Lahaye Rec Personal Trainer

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for ensuring customer safety, facility cleanliness, effective operations, and a high level of customer service at the LaHaye Recreation and Fitness Center, during operational hours.

• Assist in the maintenance and adherence of risk management procedures and policies at the LaHaye Recreation and Fitness Center, ensuring compliance with University policies.

• Responsible for the completion of day-to-day operational tasks to ensure seamless function of personal training, including training clients, leading fitness workshops, creating training materials, and promotion of special events.

• Perform regular walk-throughs of facility, building relationships with patrons and making sales.

• Effectively communicate any issues or customer complaints to the Personal Training Manager.

• Responsible to assist with maintenance of equipment and the LaHaye Recreation and Fitness Center, including regular cleaning.

• Regularly assist with events and operations during evening, nights or weekend hours.

• Attend all required Campus Recreation trainings and meetings.

• Perform all other tasks assigned by the Fitness Coordinator to assist with Campus Recreation operations and programming.

• Works effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU's mission.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities

QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS

Minimum Qualifications

• Current Liberty University student

• Current CPR/AED and First Aid Certification

• Ability to work up to 18 hours per week

• Availability to work a variety of different shifts (weekends, early morning, afternoon, late night)

Preferred Qualifications

• Current Personal Training Certification (ACE, ACSM, NASM)

• Experience in a customer service position

• Desire to pursue recreation management as a career field

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB

Communication and Comprehension

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well-articulated information.

• Ability to understand, speak, and write English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner.

• Strong organizational skills.

Problem Solving

• Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.

Physical and Sensory Abilities

• Frequently required to sit or stand in one location for extended periods to perform tasks assigned to varying positions.

• Regularly required to hear and speak in order to effectively communicate orally.

• Frequently required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move around the facility

• Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel or stoop in order to conduct business.

• Regularly lift 45 or fewer pounds.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work Environment

• The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is a climate-controlled fitness facility. Areas are well lit and the noise level is moderate.

Driving Requirements

• No driving is required for this position.