Fitness Trainer

FDIHB • Fort Defiance, AZ

5d

About The Position

The Fitness Trainer conducts client consultations, reviews health histories and PAR-Q forms, assesses fitness, supports goal setting, and designs safe, appropriate exercise programs for clients who are apparently healthy or medically cleared to exercise. The trainer provides evidence-based fitness education, demonstrates proper exercise techniques, teaches equipment use, and communicates with healthcare providers as needed to support safe programming.

The role also supports daily wellness center operations by cleaning and maintaining equipment and facilities, monitoring compliance with policies, responding to emergencies, overseeing users during busy periods, and assisting with equipment inspections and maintenance requests. The trainer plans fitness programs and events, teaches at least five group fitness classes per month, maintains client schedules and records in membership software, completes reporting, assists with front desk and administrative duties, and may act as Fitness Center Supervisor when needed.

This position requires shift work, including early mornings, late evenings, and weekends, and may include some holidays. Applicants must have a valid, unrestricted insurable driver's license. Resumes and references are required. The closing date is October 29, 2026, at 4:00 P.M. MST. Navajo/Indian preference applies.

Requirements

• Two years of direct work experience.
• Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science, Kinesiology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Completion of, or ability to obtain within six months of starting employment, Basic Life Support (BLS) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) certifications.
• Completion of, or ability to obtain within six months of starting employment, an American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) or other NCCA-accredited Personal Training Certification.
• Valid, unrestricted insurable driver's license.
• Resume and references are required.
• Applicants must 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 program design.
• Administer fitness assessments based on client consultation feedback and results.
• Assist clients with fitness and health-related goal setting.
• Design and implement safe, effective, appropriate exercise programs for individuals who are apparently healthy or have medical clearance to exercise.
• Review health history and PAR-Q forms before initial visits to confirm clients are healthy and medically cleared to exercise.
• Communicate with healthcare providers, including Medical Doctors and Advanced Practice Clinicians, as needed to determine safe exercise programming.
• Provide current, evidence-based exercise education to wellness center users.
• Teach clients and wellness center users how to operate gym equipment properly and demonstrate proper exercise technique and form.
• Use current fitness research to provide and evaluate health and fitness services.
• Clean the fitness facility and equipment daily and log the date and time of cleaning.
• Ensure members, patients, employees, and visitors comply with Wellness Center guidelines and policies.
• Perform general maintenance duties, including regularly restocking supplies.
• Respond to emergencies in the facility and activate emergency protocols when necessary.
• Oversee patients, members, and visitors during high-traffic hours.
• Plan, design, and implement fitness programs and events that meet wellness center users' needs.
• Teach at least five group fitness classes each month.
• Establish effective data collection and evaluation methods for fitness center services.
• Assist the Fitness Center Supervisor with maintaining fitness floor equipment and its layout in accordance with national facility guidelines, including submitting work orders and supporting cleanliness, safe operation, inventory, and inspections.
• Maintain client schedules and organized client information in membership software and filing systems.
• Complete departmental Quality Monitoring Reports and forms to track client, program, and employee progress.
• Provide 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 when needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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