What are the responsibilities and job description for the Health Fitness Specialist Substitute - Terre Haute, IN position at Worcester Communities?
Flexible Shifts |Day time Monday - Friday | Gain diverse fitness experience
Summary
NIFS is looking for a fitness professional to join our team at a premier senior living community in Terre Haute, IN. This is a flexible, substitute opportunity with a national fitness organization! NIFS is hiring substitute Fitness Specialists who can cover classes and fitness center duties when our staff take time off for vacation, training, or illness. The best part, you set your schedule and accept the shifts that work for you! The Fitness Specialist in Coverage follows the direction of the Manager to ensure quality in all areas of the Fitness Center including but not limited to customer service, member services, group fitness offerings, and other Fitness Center or departmental initiatives.
Essential Duties
Summary
NIFS is looking for a fitness professional to join our team at a premier senior living community in Terre Haute, IN. This is a flexible, substitute opportunity with a national fitness organization! NIFS is hiring substitute Fitness Specialists who can cover classes and fitness center duties when our staff take time off for vacation, training, or illness. The best part, you set your schedule and accept the shifts that work for you! The Fitness Specialist in Coverage follows the direction of the Manager to ensure quality in all areas of the Fitness Center including but not limited to customer service, member services, group fitness offerings, and other Fitness Center or departmental initiatives.
Essential Duties
- Assesses health status of members, ranging from apparently healthy to high risk, to provide exercise and other wellness-related counsel/recommendations unique to each individual
- Teaches group exercise classes onsite; provides a range of acceptable activities to meet various fitness levels of class participants; adheres to appropriate safety guidelines
- Supervises fitness center and uses educational background and other relevant training to accurately and safely answer member questions related to health, fitness, and wellbeing
- Establishes an ongoing positive and professional rapport with members
- Partners with other staff to help clean equipment and other areas of the facility as needed
- Maintains familiarity with and abides by the policies stated in the NIFS Employee Handbook
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Education and/or Experience
- Degree in a health-related field preferred,or working toward degree.
- Relevant work experience required; experience with older adult clientele preferred
- Ability to teach basic balance, chair exercise and muscle conditioning group fitness classes; where applicable, aquatic experience preferred
- Certifications
- Fitness-related certifications (CPT, CSCS, etc) acknowledged
- Current CPR/AED/First Aid certification required
- Requirements
- May, at any time, be required to submit to and successfully pass a thorough background check and/or drug screen
- May be required to complete and pass a TB skin test.
