FitRec - Group Fitness Instructor III

FitRec - Group Fitness Instructor III

Employment Type Student EmployeeHourly Rate $20.75

Special Note: All students are required to read the BU Student Employment Policy prior to submitting an application. All Federal Work-Study students should read the program rules and regulations located at http://www.belmont.edu/sfs/employment/fws.html

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Group Fitness Instructor 3 is a position for nationally certified trainers who hold an advanced NCCA-accredited certification or an undergraduate degree. Group Fitness Instructor 3 provide the Belmont community with group fitness instruction and wellness education services.

Duties Include: 

• Safely and effectively conduct group fitness classes for the Belmont community using proper form, cueing techniques, and appropriate regressions and progressions;
• Maintain and manage records regarding class registration and attendance;
• Facilitate wellness education programming for members of the Belmont community;
• Develop and maintain a positive and supportive atmosphere for class participants;
• Attend Reunions, CEUs, trainings and developmental programs;
• Other duties as assigned

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee’s vision must be adequate to read correspondence, computer screen, forms, etc. The employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and move loads of 20-50 pounds. Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus, with or without corrective lenses.

Required Qualifications

• Excellent oral communication skills with co-workers, supervisors, patrons and guests;
• Excellent customer interaction skills with co-workers, supervisors, patrons and guests;
• Ability to work outside conventional work hours (e.g. weekends, late nights and some holidays);
• Must have a knowledge of fitness programming including proper form, participant interaction, and exercise prescription;
• Must possess the ability to design and implement evidence-backed exercise classes that satisfy participant needs while remaining within the scope of practice as stated by their certifying organization;
• Ability to effectively progress and regress exercises based on participant fitness levels

  Required EducationMust be enrolled as a current student at Belmont University.   Required ExperienceCurrent NCCA-accredited advanced fitness or specialty certification (i.e. SPIN, ZUMBA, Barre, Yoga) or an undergraduate degree.