Instructional Aide - Fitness Center

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.

Created: 2026-04-02