Assistant Director of Health and Wellness

Responsibilities

• Manages group fitness and wellness programs.
• Affords assistance in hiring, scheduling, and evaluating all fitness and wellness staff.
• Participates in researching new trends in fitness and develops, along with implementing, various levels of fitness programs.
• Serves as supervisor and trainer of wellness floor staff to ensure safe and effective orientations.
• Evaluates and reports that all equipment is in proper working order.
• Affords assistance in evaluating program offerings to enhance participation.
• Pursues training, learning, certifications, and educational opportunities relevant to responsibilities.
• Personal Training clients – either one on one or small group – is required.
• Promotes facilities and programs utilizing a variety of media, including digital marketing, social media, brochures, flyers, and press releases.
• Affords assistance in coordinating Wellness department events and activities, which occasionally entails working evenings and weekends.
• On-call as needed; may need to travel to other worksites or to training classes.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree preferred in Health and Wellness, Exercise Science, Kinesiology, or Health Science; working toward a degree is also considered. Must have at least one year of experience in a fitness facility. Experience in implementing wellness programs is welcomed. Thorough knowledge of wellness programs, exercise physiology, exercise prescription, fitness testing and evaluation. Must have a nationally accredited recognized personal training certification required (have up to 60 days if not currently certified). (NSCA, NASM, ACSM, NETA, ISSA, ACE, AFAA).
• Relationship building, communication, and organizational skills.
• CPR/FIRST AID required within 30 days.
• Maintain a driver’s license free from substance related infractions.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to communicate with members, staff, and program participants.
• Frequent standing for extended periods; walking around the facility and climbing 4 flights of stairs.
• Occasionally required to lift, bend, stoop, kneel, and occasionally crawl, balance, and climb.
• Occasionally required to sit for extended periods to work on a computer.
• Specific visual acuity includes the ability to distinguish colors, work on a computer, read calibrations on equipment, and recognize program participants up to 80 feet away.

Work Environment

• Indoors in a temperature-controlled environment.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.