally hold:

Level 2 Gym Instructor qualification or equivalent

A Level 3 Personal Training qualification would be strongly preferred, particularly for anyone interested in developing their own 1-to-1 coaching at Atlas.

Previous experience coaching classes or small groups would be advantageous, although we’d also consider a less-experienced coach who demonstrates excellent knowledge, personality and potential.

Additional qualifications or experience in areas such as strength and conditioning, mobility, nutrition or specialist group training would also be welcomed.

Earnings

Group fitness classes are paid at:

£25 per hour/class

Atlas Club will operate on a commission-based structure linked to Atlas Club sales, giving the successful coach the opportunity to increase their earnings as the programme grows.

We want the coach involved with Atlas Club to have a genuine interest in its success, rather than simply being paid to deliver individual sessions.

The exact commission structure and expectations will be discussed with shortlisted candidates.

There may also be opportunities to generate additional income through 1-to-1 personal training at The Atlas Gym.

Personal Training Opportunities

For a Level 3 qualified coach, there may be the opportunity to build your own PT client base from within the Atlas community.

We’re particularly interested in someone who wants to become a recognisable part of the gym rather than simply travelling between facilities to deliver occasional classes.

As Atlas grows, we want our coaching team to grow with it.

What We Can Offer

This is an opportunity to join an established independent gym while our coaching offering is expanding.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Work with an existing and growing membership base.

• Become part of the development of Atlas Club.

• Deliver established Atlas classes.

• Potentially introduce new classes and coaching concepts.

• Develop a 1-to-1 PT client base.

• Work alongside an experienced coaching team.

• Increase your involvement as Atlas Club and the wider business grow.

• Have genuine input into how our coaching offering develops.

We’re looking for someone who sees the opportunity to build something with us, not simply pick up another class on their timetable.

How to Apply

If you’re interested in joining the Atlas coaching team, we’d love to hear from you.

Please send us:

Your CV, along with a short introduction covering your coaching experience, qualifications, current availability and why you’re interested in joining The Atlas Gym.

We’d particularly like to hear about how you approach coaching people with different abilities and what you believe makes a genuinely good coach.

Shortlisted applicants may be invited into the gym for an informal conversation and to coach or assist with a session, giving both you and us an opportunity to see whether Atlas is the right fit.

Location: The Atlas Gym, Spa House, Winchet Hill, Goudhurst, Kent.