Part-time Personal Trainer, Campus Recreation

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Job Description Summary

Personal Trainers within Campus Recreation are fitness professionals with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to demonstrate safe and effective exercise and fitness program design. Trainers provide instruction, motivation, and accountability to reach their client's personal health and fitness goals. The Personal Trainer position requires an enthusiastic attitude, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt workout regimens around pre-existing medical conditions.

Job Description

Essential Functions:

• Provide quality customer service to all individuals including faculty, staff, and students. 

• Positively represent Campus Recreation and Wake Forest University. 

• Ability to uphold and clearly communicate facility and university rules and regulations; apply safe practices, and hold users accountable. 

• Attend staff meetings and required monthly trainings. 

• Perform all training in uniform and when appropriate with name tag.

• Provide initial consultation to the client to identify goals, medical conditions, training needs or preferences.

• Inform the client of required payment fees as well as verify, confirm, and receive payment prior to any training session. 

• Clean and organize Personal Training equipment after use.   

Required Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Must have current or obtain First Aid/CPR/AED Certification within 90 days of hire. Must maintain certification throughout employment.

• Successful completion of a nationally recognized Personal Trainer Certification (ACSM, NASM, ACE, NSCA, CSCS, AFAA, etc). Must also maintain said certification in accordance to the varied guidelines set forth by the certification provider. 

• Must complete required departmental training designed to supplement the knowledge and skills obtained via certification prior to training any client.

Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills. 

• Energetic and outgoing personality.

• Ability to multi-task and work independently. 

• Reliable, trustworthy and punctual.

• Previous exercise and fitness experience.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to safely coach and demonstrate physical exercises. 

Environmental Conditions: 

• May occasionally participate in special events that occur in outdoor environments with either heat or cold conditions.

Additional Job Description

Disclaimer:

This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by the employee’s supervisor.

To help provide a safe learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations and drug screens for all final candidates being considered for employment. 

Wake Forest seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce and encourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply. Wake Forest University is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in employment for individuals with disabilities.

Time Type Requirement

Part time

Note to Applicant:

This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his/her supervisor.

In order to provide a safe and productive learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations and drug screens for all final staff candidates being considered for employment.

_Wa__ke Forest seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce while promoting an inclusive work environment committed to excellence in the spirit of Pro Humanitate. _In adherence with applicable laws and as provided by University policies, the University prohibits discrimination in its employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and veteran status and  encourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply.  ​

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