Fitness Instructor

Description

Under the general supervision of the Recreation Center Manager, the employee is responsible for providing various types and styles of physical fitness instruction. The employee develops, demonstrates and implements course instruction. The instructor provides verbal instructions and assists class participants with routines. The employee exercises safety precautions and adheres to safety practices and protocol. This job is considered safety-sensitive and is subject to a pre-employment background check and random drug screens.

• May be required to teach Zumba classes.

Essential Functions

The following list was developed through a job analysis; however, it is not exhaustive and other duties may be required and assigned. A person with a disability which is covered by the ADA must be able to perform the essential functions of the job unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation.

• Instruction
• Develops, demonstrates and implements fitness routines to ensure exercise is completed safely and in accordance with City, fitness and safety practices, protocol and procedures.
• Acts as a point of reference and resource regarding instruction and fitness activities.
• Maintains cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid certifications.
• Develops and choreographs fitness routines.
• Develops class curriculum.
• Implements class curriculum.
• Evaluates and monitors class participants while performing routines to ensure safe and accurate execution.
• Makes assessments of class participants' physical cues to ensure safety.
• Monitors and assesses class participants’ physical cues to ensure safety.
• Compiles playlists to coincide with routines.
• Provides verbal instructions and explanation to participants.
• Demonstrates routines and physical execution for participants.
• Affords assistance to class participants with fitness routines.
• Encourages group socialization with class participants.
• Adheres to all established safety practices and protocol.

Non-Essential Functions

• Minimum Qualifications
• Performs other job-related duties as required or assigned.
• Possesses a high school diploma or GED.
• Minimum of one (1) year of previous work experience as a fitness instructor.
• Possesses CPR and First Aid Certification.
• Possesses AFAA Fitness Certification.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment background check and an initial drug screen.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of City rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Knowledge of safety rules including accident causation and prevention.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of various fitness routines.
• Knowledge of various types and styles of music.
• Knowledge of CPR.
• Knowledge of first aid practices.
• Communication skills to effectively communicate internally and externally.
• Verbal skills to effectively communicate with general public, class participants, supervisor, and the general public.
• Reading skills to understand and interpret safety and fitness enforcement directives, procedures, and instructions.
• Math skills to perform basic calculations (add, subtract, multiply, divide).
• Listening skills to take cues from and assess participants.
• Ability to utilize various first aid techniques in order to provide emergency assistance.
• Ability to perform CPR in order to assist critically ill individuals.
• Ability to develop and devise routines.
• Ability to develop and devise curriculum.
• Ability to assemble playlists conducive to various routines.
• Ability to maintain a professional attitude.
• Ability to deal with all contacts in a courteous and patient manner.
• Ability to handle upset or irate individuals.
• Ability to handle dynamic situations in a calm and courteous manner.
• Ability to work with little or no supervision.

Physical Demands

• The work requires some physical exertion such as long periods of standing; walking over rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces; recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching or similar activities; recurring lifting moderately heavy items such as record boxes.
• The work may require specific, but common, physical characteristics and abilities such as above-average agility and dexterity.

Work Environment

• The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, libraries, and residences or commercial vehicles, e.g., use of safe work practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signals, etc.
• The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.

Supplemental Information

The City of Fairhope offers a wide variety of benefits to regular full-time employees. As a regular full-time employee with the City, you are eligible to enjoy the following benefits:

• Affordable Health Insurance
• Affordable Vision Insurance
• Affordable Dental Insurance
• Employer paid Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Symbol Health Solutions*
• Discounted membership at Fairhope Recreation & Fitness Center
• Discounted Quail Creek Green Fees
• Employer paid Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Dependent Care Account
• Retail Systems of Alabama (RSA)
• Paid Sick Time
• Paid Vacation Time
• City approved paid Holidays

Regular Part Time employees who work 29+ hours per week participate in the Retail Systems of Alabama (RSA) Symbol Health Solutions is contingent upon enrollment in the City health insurance.