Personal Trainer

Job Description

Job Description

Overview :

Katz JCC Personal Trainers are responsible for providing personalized attention, professional fitness instruction and designing fitness programming that significantly contributes to each member’s health and fitness goals. Each trainer must possess qualifications and experience necessary to communicate and demonstrate proper technique and form to each individual client. The Personal Trainer provides exceptional services to all customers : members, guests and staff, whether by phone or in person in a professional manner at all times.

All Shifts

Responsibilities / Requirements :

• JCC personal trainers will provide individualized, effective, and safe training sessions to JCC members whether in person or online. These sessions will reflect the objectives, goals, and wishes of the client.
• Trainers will create personalized exercise prescriptions based upon the client’s level of physical fitness and capacity for both cardiovascular and weight bearing exercises. A client’s pre-existing condition(s) and / or physical limitations will be considered when developing a training regimen.
• Trainers must take a client’s health history prior to initiating personal training. A medical release must be obtained prior to training, for those clients who display high or multiple risk factors. A client’s pertinent and personal information must remain confidential. Fitness Assessments for all new clients are highly recommended as well.
• Training sessions will be either 30 or 60 minutes. Session time will be determined by the client and paid for in advance with the appropriate training package.
• Training sessions may be transferred to another member per Personal Trainer Coordinators approval.
• Trainers are required to wear appropriate clothing. Black pants or shorts must be worn at all times when training. The black JCC personal training staff shirts must be worn during personal training sessions. Appropriate staff jackets may be worn over the uniform bearing the JCC logo.
• Equipment must be cleaned and after use by clients during the training session (Report any problems with the equipment to the Fitness Director)
• Trainers are responsible for making sure their clients pay for their sessions ahead of time before logging their sessions in Mindbody. Any unpaid sessions will not be validated for payment.
• Trainers are responsible for their own logging of sessions for payroll and must complete Mindbody sessions accordingly by the last Friday of the pay period. Trainers are responsible for their own accurate bookkeeping insuring accurate Mindbody logging of sessions.
• Trainers are required to notify immediate supervisor when or if any of the following should occur :

Termination of training between client / trainer due to a change in trainer or unsatisfactory reasons on either parties’ side

Education and Certifications :

Prior Experience :

At least 6 months to 1-year personal training in the field.

EEO Statement :

The Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey, and our family of agencies, is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon a person’s actual or perceived gender, race, creed, color, sex (including pregnancy), affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital / civil union status, domestic partnership status, familial status, religion, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, veteran or military status, disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions, or other legally protected characteristics.

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