Substitute Health Fitness Specialist - Chapel Hill, NC

Flexible Shifts | Monday - Friday | Gain diverse fitness experience

Summary

NIFS is looking for a fitness professional to join our team at a premier senior living community in Chapel Hill, NC. This is a flexible, substitute opportunity with a national fitness organization! NIFS is hiring substitute Fitness Specialists who can cover classes and fitness center duties when our staff take time off for vacation, training, or illness. The best part, you set your schedule and accept the shifts that work for you! The Fitness Specialist in Coverage follows the direction of the Manager to ensure quality in all areas of the Fitness Center including but not limited to customer service, member services, group fitness offerings, and other Fitness Center or departmental initiatives.

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

· Supervises fitness center and uses educational background and other relevant training to accurately and safely answer member questions related to health, fitness, and wellbeing

· Assesses health status of members, ranging from apparently healthy to high risk, to provide exercise and other wellness-related counsel/recommendations unique to each individual through exercise prescriptions, fitness assessments and other related services

· Conducts orientations according to the facility layout, membership policies/procedures, and Quality Assurance guidelines

· Establishes an ongoing positive and professional rapport with members

· Supports special events (e.g., races, charity walks)

· Cross-trains to learn some responsibilities of other full-time staff onsite

· 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

· Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education, Experience & Requirements
• Degree in a health-related field preferred or working toward degree
• 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
• ACSM and other Industry Certifications acknowledged
• May, at any time, be required to submit to and successfully pass a thorough background check and/or drug screen