Curriculum VitaeFemaleNumber of years working in industry:24 years 8 months |
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Candidate ID Number: 30742
Nationality: British
Language Skills:
Fluent: English
Basic: Arabic
Permitted to work in: UK - United Kingdom
Position Sought: Fitness Professional, Fitness/Sport Manager
Personal Statement
An experienced, motivational Fitness Manager seeking to progress a career in the Health and Fitness Industry. Accustomed to operating in highly pressurised environments, both in the UK and overseas, whilst working with an international staff. Adept at building a membership base which exceeds company expectations and within budgetary constraints. Always delivers a high level of care to members creating a positive, professional and friendly atmosphere conducive to both members and staff. An effective communicator who is proficient in multi-tasking together with a flexible approach to work.
Seeking work in national and international locations
Employment History:
March 2016 - Present - Spa Consultant at (most recent employer hidden for confidentiality) Aberdeen, UK - United Kingdom, (Home/Mobile)Duties included:
Sports and Fitness Consultant for an Employment Agency
- Pre-screen candidates who register for international employment through the agency for women.
- Trade test candidates in their knowledge of fitness and related activities.
- Assist with arranging, and speaking at, recruitment day seminars providing cultural advice in order to successfully work and live in the Middle East
July 2007 - January 2016 - Fitness Manager/Member of the Management Team at Saad Hospital/Astralis Health Club and Spa, Al Khobar , Saudi Arabia, (Health Club)
Duties included:
- Management of Fitness Area including gym, 4 exercise studios including Spin, Yoga and TRX Studio, 2 pools, steam room, saunas, etc.
- Team Manager for the whole spa including 24 treatment rooms, and over 40 staff members.
- Interview and recruit staff in co-ordination with Spa and HR Directors.
- Regular performance reviews of all fitness staff.
- Liaison with the Facilities Manager to ensure the Fitness Area cleanliness is maintained.
- Undertake regular maintenance checks with the appropriate staff to maintain equipment in the gym, spin room, pools and the whole Fitness Area including vast relaxation areas.
- Involved in the pricing plans for memberships, PT, swimming courses and small group sessions based on analysis of the local and regional competitors.
- Regularly update safety measures within the facility.
- Manage and deliver weekly programmes for members of the Health Club in accordance with members' feedback forms.
- Prepare weekly staff rotas.
- Produce weekly fitness class schedules in English and Arabic.
- Design and teach various classes every week.
- Provide nutrional advice for members. PT, gym inductions for members (especially when the fitness staff are busy).
- Supervise the Fitness Reception desk and receptionists - issuing locker keys, towels, etc.
March 2005 - April 2007 - Fitness Professional at Self Employed, Kuwait, Kuwait, (Home/Mobile)
Duties included:
Building a network of clients, mainly among Kuwaiti nationals and some from the expatriate community.
- Travelling to clients' homes to provide personal training and exercise classes, sometimes in a small group environment. Some of the personal training clients would have their own private gym within the house, and some clients would like me to teach them in a particular gym facility. Others preferred varied workouts in their home with weights.
- I taught various forms of exercise including core, circuits, aerobics, step, yoga and pilates influenced classes, and ante/post natal exercises.
- I also provided nutritional advice to many clients.
November 2003 - February 2005 - Assistant Manager at Hilton Hotels , Kuwait, Kuwait, (5 Star Hotel Spa)
Duties included:
- Undertake the role of Recreation Manager, when he was on vacation and his weekly day off.
- Prepare the weekly rotas for all team members within the facility.
- Assist in the creation and promotion of fitness events throughout the year usually held at one of the 3 large beaches on the complex.
- Co-ordinate and assist in the training of all members of the team within the department, eg fitness, reception, and cleaning staff.
- Responsible for the management and delivery of fitness programmes to all members and hotel guests.
- Provide personal training and manage personal training programmes for other members of the fitness team.
- Design and deliver classes including aerobics, step, indoor cycling, core, pilates, yoga.
- Provide nutritional advice to all members.
- Assist in the identification of suitable members in conjunction with the Hotel owners, and arrange for the necessary inductions to be completed and payments made to the hotel, in a timely manner.
- Supervise the gym, studio, reception and cleaning staff within the recreation department.
- Involved in the promotion of the facility by marketing and targeting organisations within Kuwait to secure future members.
June 2001 - November 2003 - Fitness Manager at Bannantyne's Health Club, Aberdeen, UK - United Kingdom, (Health Club)
Duties included:
- Leading a team of 22 staff including 6 full-time and 2 part-time gym instructors, together with 14 freelance instructors.
- Recruitment and management of these instructors.
- Arranging external and inhouse training courses for all staff to ensure each instructor received ongoing training and development.
