Fitness Assistant

Leon Medical Centers • Miami, FL

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About The Position

The Fitness Assistant engages with members and supports their fitness journeys by monitoring performance, ensuring appropriate equipment use, and helping determine suitable time on equipment. The role provides fitness orientations and tours, group fitness instruction, and information about fitness center programs. It also supports assessments and exercise recommendations, maintains safe and clean facilities, and upholds professional service standards when interacting with patients, visitors, and employees.

Requirements

• Some knowledge in all areas of fitness leadership instruction.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with other employees and resolve conflicts and problems courteously and tactfully.
• Commitment to encouraging and motivating others to exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle through personal example.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Completed or enrolled in an accredited academic credit program or nationally recognized certificate program in Health/Wellness Science, Sports Medicine, Exercise Science, Personal Fitness Training, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with the senior population is highly preferred.
• A degree in health science (such as physiology or kinesiology), and fitness and/or experience implementing large-scale fitness programs is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct fitness tours and orientations.
• Provide group fitness instruction, educate patrons about fitness and safety, and maintain a safe and enjoyable class atmosphere.
• Conduct daily walkthroughs of the Fitness Center to check operational standards.
• Assist instructors with fitness classes when required.
• Clean and disinfect equipment and instruments after each use and at the end of the day.
• Maintain high professional standards of service, appearance, and behavior.
• Provide information, assistance, and direction to new participants about fitness center programs.
• Assist with assessments and evaluations to determine and recommend member exercise programs.
• Identify and report incidents occurring in the work area.
• Treat patients, visitors, and employees with courtesy and politeness.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed