Full-Time Fitness Manager, Senior Living - Hilton Head, SC
About The Position
The National Institute for Fitness and Sport (NIFS) is seeking a Fitness Center Manager to lead a fitness program at a senior living community in Hilton Head, South Carolina. This is a 40-hour-per-week, benefits-eligible position with a Monday–Friday schedule. The manager applies specialized education, training, and independent judgment to ensure quality across the Fitness Center, including exercise program design, fitness testing, customer service, and land- and water-based group exercise. The manager develops and implements facility programs and goals, supervises Coverage Specialists and applicable onsite contractors, and maintains positive relationships with the client contact and members. The role also oversees membership processes, assesses members’ health status and recommends individualized exercise and wellness guidance, handles reporting and quality assurance, teaches group exercise classes, and oversees equipment maintenance and facility cleanliness.
Requirements
- Relevant job experience.
- Ability to teach basic group fitness.
- Ability to safely and accurately prescribe exercise for older adults using ACSM guidelines.
- Current CPR/AED/First Aid certification.
- May be required to submit to and successfully pass a thorough background check and/or drug screen.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in a health-related field from a four-year college or university preferred.
- ACSM Health/Fitness Specialist Certification preferred.
- Other industry-related certifications, such as CPT or CSCS, acknowledged.
Responsibilities
- Develop facility programs, initiatives, goals, and objectives; create and implement action plans to deliver programs and achieve goals.
- Initiate new programs to stimulate participation and encourage new participants.
- Supervise Coverage Specialists and onsite contractors, where applicable.
- Maintain a positive, service-oriented relationship with the client contact and establish professional rapport with members.
- Coordinate and oversee Fitness Center membership, including evaluating health forms, establishing orientation protocols, tracking members, and conducting renewals.
- Assess members’ health status, from apparently healthy to high risk, and provide individualized exercise and wellness counsel or recommendations.
- Complete weekly, monthly, and annual reporting and documentation, including monthly reports, hours, and injury reports.
- Manage the Quality Assurance program and establish and maintain facility-specific quality standards.
- Teach onsite group exercise classes, provide activities suited to participants’ fitness levels, follow safety guidelines, and keep classes inviting, challenging, and popular.
- Supervise preventive maintenance and repair of exercise equipment and ensure facility cleanliness.
Benefits
- Generous PTO package in the first year.
- Benefits eligible.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
