What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fitness Center Manager position at College of Southern Maryland?
Position Summary
Located 45 minutes from the Nation’s Capital, nestled in a history-rich community of southern Maryland, The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) is a two-time Aspen Award-winning institution (top 15% of Community Colleges) with academic programs in over 100 disciplines. CSM is among America’s top 100 producers of Minority Associate Degrees in twenty categories, according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education. CSM offers excellent health insurance benefits; State Retirement Pension plan; wellness programs; Code Green early closure Fridays in the summer; college closure for spring break and several major holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year; and for several days in March for Spring Break. We are an innovative institution committed to student success and well known for our flexibility to meet student and community needs.
The Fitness Center Manger assists with the oversight, supervision, and management of the daily operations of the fitness center. The Manger must remain current with trends in the fitness and wellness industry and in the development of programs, while assisting with personal training and group fitness as needed. The Manager collaborates with team members to support all areas of the department. Additionally, the Manager assists the team in ensuring safety, the general oversight of the PE Building and athletic fields and supervises the departments student staff.
Reports to: Fitness Center Coordinator
The College of Southern Maryland conducts background checks in order to ensure the safety and well-being of the College's staff and students. The final candidate for this position will be subject to the following background checks: Criminal History Check and Sex Offender Registry Check.
This position is open until filled. The College of Southern Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- The hiring salary for this position will be from the min to mid-point of the salary range.
The Fitness Center Manger assists with the oversight, supervision, and management of the daily operations of the fitness center. The Manger must remain current with trends in the fitness and wellness industry and in the development of programs, while assisting with personal training and group fitness as needed. The Manager collaborates with team members to support all areas of the department. Additionally, the Manager assists the team in ensuring safety, the general oversight of the PE Building and athletic fields and supervises the departments student staff.
Reports to: Fitness Center Coordinator
The College of Southern Maryland conducts background checks in order to ensure the safety and well-being of the College's staff and students. The final candidate for this position will be subject to the following background checks: Criminal History Check and Sex Offender Registry Check.
This position is open until filled. The College of Southern Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Functions:
- Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of the fitness center while providing excellent customer service and high-quality programs.
- Collects data on fitness center activities and utilization, prepares monthly reports for the Coordinator.
- Stays abreast of best practices in the field to enhance services in response to the changing needs of students, faculty, and staff.
- Works with Coordinator to develop safe and effective fitness center procedures and operations.
- Evaluates, measures and assesses fitness training needs of clients, and develops group and individualized exercise programs.
- Responsible for providing holistic programming and coaching that includes but not limited to motivation, education, and guidance on proper nutrition, conditioning, resistance training, mobility and recovery to assist in developing to the best of their ability.
- Evaluates, measures and assesses fitness training needs of all users and develops group and individualized exercise programs as needed.
- Educates and instructs proper biomechanics and safety precautions during scheduled programs and workouts.
- Creates and supervises activities/programs in the fitness center/gym to support the needs of the college community.
- Assists the Coordinator with identifying potential safety hazards in the PE Building and on the athletic fields.
- Responsible for daily upkeep of Fitness Center and its equipment relative to safety and hygiene
- Ensures all equipment is maintained and calibrated annually.
- Creates and supervises activities/programs in the Fitness Center/Gym to support the needs of the college community.
- Serves as a Hiring Coordinator
- Recruits, hires, supervises, evaluates, and schedules student assistants for the department.
- Oversee the completion of the onboarding process for new employees to include required trainings.
- Ensure all fitness center staff are First Aid and CPR certified.
- Supports all departmental activities/events.
- Contributes to departmental, division and college wide strategic planning processes.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Education and Training
Required Education and Experience:
- High School Diploma
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft office suite required.
- Demonstrated excellence in Customer Service required.
Preferred Education and Experience:
- Associate degree preferred.
- 2-3 years of fitness center/coaching experience preferred.
- 1 year of supervisory experience preferred.
- CPR/First Aid certification preferred.
- Nationally recognized certification in strength and conditioning, fitness training or personal trainer preferred.
- Budget management experience preferred.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft office suite required
- Demonstrated excellence in Customer Service required
- Proficient/accurate data entry sills preferred
- Excellent communication skills; written and oral
Minimum Qualifications and Standards Required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Proficient/accurate data entry skills
- Superior interpersonal skills required dealing with the public, outside agencies, and peers in a dynamic environment.
- Knowledge of training principles for various populations.
- Knowledge of health and fitness nutrition theories.
- Knowledge of basic principles and practices of budget preparation and maintenance
- Knowledge of emergency and safety procedures pertinent to the operation of a fitness center
- Ability to work independently.
- Record keeping skills.
- Principles of supervision and training
Physical Requirements:
The work is medium work which requires exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Work Environment:
Work is performed in a relatively safe, and secure work environment.
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