T itle of Position: Health Fitness Specialist Substitute at a Premier Senior Living Community
Location of Position: Dexter, MI
Summary
Join our team at a premier senior living community in Dexter, MI where you will have an opportunity to support their vibrant residents in fitness programming. The Health Fitness Specialist will follow the direction of NIFS Fitness Management leading two hours of land-based group fitness classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:30am-12:30pm. You will have the opportunity to grow and gain experience in setting customer service standards, maintaining ACSM facility standards and guidelines, working with members, developing or maintaining a group fitness program, and other duties as assigned. This position is part time and also comes with the opportunity to sub at other nearby location if interested.
Essential Duties
- Teaches group exercise classes onsite; provides a range of acceptable activities to meet various fitness levels of class participants; adheres to appropriate safety guidelines while keeping classes inviting, challenging, and well-attended
- Conducts orientations according to the facility layout, membership policies/procedures, and Quality Assurance guidelines
- Establishes an ongoing positive and professional rapport with members
- Partners with other staff to help clean equipment and other areas of the facility as needed
- Demonstrates work ethic, ingenuity, customer care, and attention to detail
- Maintains familiarity with and abides by the policies stated in the NIFS Employee Handbook
Qualifications
- Degree in a health-related field preferred or working toward degree
- ACSM and other Industry Certifications acknowledged
- Relevant work experience and training required; experience with older adult clientele preferred
- Ability to teach basic balance, chair exercise and muscle conditioning group fitness classes; where applicable, aquatic experience preferred
- Current CPR/AED/First Aid certification required
- May, at any time, be required to submit to and successfully pass a thorough background check and/or drug screen