Personal Trainer (Part-Time; Year-Round)

Description

Mountain Recreation offers a fun, exciting environment to our participants and staff alike; one that fosters skill building, movement, life skills and fun! Applicants must be enthusiastic, have strong skills in working as a team with coworkers and show strong communication and class management skills. 

We are looking for a charismatic, motivating, knowledgeable part-time Personal Trainer to help our members reach their fitness goals at the Gypsum Recreation Center. He or she needs to support the needs of each client individually in terms of form correction and exercise modification for safety and growth. Come join our team and help drive our mission of “Everyone deserves to be Healthy and Happy.”

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POSITION DETAILS

Job Title: Personal Trainer

Location: Gypsum Recreation Center (Gypsum, CO)

Schedule: Part-Time; Year-Round

Work Environment: Work schedule is varied and requires weekday hours, evenings, weekends, and holidays. Work schedule requires constant attendance for short shifts. The flow of work and character of duties involve normal mental and visual attention. Physical exertion includes frequent walking, bending and lifting, pulling, and kneeling. Work is done in a performance type setting and can be physically demanding. Position requires constant use of voice. Job stress may include dealing with crowds, uncooperative participants, difficult individuals, and periods of continuous demand.

Supervision Required: Works under the direct supervision of the Facility Coordinator 

Supervision Exercised: None

Salary: $27.00/hour; staff in this position are eligible for a $1/hour incentive for Spanish/English bilingual and can pass the language competency test.

Benefits: 3.75% employer contribution to a 401(a) retirement account, accrued sick leave in accordance with HFWA, access to all three Mountain Recreation facilities and complimentary membership for employee to Gypsum Recreation Center, 20% off discount for employee and immediate family for facility programs, discounted punch cards for immediate family members to Gypsum Recreation Center, pro deals on outdoor industry brand-named gear through ExpertVoice, student scholarship opportunities, opportunity to sign up for Vail Valley Partnership’s One Valley Healthcare Plan—an affordable healthcare program providing medical coverage for employee’s and their families.

Mountain Recreation believes everyone, including staff, deserves to be healthy and happy through creating a culture of accountability, flexibility, and providing world-class benefits. For more information on employee benefits, check out our website https://mountainrec.org/benefits-overview/ 

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

General Statement of Duties: Develop and Instruct personalized safe and rewarding wellness and exercise programs, assisting individuals to achieve their personal goals.

Examples of Duties:

• Create and deliver individualized personal training programs and activities based on client goals.
• Closely supervises and monitors the safety, comfort, and progress of participants.
• Assists individual in developing and implementing modifications as indicated.
• Develops rapport with participants and responds to questions and concerns.
• Communicates with staff regarding facility availability and schedule needs.
• Maintains all required records and forms.
• Sets up, take down, and clean-ups all equipment before and after session as required.
• Addresses program specific risk management and facility safety and cleanliness issues.
• Facilitates inclusion of special needs participants in program.
• Manages accidents and incidents according to procedures.
• Acts as a mandatory reporter and complies with mandatory reporting guidelines.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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Requirements

COMPETENCIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

Considerable knowledge of: Exercise physiology, anatomy, kinesiology, and current best practices in personal training and fitness practices and techniques for individualized programs.

Skills and abilities: proficient at utilizing a variety of techniques, styles and formats; instruct and pr