Fitness Specialist

Job Title

The purpose of this position is to provide support for the City's fitness facilities.

Job Description

Join the City of Allen—a vibrant community of over 100,000 residents where strong economic growth, excellent schools, and an exceptional quality of life make it a great place to live, work, and play. Our mission is simple: "To achieve excellence in managing community development and city services, continually enhancing the quality of life and public confidence." At the City of Allen, our employees bring the PRIDE values to life: People First – Prioritizing others, Respect – Treating everyone with courtesy and dignity, Integrity – Serving with honesty and trust, Deliver – Following through and exceeding expectations, Excel – Driving innovation and continuous improvement. We do Work that Matters! Join a team that serves our community and makes a real impact every day.

Essential Job Functions

The following duties are a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities:

• Maintains membership rules and regulations by explaining membership processes to potential customers, completing appropriate contracts and documentation, evaluating member exercise and health history, designing appropriate and safe exercises for members, demonstrating proper and safe use of fitness equipment, determining appropriate weights to be lifted, ranges of motion and seat settings and inputting fitness data into computer system.
• Provides fitness center and equipment maintenance by sanitizing fitness machines after use, completing preventative maintenance on fitness machines, returning free weights and equipment to the designated areas and retrieving debris from fitness areas.
• Monitors member accounts by accessing member information from the computer system, reviewing data in computer system, evaluating member's fitness progress, preparing recommendations and suggestions for improvement and contacting members with program suggestions.
• Provides customer service to members by responding to member inquiries, answering fitness-related questions posed by members, demonstrating proper fitness equipment and exercise techniques and monitoring fitness area to guard against emergency situations.
• Provides administrative assistance by answering the telephone, directing incoming callers, documenting phone messages, coordinating member schedules with fitness staff for initial visit and scheduling personal training appointments.

Job Requirements

Work requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

• High School diploma or equivalent plus six (6) months of advanced study or training past the high school equivalency plus one (1) year of relevant experience.

Other combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Certification and other requirements:

• CPR/First Aid Certification or ability to obtain within ninety (90) days of employment. Certification must remain valid for the duration of employment.
• Clear criminal background check and pre-employment drug screen.
• Reliable transportation to and from work

Overall physical strength demands:

• Medium - Exerting 20-50 lbs. occasionally, 10-25 lbs. frequently, or up to 10 lbs. constantly.
• Frequent physical activity including walking, climbing stairs, bending, or kneeling.
• Moderate manual dexterity for tools or equipment.

Supplemental Information

Reading Intermediate - Ability to read papers, periodicals, journals, manuals, dictionaries, thesauruses, and encyclopedias. Math Basic - Ability to perform the four basic arithmetic operations. Writing Basic - Ability to write simple sentences containing subject, verb, and object, and/or series of numbers, names, and addresses. Managerial Receives general directions. The employee normally performs the job by following established standard operating procedures and/or policies. The employee may choose the appropriate procedure or policy. Performance is reviewed periodically. Supervisory / Organizational Control No responsibility for the direction or supervision of others. Complexity Work involves choices of action within limits set by standard practices and procedures. Professional judgment is required to apply the proper course of action. Interpersonal / Human Relations Skills Discussion Frequent: From 21% to 50% of work time.