- Devise training manual for the department covering the pool, gym and studios to include all H+S issues.
- Prepare a monthly rotal for all instructors to cover all appoinments, ie inductions and PT session, together with exercise classes are covered.
- Co-ordinate fitness class schedules with all staff. Each week the club provided 75+ classes for the members.
- Quarterly review of the class schedules taking into consideration of the changing membership demands, and fitness trends.
- Promoting gym challenges and activities, eg Calorie Challenge, Four Peaks Challenge, Mr and Miss Bannantyne and the yearly Spinathon undertaken for charity.
- Undertake monthly Duty Manager shifts; approximately 20+ each month regularly more than 12 hours each shift.
- Working to a budge, seting out goals and objectives for the department for the forthcoming period.
- Retention of 500 members' programmes on my own client list.
- Undertake fitness assessments and write programmes for new members.
- Teach approximately 20+ classes per week in addition to Personal Training of members. Wide selection of classes, eg spin, gym and studio based circuits, fitball, ante/post natal classes, aerobics, step, over 50s, Power Chiyoga, Body Conditioning, Core, etc.
- Maintain and control all stock levels, within the studios, gym and poolside areas.
- Ensuring that the whole fitness area was kept clean and well maintained every day by the appropriate members of the team.
December 2000 - June 2001 - Fitness Professional at Healthy Transitions, Aberdeen, UK - United Kingdom, (Home/Mobile)
Duties included:
My own business.
Recruiting clients throughout the Aberdeen area. Providing Personal Training services including fitness assessments within clients' homes and also in a few gyms which allowed external PT coaches. Teaching various styles of classes in various facilities in Aberdeen. Teaching senior citizen classes in a private facility every week.
Education and Qualifications:
| 2016 | Boiler Fitness Room, Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| Spin Instructor Award - Level 1 (updated) | |
| 2014 | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Spinning - Certified Courses
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| 2014 | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Spinning Course
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| 2013 | Spectrum, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
| Canadian Fitness Professional - Personal Training Specialist Award | |
| 2013 | Aberdeen, UK |
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| 2013 | Spectrum Gym, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
Canfit Pro
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| 2013 | Spectrum Gym, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
Canfit Pro
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| 2013 | Spectrum Gym, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
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| 2013 | Spectrum Gym, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
Intelligent Training
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| 2012 | Bahrain |
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| 2012 | Spectrum Gym, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
Canadian Fitness Professionals
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| 2012 | Spectrum Gym, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
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| 2012 | Spectrum Gym, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
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| 2007 | Oasis Resort, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
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| 2007 | Oasis Resort, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
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| 2007 | DW Sport, Aberdeen, Scotland |
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| 2004 | Hilton Kuwait Resort |
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| 2004 | Hilton Kuwait Resort |
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| 2004 | Hilton Kuwait Resort |
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| 2003 | Bannantyne's Club, Aberdeen, Scotland |
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| 2003 | Bannantyne's Health Club, Aberdeen, Scotland |
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| 2003 | Bannantyne's Health Club, Aberdeen, Scotland |
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| 2002 | A gym in Paisley, Glasgow, Scotland |
YMCA
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| 2002 | Aberdeen, Scotland |
Redmays Fitness
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| 2002 | Bannantynes Health Club, Aberdeen, Scotland |
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| 2002 | Aberdeen, Scotland |
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| 2002 | Cardonald College, Glasgow, Scotland |
YMCA
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| 2001 | Bannantyne's Health Club, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Intelligent Fitness
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| 2000 | Cardonald College, Glasgow, Scotland |
YMCA
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| 2000 | Cardonald College, Glasgow, Scotland |
YMCA
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| 2000 | Cardonald College, Glasgow, Scotland |
YMCA
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| 2000 | Cardonald College, Glasgow, Scotland |
YMCA
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| 2000 | Cardonald College, Glasgow, Aberdeen |
YMCA
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| 1999 | Cardonald College, Glasgow, Scotland |
YMCA
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| 1999 | Cardonald College, Glasgow, Scotland |
YMCA
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| 1998 | Cardonald College, Paisley, Scotland |
YMCA
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| 1998 | Cardonald College, Glasgow, Scotland |
YMCA
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| 1983 | RGU, Aberdeen, Scotland |
Degree
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| 1979 | Buckie High School |
3 Highers 6 O'Grades |
Vocational Qualifications
- First Aid
- Excel
- Powerpoint
- Word
Hobbies and Interests
Reading, yoga, running
April 2016 - 4 day event - attended the East Coast Alliance Fitness Convention, Marquis Marriott, New York, USA - one of the largest fitness conventions in the world. Between 5 and 6 workshops, lectures and classes every day, covering all aspects of fitness.