Job Description

The Role

We’re looking for a passionate Sessional Fitness Coach to join our Arsenal in the Community team on a casual basis, delivering inclusive and accessible physical fitness sessions and health interventions with a keen focus on our women's community groups. You’ll work with participants of different ages, backgrounds and abilities, creating positive and impactful experiences that support the health and wellbeing of our community.

You'll plan and deliver a variety of sessions, including our women's Shape Up programme, Strength & Balance sessions, and Older Adults programme. While leading these sessions, you'll be an ambassador for our club, maintaining high standards of professional behaviour and building positive, impactful relationships with all participants.

Who we are

We are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success – read more about our history, here.

Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).

Discover why ‘Our Gunners’ are proud to be part of our team - view their stories here.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to ensuring that our environments for children, young people and adults at risk remain safe and inclusive. We therefore require successful candidates to complete a DBS check and other essential background checks prior to starting their employment. Depending on the responsibilities of the role, a DBS will be either a basic, standard, or enhanced check.

Your day-to-day

• Deliver inclusive fitness sessions - you’ll confidently plan and lead engaging, age-appropriate fitness activities and wellbeing interventions that respond to the needs of individuals and groups
• Create welcoming experiences - you will build professional and supportive relationships with participants from a wide range of backgrounds, abilities, ages and fitness levels
• Prepare safe and effective environments - you will carry, set up and use a variety of fitness equipment, checking equipment safety before each session and taking responsibility for the correct use and upkeep of facilities
• Champion high professional standards - you’ll be a proud ambassador, representing our club positively and respectfully when working with participants, colleagues and stakeholders
• Maintain accurate session records - you will proactively update registers, consent forms, incident and accident documentation, and records of participant outcomes
• Keep developing your expertise - you’ll embrace opportunities to attend professional development days and continue building your coaching knowledge
• Adhere to health and safety regulations - you will consistently follow safeguarding, health and safety, emergency and venue procedures to help provide a safe and inclusive environment for everyone

Position of Trust - As someone in a position of trust role involving regular, direct contact with children or vulnerable adults you will be expected to uphold high standards of conduct to prevent abuse, including sexual, physical, or emotional harm. This role requires you to keep updated with both Club and FA Safeguarding training and education.

What we are looking for

• Level 3 Fitness Instructor qualification - you hold a recognised Level 3 qualification that equips you to plan and deliver safe and effective fitness sessions
• Expert fitness and nutrition knowledge - you possess a competent understanding of exercise and nutrition and can use this to support participants’ health and wellbeing
• Inclusive coaching expertise - you understand how to adapt exercise for different needs and medical conditions, with experience of supporting people of all ages and abilities
• Confident communication skills - you can explain activities clearly, build trusting relationships and engage positively with individuals and groups
• Community-focused approach - you have experience of working in community settings with an eagerness to develop your knowledge in this area
• Commitment to safe practice - you demonstrate a clear understanding of safeguarding, health and safety and appropriate emergency procedures
• Passion for continued development - you take ownership of your learning and are motivated to strengthen your professional knowledge and coaching practice

Arsenal for Everyone

Arsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch. 

Disability Confident Leader

We are a Disability Confident Leader. We actively welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.

If you are likely to meet the definition of being a ‘disabled person’ according to the Equality Act 2010, you may be eligible to apply for an interview via the Disability Confident Scheme - please indicate this in your application form below. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment decisions.

Application Closing Date - 18th September 2026

Please note: we reserve the right to close the position early if application volumes are particularly high. We encourage you to get your application in sooner rather than later.

Updates on the status of your application will be sent via email, please routinely check your spam and junk folders, as occasionally emails sent via the Teamtailor platform will find themselves there.

Good luck!