Personal Trainer Jobs at Active Lambeth
Personal trainer jobs at Active Lambeth are self-employed placements where you keep 100% of your earnings and start with 1.5 months rent-free. Active Lambeth is Lambeth Council's own leisure service, and every role is delivered through YOUR Personal Training, the UK's largest self-employed personal training career platform. Roles are open to qualified Level 3 personal trainers across its leisure centres in South London.
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What's included in an Active Lambeth PT placement?
Every Active Lambeth placement comes with over £3,000 of business support at no extra cost, built to get you to your first paying clients quickly and give you the runway to grow from there.
- 1.5 months rent-free at launch, one of the longest launch periods in the UK
- 100% of your earnings, with no commission taken
- Instructor 2 Icon soft-skills training with Ben Shephard
- Two CIMSPA-endorsed business courses
- A premium Castore PT uniform (two tops) and a £100 marketing voucher
- Health Hero lifetime wellness access
- Capped trainer numbers at every centre, so client demand isn't stretched thin
- Unlimited one-to-one mentoring from an experienced Regional PT Manager
- On-target earnings of £25,000 to £50,000 a year for a full-time self-employed PT
About YOUR Personal Training
YOUR Personal Training (YPT) is the UK's largest self-employed personal training career platform, with 420+ gym and leisure centre partnerships across the country and over 5,000 personal trainers placed since 2008. All Active Lambeth personal trainer roles are managed through YPT.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Active Lambeth hiring personal trainers?
Yes, Active Lambeth has active self-employed personal trainer jobs at its leisure centres across South London, all managed by YOUR Personal Training, the UK's largest self-employed personal training career platform, rather than by the leisure service directly. Every role is open to qualified Level 3 personal trainers, and both newly qualified and experienced trainers can apply. You can apply through any of the current Active Lambeth positions.
Are leisure centre personal trainers employed or self-employed?
Personal trainers at Active Lambeth are self-employed, not employed. You run your own business inside the centre, set your own rates and hours, and keep 100% of what your clients pay. This catches people out, because a leisure centre is a public service and the gym-floor and lifeguarding roles alongside you are employed positions. Personal training is not. Roles are managed by YOUR Personal Training, with 1.5 months rent-free at launch and capped trainer numbers at every centre so the available client demand is not spread thin.
How much can a personal trainer earn at a leisure centre?
On-target earnings for a full-time self-employed personal trainer at Active Lambeth are £25,000 to £50,000 a year. Because the model is self-employed and trainers keep 100% of their earnings, what you take home depends on your session rate, how many clients you hold and how quickly you build your base. Across the YOUR Personal Training network, self-employed trainers typically reach £2,500 to £4,500 or more a month by month six. The 1.5 months rent-free gives you runway to build before licence fees begin. These figures are typical, not guaranteed.
What qualifications do you need to work as a personal trainer?
You need a Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification that is CIMSPA-recognised, plus personal trainer insurance. Level 3 is the UK industry standard for designing and delivering one-to-one training, and it builds on the Level 2 Gym Instructor qualification most trainers complete first. Both newly qualified and experienced trainers can apply for Active Lambeth roles. If you are not yet qualified, YOUR Academy offers a direct route into a personal training career through the PT Career Accelerator, which guarantees a personal trainer job on completion.
How does the rent-free period work?
The rent-free period runs for 1.5 months from your start date, covering the rest of your launch month plus the following full calendar month. No licence fee is charged during it, and fees begin from the first of the following month. The point of the runway is to take the income pressure off while you build a client base, because rent is the cost that does not care how busy you are. It is one of the longest launch periods offered in the UK.
What support do you get as a self-employed personal trainer?
Active Lambeth placements come with the full YOUR Personal Training support package, worth over £3,000, at no extra cost. That includes unlimited one-to-one mentoring from an experienced Regional PT Manager who has built a personal training business themselves, Instructor 2 Icon soft-skills training with Ben Shephard, two CIMSPA-endorsed business courses, a premium Castore uniform with a £100 marketing voucher, and lifetime Health Hero wellness access. Trainer numbers are capped at every centre, so you are not competing with an unlimited number of other trainers for the same members.
What is it like working as a personal trainer in a leisure centre?
A leisure centre gives you a broader member base than a commercial gym, because it draws swimmers, families, older adults and people in for a class or a sport, not only regular gym-goers. That widens the kind of client you can attract and the coaching you can sell. Active Lambeth's centres across South London vary from one another, so it is worth choosing the location that matches the clients you want to train and the way you want to work.
How do you apply for a personal trainer job at a leisure centre?
To apply for a personal trainer job at an Active Lambeth leisure centre, open any of the current Active Lambeth positions and click "Apply now" to see the full job ad and apply from there. A YOUR Personal Training manager reviews every application and talks you through the placement, the support package and the next steps before you commit. You will need a Level 3 CIMSPA-recognised qualification and personal trainer insurance to start. If you are not yet qualified, YOUR Academy offers a direct route in with a guaranteed personal trainer job on qualifying, so you can line up your first role while you train.