Personal Trainer Jobs at Active Dundee
Personal trainer jobs at Active Dundee are self-employed placements where you keep 100% of your earnings and start with 1.5 months rent-free. Active Dundee is the leisure service of Leisure & Culture Dundee, the charity that runs sport, leisure and culture across the city, and every personal training 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 gyms and leisure venues in Dundee.
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What's included in an Active Dundee PT placement?
Every Active Dundee 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 room 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
- No joining fee or setup cost to get started
- 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 venue, so client demand isn't stretched thin
- Unlimited one-to-one mentoring from an experienced Regional PT Manager
- An online trainer profile with instant bookings, plus in-gym screen visibility
- On-target earnings of £25,000 to £50,000 a year for a full-time self-employed personal trainer
About YOUR Personal Training
YOUR Personal Training is the UK's largest self-employed personal training career platform, with more than 420 gym and leisure centre partnerships across the country and over 5,000 personal trainers placed since 2008. All Active Dundee personal trainer roles are managed through YOUR Personal Training.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are there personal trainer jobs in Dundee?
Yes, there are self-employed personal trainer jobs in Dundee at Active Dundee's gyms and leisure venues, all managed by YOUR Personal Training rather than by the leisure service directly. Roles are open to qualified Level 3 personal trainers, and you can apply whether you are newly qualified or already running a client base elsewhere. Trainer numbers are capped at every Active Dundee venue, so you are not sharing the same members with an open-ended number of other trainers. Each venue is listed as its own role, so you can pick the site that suits how you want to work.
Can you work as a personal trainer part time?
Yes, you can work as a self-employed personal trainer part time, because you set your own hours rather than working a rota. You choose which sessions to offer and how many clients to hold, so the work can be built around another job, study or family. The trade-off is that your income scales with the hours you put in, and the trainers who reach the top of the earnings range are usually full time. Personal trainer jobs in Dundee with Active Dundee are self-employed placements, so the hours are yours to set from day one.
How much can a personal trainer earn in Dundee?
A self-employed personal trainer working full time in Dundee has on-target earnings of £25,000 to £50,000 a year, and at Active Dundee you keep 100% of what your clients pay. What you actually take home depends on your session rate, how many clients you hold and how fast you build. Across the YOUR Personal Training network, self-employed trainers typically reach £2,500 to £4,500 or more a month by month six, and the 1.5 months rent-free at the start gives you runway to build before any fees begin. These figures are typical, not guaranteed, and are quoted gross, before your own business costs.
What qualifications do you need to work as a personal trainer in Scotland?
The qualification standard for personal trainers in Scotland is the same as the rest of the UK: a Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification that is CIMSPA-recognised, plus personal trainer insurance. CIMSPA is the UK-wide professional body for sport and physical activity, so a Level 3 earned anywhere in the UK is recognised in Dundee. Level 3 builds on the Level 2 Gym Instructor qualification most trainers complete first. If you have not qualified yet, YOUR Academy runs the PT Career Accelerator, which guarantees a personal trainer job on completion.
Can you move from a gym instructor job into personal training?
Yes, moving from a gym instructor job into personal training is the most common route into the profession. A Level 2 Gym Instructor qualification is the usual starting point, and adding Level 3 Personal Trainer is what lets you design and charge for one-to-one programmes. The bigger shift is not the qualification, it is going from employed to self-employed: instead of a wage for floor hours, you run your own business, set your rates and keep 100% of what clients pay. Active Dundee placements are self-employed and come with mentoring from a Regional PT Manager who has made the same move.
What does it cost to start as a self-employed personal trainer?
At Active Dundee there is no joining fee, no setup cost and no rent for the first 1.5 months, so the cost of starting is close to nothing. You do need two things in place before you can train clients: a Level 3 CIMSPA-recognised qualification, and public liability insurance, which is mandatory for every personal trainer working in the UK before you can take clients. Beyond that, the usual costs of a self-employed business apply once you are running, and you are guided through insurance during onboarding. The rent-free period exists so you can build a client base before fees begin.
How long does it take to build a full client base as a personal trainer?
Most personal trainers need around 20 to 30 committed clients for a full-time income. How fast you get there depends on how consistently you are on the gym floor talking to members, how well you convert consultations, and how many other trainers are competing for the same people. Active Dundee venues cap trainer numbers for that last reason. Every placement also includes unlimited one-to-one mentoring from a Regional PT Manager who has built a personal training business themselves, which is aimed squarely at shortening that ramp.
Where can you find personal trainer jobs in Dundee?
Personal trainer jobs in Dundee are advertised by YOUR Personal Training at Active Dundee's gyms and leisure venues across the city, with each venue listed as its own role. Every listing shows the venue, the earnings range and the working model, and you can open any one to see the full job ad and apply from there. Every role is managed by the same YOUR Personal Training team, whichever venue you choose, and a manager talks you through the placement and the support package before you commit.