Suspension Training Instructor Employment Contract UK

Responsibilities reflected in the contract

• Deliver approved suspension-training sessions.
• Inspect anchors straps and adjustment points.
• Teach safe setup technique and transitions.
• Adapt load and position for participants.
• Record faults incidents and attendance.

A realistic working scenario

On a booking day the TRX Instructor prepares session plans and suspension kit, checks straps and anchors, records attendance and participant readiness in the booking system, delivers the class, logs any equipment defects or participant incidents, completes handover notes for the next trainer and notifies the general manager or duty manager of material safety, safeguarding or delivery issues.

Outputs to agree

• Session plans and progressive TRX exercise programmes for participants.
• Equipment check report detailing strap, anchor and mat condition for each shift.
• Class attendance and progress entries in the booking or learning platform.
• Incident or near‑miss report recorded after any participant or equipment safety event.
• Shift handover note summarising outstanding actions and bookings.

Records and evidence

• Attendance registers in the booking or learning platform.
• Assessment and progress records for learners and customers.
• Equipment inspection and maintenance log for TRX kit.
• Incident, safeguarding disclosure and near‑miss reports.
• Shift handover and class-change records recorded in the shift handover system.
• Work records.

Reporting relationship

Typically reports to Line Manager or Department Manager. Confirm the employer's actual reporting structure in the builder.

Authority and escalation

• The Instructor may cancel or pause a session only when equipment is unsafe, a participant poses an immediate safety risk, or participant numbers breach class rules; such cancellations must be logged and escalated to the general manager or duty manager. Only the general manager or duty manager may approve class rebooking decisions, changes to public timetables, or disposal of damaged equipment.
• Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

Tools and systems

• Learning platforms.
• Assessment records.
• Classroom equipment.

Workplace context

• Trading premises.

Contract priorities

• Plan and deliver TRX sessions with reasonable skill and professionalism.
• Perform and record pre‑session equipment checks and post‑session handovers.
• Record attendance, assessment progress and any incidents promptly in the booking or learning platform.
• Escalate unsafe equipment, safeguarding disclosures, participant injuries or delivery failures to the general manager or duty manager without delay.
• Use systems and TRX kit only for authorised session delivery and authorised record keeping.

Information the employer should prepare

• the studio anchors and equipment system
• the instructor qualification and class level
• the pre-use inspection and maintenance process
• the capacity spacing and cleaning duties
• the emergency and equipment-failure response