Fitness Specialist

Southeast Health • Dothan, AL

21h • Onsite

About The Position

The Fitness Specialist provides exercise floor supervision, interacts with member program participants, and delivers health and fitness programs and services, promotions and outreach activities. This role is responsible for providing outstanding service to members and program participants to maximize participation, outcomes and customer satisfaction. They provide fitness assessments, personal training, and individualized exercise programs.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in athletic training, physical therapy, exercise physiology, exercise science, physical education or other related discipline degree required.
• Specific certification in personal training required (ACE, ACSM, NSCA or equivalent) or must be obtained within six (6) months from date of hire.
• CPR/AED and First Aid certification required.
• Ability to inspire clients.
• A friendly and outgoing personality.
• Excellent people skills to enable you to work with a range of individuals with different backgrounds and motivations.
• A good understanding of the human body
• A love of health and fitness
• Good working knowledge of computers: Word, Excel, Power Point
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Strong Organizational skills

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience teaching group exercise classes
• personal training experience
• community health experience
• experience designing group exercise class and personal training programs.
• Other related discipline degree

Responsibilities

• Provides individual and group exercise instruction while educating participants on proper techniques to maximize exercise safety
• Teach fitness classes as assigned
• Assist in marketing facility and programs internally and externally
• Performs facility maintenance responsibilities to ensure facility equipment and locker rooms are clean and stocked at all times
• Proficiency in fitness assessment and exercise prescription
• Promote program offerings and conducts activities to increase participation and reenergize inactive members
• Assist with the development and/or delivery of health fitness and program specific improvement programs and promotions
• Participates in membership drives to acquire members, enrolls new participants, and performs program and equipment orientation.
• Conducts wellness seminars for corporate clients, health fairs and community programs
• Maintain a record of past and present clients, attendance and payments

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
• Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level