Fitness Specialist I

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:

(1) Wellness Center Daily Operations and Member Services:

• Must be available to work hours between 5:30 am - 7:00 pm Monday through Friday, with closing shift at least three times per week.
• Serve as a resource for members regarding exercise prescription.
• Conduct member fitness assessments including aerobic capacity tests, body composition, circumference measurements, blood pressure, strength, endurance and flexibility testing.
• General fitness floor supervision.
• Handle daily operations including opening and closing the center as required, laundry, answering phones, cleaning equipment, and other tasks as assigned.\

(2) Group Exercise Instruction:

• Plan and teach daily group exercise classes paying attention to current trends to meet members' needs.
• Learn and implement the process for instructing virtual group exercise classes.

(3) Incentive Programming/Education:

• Collaborate with Wellness Team to design, implement and evaluate wellness/fitness related programs.
• Provide monthly bulletin board and educational handouts on various health and wellness topics.
• Support Sherwin-Williams well-being initiative and other related programs.
• Assist with and/or lead special interest groups such as volleyball leagues, running groups, etc.

"Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships."

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

FORMAL EDUCATION:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science, Health Promotion or related field or Bachelor's degree in another field with 1-3 years' experience in the Fitness Industry with additional fitness certifications.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

Required:

• CPR/AED Certified
• Group Exercise and/or Personal Training Certification or related degree.
• Previous experience leading group exercise classes of varying formats.
• Previous experience designing personal exercise programs and working one on one with clients of all fitness levels.
• Experience with taking blood pressure.
• Experience using Microsoft Office.

Preferred:

• Experience designing, implementing, and evaluating fitness/wellness incentive programs.
• Experience with exercise testing including body composition.
• 2 or more years' experience in Corporate Wellness.

TECHNICAL/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Required:

• Experience using Microsoft Office
• Experience taking blood pressure
• Experience teaching group exercise classes

Preferred:

• Experience with exercise testing including body composition, sub-max aerobic testing, strength and endurance testing.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: (TIME SPENT AWAY FROM HOME OR OTHER TYPICAL OFFICE LOCATION)

• 0-10%