HEALTH AND WELLNESS TRAINER 80 - FIRE

PURPOSE OF CLASSIFICATION

The Health and Wellness Trainer will be responsible for creating and leading integrated fitness and nutrition programs to improve the physical and mental well-being of our public safety personnel. You will work closely with firefighters and medics to develop tailored fitness routines, provide nutrition counseling, educate staff on wellness practices, and ensure they are fit and ready for the physical demands of emergency response. This role requires expertise in exercise science, nutrition, and holistic wellness, particularly in high-stress, physically demanding environments. Additionally, this position will work closely with the clinical staff to address potential findings identified during the annual physical screening.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Fitness Program Design: Develop and implement personalized fitness plans that meet the specific needs of firefighters, with a focus on strength, endurance, flexibility, agility, and injury prevention.

Group Fitness Sessions: Lead group fitness classes, including strength training, cardiovascular conditioning, HIIT (high-intensity interval training), flexibility, and functional fitness, designed to improve performance in fire-related tasks.

Physical Assessments: Conduct comprehensive fitness assessments for new recruits and ongoing evaluations for existing staff to track progress, identify areas for improvement, and ensure fitness levels align with operational needs.

Injury Prevention: Develop and implement injury prevention programs, provide mobility and flexibility exercises.

Performance Monitoring: Track and evaluate the physical progress of personnel through regular assessments and feedback, adjusting programs as necessary.

Personalized Nutrition Plans: Work with individual firefighters to create customized nutrition plans that support their fitness goals, recovery, and overall health.

Wellness Nutrition Education: Educate staff on proper nutrition for performance, injury prevention, weight management, hydration, and recovery. This includes guidance on healthy eating for shift workers, meal prepping, and on-the-go nutrition.

Nutritional Support During Emergencies: Provide advice on fueling the body for optimal performance during long shifts, stressful emergency situations, and high-intensity activities.

Supplement Guidance: Advise on safe and effective supplement use, including vitamins, protein, and performance-enhancing products, ensuring they align with the needs and safety of firefighters.

Menu Development & Collaboration: Collaborate with department staff to develop healthy, balanced meal options for the firehouse that align with nutritional goals.

Cross-Department Collaboration: Work closely with Fire Chief, Chief Medical Officer and medical staff to ensure fitness and nutrition programs align with departmental goals and standards.

Tracking and Reporting: Maintain accurate records of fitness assessments, program participation, and progress for all personnel. Regularly report findings to leadership and adjust programs as needed.

Health and Safety Compliance: Ensure all programs comply with fire department safety protocols and regulatory standards.

Completes and prepares a variety of forms, logs, requests, records, reports, correspondence, and various other documents associated with daily responsibilities of this position; maintains administrative records and files.

Maintains a comprehensive, current knowledge and awareness of applicable laws/regulations and current medical standards/techniques; reads professional literature; maintains professional affiliations.

Attends meetings, seminars, drills, workshops, and training sessions as appropriate to maintain knowledge of departmental and County Operations, to promote improved job performance, and to stay current with medical standards/techniques; may serve on panels, boards, and/or committees.

ADDITONAL FUNCTIONS

Operates computers, copiers and other office equipment. Operates motor vehicle.

Answers the telephone; provides information, advice and guidance; takes and relays messages and/or direct calls to appropriate personnel; returns calls as necessary.

Performs other related duties as required

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Must be a US Citizen or resident status and must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver’s license. Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science, Kinesiology, Nutrition, Dietetics, or a related field. Strong knowledge of exercise science principles, strength training, cardiovascular conditioning, flexibility, and injury prevention techniques. In-depth knowledge of nutrition, including meal planning, supplementation, and fueling for physical performance. Ability to work independently and manage multiple fitness and wellness programs simultaneously

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

and stress management strategies. Experience with wellness program evaluations and data tracking. Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) certification or equivalent, and certification in fitness coaching (e.g., Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist – CSCS, or Certified Personal Trainer – CPT). Experience working with first responders, military personnel, or professional athletes. Advanced knowledge of mental health and stress management strategies. Experience with program evaluations and data tracking.

ADA COMPLIANCE

Physical Ability (Non-Sworn Civilian): Tasks require the ability to exert moderate physical effort, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of a heavy weight (over 50 pounds).

Physical Ability (Sworn Position: Certified Firefighter) Tasks require the regular and, at times, sustained performance of moderately physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and that may involve the lifting, carrying, pushing, and the completion of the Physical Agility Course. The Physical Agility Course consists of five (5) timed events that must be completed without stopping:

The participant shall be dressed in full protective equipment to include SCBA (approximately 45 lbs.). Start area is at the base of the tower. The participant may adjust the placement of the high-rise pack within the boundaries of the staging area but shall not have a void of more than one inch (2.54 cm) off the ground.

EVENT 1 – Stair Climb

The handrails may be used in climbing the tower and steps may be taken in multiples on the way up the four-story (42 feet) tower. The high-rise pack (approximately 42 lbs.) may be carried in any manner and must be deposited into the container at the top of the tower, with no part of the pack touching the deck outside of the box. One foot must be on the top deck before releasing the high-rise pack.

EVENT 2 - Hose Hoist

A donut roll of fire hose (approximately 45 lbs.) and rope is used for this event. The participant is not allowed to stand on anything other than the top platform while hoisting. The evolution is complete when the roll is hoisted the height of the tower, clears the railing at the top of the tower, and is placed in the container on the top floor. Descending the tower, every step must be contacted, and the handrail grasped.

EVENT 3 - Forcible Entry

The forcible entry evolution utilizes a chopping simulator. Using the provided nine-pound shot mallet, and with both feet on the diamond plate surface, the employee must drive the sled, a beam weighing up to 150 lbs., a horizontal distance of five (5) feet. Pushing, raking or hooking the beam is not allowed; only the head of the mallet is allowed to strike the beam.

EVENT 4 - Hose Advance

The participant must negotiate the 140-foot zigzag course without missing or knocking over any delineator (including the target); The participant must pick up the nozzle end of the 1 3/4 inch charged hose line or similarly equipped simulation and drag it a distance of 75 feet. Once the nozzle is advanced 75-feet through the door frame, the participant opens the nozzle, hits the target with the water stream or simulates with fire nozzle, shuts down the nozzle and places the nozzle on the pavement.

EVENT 5 - Victim Rescue

A mannequin or similarly equipped simulation weighing approximately 125 lbs. must be dragged backwards a distance of 100 feet. Carrying the dummy or simulated equipment is not permitted.

Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, taste, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, toxic agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.

Clayton County, Georgia, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

Position : 4136

Type : INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Location : EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

Grade : GRADE 27

Posting Start : 03/19/2025

Posting End : 12/31/9999

MINIMUM SALARY: $81,312.85