Fitness Trainer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Fitness Trainer — IWLD Residential Hostel (Hostel Operations)

Runs daily workouts for residents on a weight-loss programme — safely, within each resident’s health declaration.

1. JOB SNAPSHOT

Job Title: Fitness Trainer

Department: HST — Hostel Operations (Function: Fitness Training)

Reports To: Hostel Coordinator

Grade: G4 (per Appointment Letter Annexure A)

Site: Benaulim Campus (Villas 1–3)

Work Mode: On-Site — present at the campus daily

Shift: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, with a weekly off

Employment Type: Permanent, full-time

Experience: Experience training clients in a gym, studio or fitness setting is preferred. A recognised fitness-training certification is preferred. Candidates who are strong in practice and willing to get certified will be considered.

Salary: ₹20,000 – ₹30,000 per month (based on experience, certification and trial performance)

Food & Accommodation: Not provided — local candidates preferred

2. ABOUT THE ROLE

IWLD runs a residential weight-loss programme at its Benaulim campus. Residents live on site, eat from our kitchen, and follow IWLD’s method. The Fitness Trainer runs their daily exercise — group sessions and individual guidance — so that residents move safely and consistently throughout their stay.

Most residents are not gym regulars. Many are starting from a low fitness base, and some come with health conditions — thyroid, blood pressure, diabetes, joint problems. This is not a role for pushing people to their limit. It is a role for getting people moving every day without getting hurt, and keeping them coming back tomorrow.

The residential hostel is a ladies’ hostel, and the role involves one-to-one physical training and correction of female residents. It is therefore open to female candidates.

3. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

A. Daily Sessions

• Plan and run the daily exercise sessions for residents as per the hostel schedule — group workouts, walks, mobility and strength work suited to beginners.
• Adjust each exercise to the level of the person doing it; give easier versions without making anyone feel singled out.
• Demonstrate correctly, watch form closely, and correct it before it causes an injury.
• Warm up and cool down properly, every session, without exception.
• Keep sessions consistent and encouraging so residents actually attend.

B. Working Within Each Resident’s Health Declaration

• Read each resident’s Health Undertaking & Medical Declaration before she starts training, and plan within it.
• Where a resident has a declared condition or restriction, follow it strictly and ask the Hostel Coordinator if anything is unclear.
• Stop any exercise immediately if a resident reports chest pain, dizziness, breathlessness beyond normal effort, or sharp pain — and inform the Hostel Coordinator at once.
• Never push a resident beyond what her declaration and her condition on the day allow.

C. Boundaries of the Role

• Nutrition and diet are not part of this role. Residents follow IWLD’s method; the trainer does not give diet advice, meal suggestions or calorie targets.
• Never recommend, sell or endorse supplements, fat burners, protein products or any medication.
• Never comment on a resident’s medicines or advise her to change them. Refer her to her doctor through the Hostel Coordinator.
• Never promise a result — no promised weight loss, inches lost or timeline.
• Keep conduct with residents professional at all times, and keep what you learn about their health confidential.

D. Records & Reporting

• Maintain daily attendance for every session.
• Record any injury, discomfort or incident on the same day and report it to the Hostel Coordinator.
• Keep progress notes on each resident’s exercise capacity as instructed, so the next trainer or coordinator can see where she is.
• Flag residents who are regularly missing sessions.

E. Equipment & Space

• Keep the exercise area and equipment clean, safe and in order.
• Check equipment regularly and report anything damaged or unsafe before it is used.
• Make sure the space is ready before each session and left tidy after it.

4. WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

WhoWhat forHostel CoordinatorYour reporting manager; schedule, residents’ health declarations, incidents and escalationsResidentsThe people you train daily — safety, encouragement and privacy at all timesChef & kitchen teamMeal timings, so sessions are scheduled sensibly around mealsFacilitiesEquipment repairs and the exercise spaceDirectorsProgramme standards and any serious incident

5. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Must-Haves

• Practical experience training people — in a gym, studio, or as a personal or group trainer.
• Sound knowledge of correct exercise form and of safe progressions for beginners.
• Patient and encouraging with people who are unfit, nervous or overweight — never mocking or harsh.
• Takes health restrictions seriously and knows when to stop an exercise.
• Comfortable communicating in Hindi. English, Konkani or Marathi in addition is useful.
• Punctual and reliable, and a good example of discipline to residents.
• Willing to learn and to get certified if not already.

Good to Have

• A recognised fitness-training certification.
• First aid or CPR training.
• Experience training women, older clients, or clients with health conditions.
• Yoga, mobility or rehabilitation-style training experience.

6. WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• Residents attend sessions regularly and stay active through their whole stay.
• No injuries caused by training, and every discomfort reported and handled the same day.
• Every resident trains within her health declaration.
• Not a single diet tip, supplement recommendation or promised result from this role.

7. WHY JOIN US

• A permanent, full-time job with a settled company of 160+ people, not seasonal work.
• A fixed shift with a defined weekly off, so your day is predictable.
• Clear duties, written down, with training given on how we want each one done.
• Honest treatment, timely salary, and the chance to grow with the company as it grows.

8. NOTE

Selection for this role includes a paid trial session with residents. Full briefing on IWLD’s programme, the health declaration process and the hostel schedule is provided on joining.