Fitness Specialist

1144 Ross Clark Circle

Full time

JR15102

Southeast. Always the right career direction.

Job Description Summary

The Fitness Specialist provides exercise floor supervision, interacts with member program participants, and delivers health and fitness programs and services, promotions and outreach activities. This role is responsible for providing outstanding service to members and program participants to maximize participation, outcomes and customer satisfaction. They provide fitness assessments, personal training, and individualized exercise programs.

Job Description

Essential Functions

(10)

• Provides individual and group exercise instruction while educating participants on proper techniques to maximize exercise safety

• Teach fitness classes as assigned

• Assist in marketing facility and programs internally and externally

• Performs facility maintenance responsibilities to ensure facility equipment and locker rooms are clean and stocked at all times

• Proficiency in fitness assessment and exercise prescription

• Promote program offerings and conducts activities to increase participation and reenergize inactive members

• Assist with the development and/or delivery of health fitness and program specific improvement programs and promotions

• Participates in membership drives to acquire members, enrolls new participants, and performs program and equipment orientation.

• Conducts wellness seminars for corporate clients, health fairs and community programs

• Maintain a record of past and present clients, attendance and payments

Direct Reports (who reports into them)

• No Direct Reports

Qualifications

Minimum Experience Required

• N/A

Minimum Experience Preferred

• Prior experience teaching group exercise classes, personal training experience, community health experience, experience designing group exercise class and personal training programs.

Minimum Education Required

• A bachelor’s degree in athletic training, physical therapy, exercise physiology, exercise science, physical education or other related discipline degree required.

• Specific certification in personal training required (ACE, ACSM, NSCA or equivalent) or must be obtained within six (6) months from date of hire.

• CPR/AED and First Aid certification required.

Minimum Education Preferred

• Other related discipline degree

Required Skills/Abilities

• Ability to inspire clients.

• A friendly and outgoing personality.

• Excellent people skills to enable you to work with a range of individuals with different backgrounds and motivations.

• A good understanding of the human body

• A love of health and fitness

• Good working knowledge of computers: Word, Excel, Power Point

• Strong interpersonal communication skills

• Strong Organizational skills

Shift

DayShift Details

First

FTE

1

Type

Regular

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Southeast Health is an academic community-based health system serving the healthcare needs of 460,000 residents in southeast Alabama, southwest Georgia, and the Florida panhandle.

The organization includes, Southeast Health Medical Center, a 420-bed hospital with the region’s largest medical group and the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM), the state’s largest medical school. The philanthropic arm of the organization is the Southeast Health Foundation, and its population health division is Southeast Health Statera Network.

Southeast Health, a not-for-profit organization, exists to promote healing, prevent disease, educate medicine’s brightest minds, and bring wellness and prosperity to the region it serves. Delivering excellent patient care and top-notch educational experiences begins with great employees, which is why we constantly strive to improve the work experience for our 3,000 team members.