Certified Personal Trainer- Ridge Athletic Clubs

Job Description

Job Description

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY TO THIS POSITION IF YOU DO NOT CURRENTLY HOLD AN ACCREDITED PERSONAL TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INTERVIEWS ARE GRANTED ONLY TO CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINERS.

 

THE RIDGE ATHLETIC CLUB’S PHILOSOPHY ON PERSONAL TRAINING:

It is our goal to employ Personal Trainers who are motivated to work at promoting themselves and our facility in the most professional manner.  This partnership will work best at servicing our members, our team, and our business.  The following information outlines the requirements for employment, the function and duties of the Personal Trainer, and the agreement of established wages between the Ridge Athletic Clubs and the Personal Trainer.

PERSONAL TRAINER MISSION :

“To recognize the unique desires of individuals and help them lead better lives.”

JOB PURPOSE:

• To service members of the Ridge Athletic Club in their need for personal training services.
• To contribute to departmental revenues by meeting financial goals and maintaining a client base, and promoting all fitness programs, offerings, and services utilizing the highest quality of customer service.
• To assist in the process of attaining and retaining members by striving to maintain the Ridge Athletic Club’s culture and Mission Statement at all times.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

• High School diploma
• College studies or a degree in health/fitness preferred.

Certification:

• CPR certification within the first 90 days of employment
• Preferred nationally recognized certifications : ACSM, ACE, NSCA, CSCS, NASM.  

Experience:

• Preferred one-year experience in Personal Training and programming.  Experience may include college internship or supervised instruction.
• Preferred at least 1 Specialty Certification. For example, NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist
• Experience in customer service, preferably in an athletic club or other fitness industry.

Skills:

• Must have skills in exercise programming for cardiovascular, strength, and flexibility.
• Must possess good communication and written skills. 
• Must be able to use or verbally explain proper equipment usage and exercise execution.
• Must have the people skills necessary to work effectively with team members and members.

Physical:

• Carrying up to 50 pounds, use of hands, vision, arms, legs, and voice.
• Be able to demonstrate basic exercise skills.
• Must perform bending, twisting, pulling, reaching, stretching and straining activities.
• These physical tasks are subject to change depending on the need of the job task.

Scheduling:

• Must manage your schedule, maintaining at least 2 weeks of 100% accuracy.
• Must have a minimum of 20 hours of availability per week.

Working Conditions:

• The working conditions will be those of an athletic, fast paced and demanding environment, which at times may have high levels of noise.  Will be required to move about the club, both indoors and outdoors.

Wages:

• Personal Trainers are compensated through a combination of hourly pay for administrative duties as well as 40-50% commission on paid Personal Training services.