Why HealthFitness? We make people feel better and choose better and are seeking a HEALTH FITNESS PROFESSIONAL to help improve wellbeing at our client site in Washington, DC! With HealthFitness, you have the opportunity to coordinate, implement, and deliver health and fitness programs and services, promotions and outreach activities. This role is responsible for providing outstanding service to members & program participants to maximize participation, outcomes and customer satisfaction. 

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:                

• Supervises facility; interacts with participants and monitors equipment and participant safety.  
• Provides individual and group exercise instruction; educates participants on proper techniques to maximize exercise safety and effectiveness. Up to 4 hours.
• Assists with finding subs for classes when needed and notifying membership of any class/instructor change or cancellations; assists with maintaining current group exercise and on-call Health Fitness Assistant sub lists. 
• Assists with coordinating and leading a variety of HealthFitness and program-specific health improvement/fitness and wellness programs and promotions; assists with implementing, collecting data and reporting information on the member satisfaction surveys; assists with annual program planning.
• Conducts fitness testing and assessments and advises participants of results; designs individualized programs to meet the participant’s interests, abilities and goals.
• Assists with researching a variety of health & fitness educational topics and identifies appropriate participant educational materials; conducts health education seminars/presentations.
• Participates in membership drives to acquire new participants; represents the fitness center in health fairs; enrolls new participants and conducts facility, program and equipment orientations.
• Promotes program offerings and conducts outreach activities to increase participation and re-engage inactive participants; presents on a variety of health/nutrition topics at Lunch & Learns and/or Breakfast Club; updates social media accounts with classes, promotions, and programs.
• Creates and maintains the exercise/fitness bulletin board; creates the workout of the month, exercise of the month and muscle of the month; assists with the production and distribution of other marketing & communication materials.
• Maintains membership files and database secure; assists with collecting payment for membership, lockers rentals, group exercise class passes, goods and other services; assists with payroll deduction reconciliation, keeping track of new/cancelled members and sending payment reminders to membership.
• Performs daily cleaning of equipment and other facility maintenance responsibilities; ensures facility, office space, equipment and locker rooms are clean; ensures paper towels and cleaning solution are stocked at all times; assists with reporting facility issues. Ensures personal and facility appearance meet standards.
• Assists with projects and other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & CERTIFICATIONS:

REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science, Health Promotion, Kinesiology or related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Current CPR/AED and First Aid or BLS certifications from American Heart Association, American Red Cross or American Safety & Health Institute.
• Group Exercise class instruction requires industry recognized Group Exercise certification 
• Personal Training requires Personal Training certification from ACE, AFAA, ACSM, NSCA or NASM.

PREFERRED:

• Proficiency in fitness assessment and exercise prescription.
• 1-2 years related experience
• Strong interpersonal communication and customer service skills including the ability to motivate others.
• Competency in the delivery of HealthFitness and site-specific programs and services.
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office programs including at minimum Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to effectively organize and prioritize work demands including project coordination.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team with enthusiasm, initiative and creativity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. 

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