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Physical Training Instructor
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Physical Training Instructor

You will be the person responsible for organising and delivering sporting, fitness and adventurous training opportunities.

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  • £25,200 - £62,073
  • No qualifications
  • Surface Fleet
  • Warfare
  • Rating level

At a glance

This job sits within the Warfare Profession and is a Warfare Rating role. As a Royal Navy Physical Trainer, you will be the person responsible for organising and delivering sporting, fitness and adventurous training opportunities, and for ensuring our people remain injury free and healthy.

6 weeks

Of paid holiday every year

Gain qualifications

Achieve recognised fitness and Adventurous Training qualifications

£25,200

What you will get paid from day one

Free

Medical and dental care

£62,073

Earn up to this amount as a WO1 basic pay depending on skills and experience as your career progresses

Travel

All around the world
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.

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Physical Training Specialisation Direct Entry

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 starting salary of at least £25,200
  • Increasing salary to £38,932 on completing of a LH PTI training
  • Earn in up to £62,073 as a WO1 basic pay depending on skills and experience 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.

Step 1

Submit an application

Once you’ve registered your interest in a Profession, and have satisfied some basic eligibility criteria, you will be sent an online application form.

Step 2

Defence Aptitude Assessment (DAA)

You’ll be tested on: Verbal Reasoning, Numerical Reasoning, Work Rate, Spatial Reasoning, Electrical Comprehension and Mechanical Comprehension. You will need to attempt all sections of the DAA.

To help you prepare, you can practise the DAA.

Practise the DAA
Step 3

Interview

A formal Selection Interview to confirm suitability of your chosen Profession followed by discussion of your preferred roles that are available within that Profession, including Submarine Service It will also cover the initial stages of the Security application. This is normally conducted using your own device over the Shine video platform.

Step 4

Candidate Preparation Course (CPC)

This is a four-day induction to life in the Royal Navy, which includes assessments of your Fitness and your Medical eligibility, it is a pass or fail course.

Step 5

Start training

Once you’ve passed all eligibility criteria, including a Security Check, you’ll be offered a place at HMS Raleigh to commence your initial training. Allocation to a specific role within your chosen profession will occur during the latter part of initial training.

Career Progression

From responsibilities to pay, find out where this role can take you.
Day one
You’ll spend 10 weeks at HMS RALEIGH, focusing on military and maritime skills which will be tested in a series of land and maritime training exercises.
Year one
Further training in seamanship, sea survival and leadership skills in preparation to pass Physical Training Aptitude.
First promotion
Become a Leading Physical Trainer
Second promotion
Specialise as an Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor or an Adventurous Training Leader

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