Spring/Summer Semester Fitness Intern (Swiftwater, PA)

HealthFitness • Pocono Township, PA

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About The Position

HealthFitness offers a spring/summer fitness internship for students completing a university internship requirement. Interns may gain hands-on experience in corporate, community, or hospital-based facilities, with exposure to a range of fitness and health-related work. The experience is designed to provide meaningful responsibilities and career development in the student's chosen field.

The intern provides supervision and fitness and wellness guidance to facility members; helps compile participation data and reports; conducts fitness evaluations and interprets results to develop cardiovascular and strength exercise programs for healthy individuals; and develops or implements at least one special program or event. The role also includes shadowing a Personal Trainer and training a client under supervision, team teaching at least one group exercise class format, supporting program marketing and special-event coordination, instructing special fitness programs as needed, assisting with day-to-day office duties, and attending scheduled office hours and meetings. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Be a junior- or senior-level Bachelor's- or Master's-level student pursuing a degree in Physical Education, Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, Recreation, Health Education, Health Promotion, or a related field at an accredited college or university.
• Hold current CPR, First Aid, and AED certifications from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross, or obtain them by the internship start date.
• Have communication skills to instruct and interact effectively with a diverse group of individuals.

Nice To Haves

• Personal Training or Group Exercise certification from ACE, ACSM, AFAA, NSCA, or NASM.

Responsibilities

• Supervise facility members and provide fitness and wellness guidance.
• Assist in compiling participation data and completing necessary reports.
• Perform fitness evaluations for program participants and personal training clients; summarize and interpret results and prescribe cardiovascular and strength exercise programs for healthy individuals.
• Develop and/or implement at least one special program or event.
• Shadow a Personal Trainer and train a client under supervision.
• Demonstrate the ability to teach at least one group exercise class format through team teaching.
• Help market fitness and wellness programs and services through website promotions, newsletter articles, table events, social media, and other channels.
• Assist with coordinating client-site health and wellness special-event programming.
• Instruct special fitness programs as needed.
• Assist fitness and wellness staff with general day-to-day office duties.
• Attend regularly scheduled office hours and meetings.
• Perform other duties as needed or assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern