Substitute Health Fitness Specialist - Palm City, FL

Job Description

Job Description

Flexibility | substitute position | gain variety of fitness experience

T itle of Position : Substitute Health Fitness Specialist

Location of Position : Palm City, FL

Summary

Join our team at a premier senior living community in Palm City, FL where you will have an opportunity to support their vibrant residents in fitness programming. The Health Fitness Specialist Substitute will follow the direction of the Fitness Manager to assist in management of the day-to-day operations in their beautiful fitness amenities including a pool, fitness center, and group fitness studio. You will have the opportunity to grow and gain experience in setting customer service standards, maintaining ACSM facility standards and guidelines, working with members, developing or maintaining a group fitness program, and other duties as assigned. This position is per diem (as needed).

Essential Duties

• Teaches group exercise classes onsite; provides a range of acceptable activities to meet various fitness levels of class participants; adheres to appropriate safety guidelines while keeping classes inviting, challenging, and well-attended
• Supervises fitness center and uses educational background and other relevant training to accurately and safely answer member questions related to health, fitness, and wellbeing
• 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 through exercise prescriptions, fitness assessments and other related services
• Conducts orientations according to the facility layout, membership policies / procedures, and Quality Assurance guidelines
• Establishes an ongoing positive and professional rapport with members
• Cross-trains to learn some responsibilities of other full-time staff onsite
• Partners with other staff to help clean equipment and other areas of the facility as needed
• Demonstrates work ethic, ingenuity, customer care, and attention to detail
• Maintains familiarity with and abides by the policies stated in the NIFS Employee Handbook
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications