Fitness Center Instructional Aide - Triton College, IL : Job Details

Essential Function:

Create an inviting atmosphere to facilitate orderly and safe experiences, provide guidance and instruction to participants in the use of cardiovascular and strength equipment; and maintain facility equipment for participant's comfort and safety.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

* Experience or degree seeking in fitness, training, or related field, and/or demonstrate proficient instructional ability in teaching functional exercise.

* CPR/AED certified or ability to obtain within 30 days of employment.

* First Aid certified preferred.

Knowledge/Skills:

* Demonstrate proficiency in teaching functional exercise to patrons and be able to provide assistance when needed.

* Demonstrate use of all weight and cardio machines to patrons and be able to provide assistance when needed.

* Recognize an emergency and provide appropriate care in a timely fashion.

* Customer service, problem solving, phone and interpersonal skills.

* Ability to work independently under general supervision.

Experience:

* Previous experience working with students, public or community, preferred.

* Preferred not required teaching exercise or exercise program development.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

* Provide a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for all participants.

* Visually recognize an emergency.

* Provide assistance to patrons by correctly spotting basic lifts, including but not limited to; a squat, chest press, and shoulder press.

* Reach all parts of the Fitness Equipment in order to clean and maintain exercise machines, free weight and small equipment.

* Lift [up to] a 45lb plate to rerack it in its proper location without assistance.

* Check in students to enter fitness center.

* Record participants, answer phone calls and verbally communicate with internal/external inquiries.

* Ensure customer satisfaction and provide professional customer support.