FITNESS TRAINER
About The Position
The Fitness Trainer conducts client consultations, reviews health histories and PAR-Q forms, performs risk stratification and fitness assessments, and helps clients set goals. The role designs and implements safe, evidence-based exercise programs for people who are apparently healthy or medically cleared to exercise, and communicates with healthcare providers when needed to determine appropriate programming. The trainer educates wellness center users, demonstrates exercise techniques, and teaches a minimum of five group fitness classes each month. The position supports daily wellness center operations by overseeing users, enforcing facility guidelines, responding to emergencies, cleaning and maintaining equipment, restocking supplies, and helping with equipment inspections and work orders. It also maintains client schedules and records in membership software and filing systems, completes quality-monitoring documentation, and prepares timely reports for events and services. The trainer assists with event planning, communication across multidisciplinary teams and departments, front desk operations, and other Wellness Supervisor needs. The trainer may act as Fitness Center Supervisor when needed. The position requires shift work, including early mornings, late evenings, and weekends, with possible holiday work. Applicants must have a valid, unrestricted insurable driver’s license. Resumes and references are required. Navajo/Indian employment preference applies: qualified Navajo Nation members receive primary preference, and members of other federally recognized tribes receive secondary preference.
Requirements
- Two years of direct work experience.
- Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science, Kinesiology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Completion of Basic Life Support (BLS) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) certifications, or obtain them within six months of starting employment.
- American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) or other NCCA-accredited personal training certification, or obtain it within six months of starting employment.
- Valid, unrestricted insurable driver’s license.
- Resumes and references are required.
- Applicants are asked to email a current Certificate of Indian Blood (CIB), valid insurable driver’s license, high school diploma, and college degree or transcripts.
Responsibilities
- Conduct client consultations, obtain health histories, and perform cardiovascular disease risk stratification to inform exercise design.
- Administer fitness assessments based on consultation feedback and results.
- Assist clients with fitness and health-related goal setting.
- Design and implement safe, effective exercise programs for apparently healthy individuals or those medically cleared to exercise.
- Review health history and PAR-Q forms before initial visits to confirm clients are healthy and medically cleared to exercise.
- Consult with medical doctors or advanced practice clinicians as needed to determine safe exercise programming.
- Provide current, evidence-based exercise education to wellness center users.
- Teach clients and users to operate gym equipment properly and demonstrate correct exercise technique and form.
- Use current fitness research to provide and evaluate health and fitness services.
- Clean the facility and machines/equipment daily and log the date and time of cleaning.
- Ensure members, patients, employees, and visitors follow Wellness Center guidelines and policies.
- Perform general maintenance duties, including regularly restocking supplies.
- Respond to emergencies and activate emergency protocols when necessary.
- Oversee patients, members, and visitors during high-traffic hours.
- Plan, design, and implement fitness programs and events for wellness center users.
- Teach at least five group fitness classes per month.
- Establish data collection and evaluation methods for fitness center services.
- Assist the Fitness Center Supervisor with maintaining fitness-floor equipment and layout in accordance with national facility guidelines, including maintenance work orders, cleanliness, safe operation, inventory, and inspections.
- Maintain client schedules in membership software and keep client information organized in the software and filing system.
- Complete departmental Quality Monitoring Reports and forms to track client, program, and employee progress.
- Submit timely final reports for Wellness Department events, programs, and services.
- Coordinate communication among multidisciplinary teams to support timely completion of event projects and campaigns.
- Consult with other FDIHB departments regarding applications and services.
- Assist Wellness Supervisors with fitness-floor activities and administrative duties as needed.
- Assist with front desk operations, including member registration, financials, and scheduling.
- Act as Fitness Center Supervisor as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
