CaREERS · Malvern East
Grow with us
Return is a family-owned reformer studio built out of a physiotherapy clinic. We keep classes small, train our instructors with physiotherapists, and treat teaching as a career — not a gig.
Family-owned by Kat & Mark
Physio-led training, ongoing
Classes kept deliberately small
Why work here
A career, not a gig.
Boutique fitness mostly runs on casual contracts and churn. We were built out of a clinic — so we hire like one.
Learn from physiotherapists.
Every Return instructor trains with the physios at Malvern Physiotherapy Clinic — not once at onboarding, but as an ongoing part of the job. Programming and mentoring are led by Mark, the clinic’s principal physiotherapist and Return’s co-founder.
Paid like the professional you are.
Our team is highly experienced and credentialed, and we compensate accordingly — it’s how we keep the calibre of instructor we’re known for.
Two businesses, one team.
A studio and a clinic, a few doors apart, run by one family. Physios teach on our timetable, instructors learn from the clinic’s team, and careers move between the two.
What we stand for
Knowledge. Family. Strength. Care.
These four values are shared word for word with the clinic we grew from, and they’re the ones we run the roster by.
01
Foster knowledge.
Our classes draw together physiotherapists and Pilates instructors. Real expertise, shared openly and taught humbly — an open door and a generosity of knowledge.
02
Embrace family
Locally owned, with a real sense of heart. A place people come together, support one another, and feel a true sense of belonging.
03
Build strength
With strength comes freedom — the freedom to stay active and do what you love. We’re here to empower your individual journey.
04
Care
People before processes. We observe, we listen, we understand, we help — and we go further to deliver a result that’s real.
Who YOU’d Work with
The family in family-owned.
Return is family-owned — founded by Kat, seventeen years a neonatal intensive-care nurse, and Mark, principal physiotherapist and founder of Malvern Physiotherapy Clinic, a few doors up the road. More than thirty years in healthcare between them, and three young kids at home.
Day to day you’d work alongside Jemimah (studio manager, exercise physiologist and instructor) and a close team of instructors, several of them physiotherapists. Small enough that everyone knows everyone; that’s rather the point.
Say hello
Let’s get to know you.
The form asks what you teach, where you trained, when you’re available — and for your CV. Give it ten quiet minutes. Every expression of interest is kept on file, and we’ll be in touch about any current openings.
Prefer a person? Email info@returnpilates.com.au or call the studio on 0448 832 773. Physios and therapists — head straight to the clinic.
Frequently asked questions
Have more questions? Contact us
Do I need to be a physiotherapist to teach here?
No. Every instructor is trained by the clinic’s physios. Several are physios, and others come from exercise physiology, nursing, dance and movement backgrounds. What matters is your certification, your curiosity, and how much you care.
What qualifications do instructors need?
A current, recognised reformer Pilates certification, or be close to finishing one. Therapist roles run through Malvern Physiotherapy Clinic and ask for at least three years’ experience.
When will I hear back?
Every expression of interest is kept on file, and we’ll be in touch about any current openings. Want an answer sooner? Call the studio on 0448 832 773.