Fitness Assistant
Fitness Instructor Assistant \- Community Employment
Job Description \- 2025
YMCA Dublin has been working with young people in Dublin’s Inner City for
over 175 years. We deliver programmes in youth work, education, family
support, community childcare and community employment. To support our services, we run two social
enterprises – Dublin YMCA Gym and Childcare in Aungier Street.
Service Area: Fitness Location: Aungier Street, Dublin 2
Responsible to: Sports Centre Manager
Shift times required: Working 4 days a week: 3 days mid week evening shifts and 1 weekend shift.
Candidates must be flexible.
Role Description: This position on the Community Employment scheme is a development opportunity
for an individual interested in working in the fitness industry. This role covers both fitness and
reception duties.
The successful candidate will be responsible for clerical, administrative and customer service support in
order to ensure that fitness and front of house services are provided in an effective and efficient manner.
Working as part of a dynamic team in a fast paced environment, the successful candidate will report to
the Sports Centre Manager and will be responsible for dealing with public enquiries and administrative
support to the Fitness and Facilities management team.
Primary Responsibilities
- To work at Aungier Street Sports centre on an agreed rota.
- Complete both Reception and Fitness duty requirements
- Ensure all visitors to the YMCA are welcomed with a friendly and professional manner. Providing
following all YMCA systems \& policies.
- Answering telephone and email enquiries.
- Data input \- updating KPI’s and database updating.
- Taking deposits, selling goods and product upsales, maintaining an excellent product knowledge
- Deal with general enquiries including facilities and or gym via email telephone and / or in person.
- Shadow fitness instructors and observe fitness classes formats.
- Monitor \& enforce health \& safety of all equipment and fitness facilities.
- Promote YMCA Fitness promotions, packages and facility rental and follow and help develop
- To have a presence on the gym floor that enhances the customer's experience as they arrive and
- To carry out comprehensive induction programmes ensuring customers are fully aware of how to
- To provide information on all services delivered by YMCA including promotions \& our Social
- To ensure the sports centre is at a high standard of cleanliness.
- Attend training sessions of both industry standard and health \& safety qualifications.
YMCA Dublin CLG RCN: 20060817 CHY: 16708 Company Number: 340112 AHB Number: AHB\-02826 / YMCA Dublin Trust RCN: 20003036 CHY: 2366
Fitness Instructor Assistant \- Community Employment
Job Description \- 2025
PERSON SPECIFICATION
- Desire to teach a wide range of exercise classes to music including spin, circuits, bootcamp etc.
- Enthusiastic personality to encourage gym members achieve their fitness goals
- Interest in exercise, health and nutrition.
- Excellent customer care skills.
- Computer Skills
- Excellent communication skills \- interpersonal and written \- with the ability to identify problems
Uniform provided
Certified Training provided
Eligibility for the Community Employment Scheme is necessary and can be found here.
Eligibility and application can be achieved at the Intreo office.
We believe everyone should have the opportunity to belong to healthy, confident, connected and secure communities
YMCA Dublin CLG RCN: 20060817 CHY: 16708 Company Number: 340112 AHB Number: AHB\-02826 / YMCA Dublin Trust RCN: 20003036 CHY: 2366
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