Physical Training Instructor
You will be the person responsible for organising and delivering sporting, fitness and adventurous training opportunities.
High interest role
This is a highly competitive role with potential long lead time to join.
You may wish to consider joining the Royal Navy in one of these similar roles:
- £25,000 - £56,000
- No qualifications
- Surface Fleet
- Warfare
- Rating level
6 weeks
Gain qualifications
£25,200
The minimum you'll earn after training
Free
£56,383
Earn over this amount as you progress
Travel
By joining as a direct entry Physical Training Instructor, it enabled me to join as a leader, empowering me to utilise my already established leadership qualifications.
Role details
What you’ll do
Throughout your career as a Physical Trainer you could be employed at Naval Bases, training establishments, Naval Air Stations and onboard Ships. You might be delivering a Royal Navy Fitness Test one day and organising a sporting event in an overseas national stadium the next. You’ll work alongside like minded people all committed to making a recognised contribution to improving the health and wellbeing of RN personnel, providing professional exercise and evidence-based lifestyle information as well as taking on vital executive duties in the process.
Your role
- Promote and deliver fitness, health and wellbeing
- Lead and manage sport and sports teams
- Lead and manage Adventurous Training
Pay & benefits
- A salary that rises to £25,200 after initial training
- Earn in excess of £56,383 as your career progresses
- Six weeks of paid holiday every year
- Free access to outstanding sport and recreation facilities
- Free medical and dental care
- Subsidised travel and accommodation
- Excellent pension scheme
Skills for life
Qualifications you'll gain
- Study for GCSEs, A-Levels, NVQs or a degree
- Gain industry recognised fitness qualifications
- Gain industry recognised Adventurous Training qualifications
- Gain national governing body sports coaching and officiating qualifications
Skills you'll develop
- Sports and exercise coaching
- Class taking/ Physical training Instruction for recruits and trained strength personnel
- Exercise physiology
- Administration
- Organising events
- Organising and delivering Adventurous Training expeditions
- Health behaviour change
Eligibility
- GCSE English Language and Maths Grade 4 and above - functional skills pass in these subjects are also acceptable
- Minimum colour perception standard of CP4
- Free from any criminal convictions
- You must be aged between 18 to 35
- A full UK Driving Licence covering manual vehicles must be held when you apply
- You must be a United Kingdom citizen or British Dual National. Dual Nationality restrictions do apply
- You must have lived in the UK for 5 years continuously prior to application
- Direct Entry PTI must pass a PT suitability board prior to entry, which is held during RN Candidate Course
Skills & Interests
- Team player and independent thinker
- A passion for sport, fitness and outdoor activities
- Dedicated to helping people achieve their goals
- Physically and mentally fit
- Good organiser
- Strong communicator
- Willingness to continually develop yourself
Joining Process
From picking your role to starting on your first day, these are the steps you'll take to join as a rating.
Submit an application
Defence Aptitude Assessment (DAA)
You’ll be tested on: Verbal Reasoning, Numerical Reasoning, Work Rate, Spatial Reasoning, Electrical Comprehension and Mechanical Comprehension.
To prepare, you can practise the DAA
Interview
Candidate Preparation Course (CPC)
Start training
Career Progression
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