Personal Trainer

City of Greeley•Greeley, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Greeley provides a detailed salary range for this Personal Trainer position, including both the full salary range ($19.97 - $28.95 Hourly) and an anticipated hiring range ($19.97 - $24.46 Hourly) to ensure wage transparency in compliance with Colorado state law. The actual offer will be based on relevant experience, education, and certifications. The City of Greeley offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health and wellness, retirement savings, and discounted access to Greeley facilities. This role involves creating and implementing workout programs, providing exercise and nutritional recommendations, maintaining client records, communicating progress with the Fitness Coordinator, and ensuring a safe and welcoming environment for patrons. The position requires maintaining certifications and a commitment to continuing education in fitness, nutrition, and wellness.

Requirements

Nationally Accredited Personal Training Certification required: NASM, ACE, NSCA, ACSM, ISSA, NESTA, NCCPT, NCSF.
Adult and Pediatric CPR/AED/First Aid Certification required: American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
One to two (1-2) years of customer service experience.
Two (2)+ years in personal training.
Ability to provide individualized program design to meet client’s goals, needs, and exercise history.
Knowledge in the understanding and implementation of comprehensive fitness assessments including but not limited to biometric, movement screening, cardiovascular, strength, and flexibility testing.
Ability to demonstrate proper safety and instruction of exercise technique and movement patterns.
Ability to uniquely motivate and build rapport with clients to provide a safe and welcoming environment.
Basic knowledge of exercise physiology, biomechanics, behavior change, and nutrition.
Interpersonal skills, including the ability to facilitate interaction, communication, and teamwork between others.
Oral, written, and listening communication skills, including the ability to accurately interpret what others are saying and convey messages, information, concepts, and details accurately and clearly.
Organizational skills, including the ability to set and meet goals and deadlines, manage appointments, create schedules, coordinate and facilitate meetings, and make decisions.
Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple concurrent and competing tasks and responsibilities, and adapt to changing priorities while maintaining personal effectiveness.
Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, and stay on task when completing special projects and daily assignments.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and reliable professional judgment, as well as collaboratively with a team to achieve desired results.
Ability to maintain a strong work ethic, positive problem-solving attitude, and enthusiasm for the work performed.
Knowledge of customer service principles and best practices, including customer needs assessments, meeting quality service standards, and evaluating customer satisfaction.
Knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies.
Customer service skills, including the ability to actively listen, address customer needs, defuse tense situations, and maintain an open, flexible, and friendly demeanor.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science, Kinesiology or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

Creates and implements workout programs that match the needs and goals of clients.
Provides clients with exercise and nutritional recommendations to meet their desired fitness goals.
Keeps an accurate record of all client sessions.
Communicates client progress or difficulties with the Fitness Coordinator.
Appropriately files away client forms per Fitness & Wellness program’s standards.
Serves as a role model to staff and patrons as it relates to personal fitness, etiquette and safety.
Provides a friendly, inclusive, service-oriented environment for staff and patrons.
Provides positive relations and policy education to patrons.
Maintains familiarity of Greeley Recreation functions including risk management procedures, membership information, basic operational practices, and understanding of programs and services.
Responds to all injuries and assist in immediate emergency procedures.
Keeps personal training areas clean and organized.
Maintains NCCA Personal Training and CPR/AED/First Aid certifications per industry standards.
Personal commitment to pursuing continuing education and advanced understanding of fitness, nutrition, and wellness industry standards.