Personal Trainer

HIRING RATE:  $13.00 Hourly

FULL SALARY RANGE:   $13.00 - $14.82 Hourly

• Base Hourly Range Plus Commission*

Shape lives and sculpt success at the state-of-the-art Stephen G. Terrel Recreation Center in Allen! Are you a fitness fanatic with a passion for transforming lives? We're seeking dedicated Personal Trainers to join our dynamic team. With top-of-the-line facilities and a supportive environment, you'll have the opportunity to inspire, motivate, and guide individuals on their journey to better health and wellness. If you're ready to make a real impact and help our community reach their fitness goals, apply now and be a cornerstone in building a healthier tomorrow!

The City:

With over 100,000 residents, the City of Allen is a dynamic and welcoming community. Its strong economy, diverse population, great educational institutions, and quality of life make it the ideal place to work, live, and play. The City of Allen has something to offer everyone.

The City's Mission is "To achieve excellence in managing the development of the community and providing city services so that conditions of living and public confidence are continually enhanced."

Our employees serve the citizens of Allen with the following values:

• People First

• Giving priority to others

• Respect

• Treating others with courtesy and dignity

• Integrity

• Serving with honesty, trust, and hard work

• Deliver

• Following through on commitments while exceeding expectations

• Excel

• Creating an innovative and improving work environment

The purpose of this position is to provide a safe and effective exercise environment for patrons.  This is accomplished by evaluating member fitness and health history, designing customized fitness programs, demonstrating proper and safe equipment use, and monitoring fitness areas.  Other duties may include providing customer service, responding to member inquiries and questions, providing administrative support and preventative maintenance on fitness equipment, and interfacing with other City employees and citizens.  This position does not provide direction to other employees.This information is intended to be descriptive of the key responsibilities of the position. The following examples do not identify all duties performed by any single incumbent.

• Conducts personal training sessions for members and guests by performing fitness assessments, supervising exercise areas, ensuring the safety of the fitness environment, creating personalized exercise/fitness programs for members, providing personal coaching, and assisting patrons with their exercise and fitness program.

• Provides fitness center and equipment maintenance by sanitizing fitness machines after use, completing preventative maintenance on fitness machines, returning free weights and equipment to the designated areas, and retrieving debris from fitness areas.

• Provides customer service to members by responding to member inquiries, answering fitness-related questions, demonstrating proper fitness equipment and exercise techniques, and monitoring fitness areas to guard against emergencies.

• Provides administrative assistance by answering the telephone, directing incoming callers, documenting phone messages, coordinating member schedules with fitness staff for initial visit, and scheduling personal training appointments.

• Ensures the success of the recreation facility by meeting monthly revenue goals and providing customer service.

• Assist the City of Allen community with events, programs, and other areas as assigned.

Education & Experience

Work requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

• High School diploma or equivalent plus three (3) years of relevant work experience

Other combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Certification and Other Requirements

• Valid Class C Drivers License

• First Aid/CPR Certification

• Personal Training Certification, preferably from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), American Council on Exercise (ACE), or National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM).

ReadingIntermediate

• Ability to read papers, periodicals, journals, manuals, dictionaries, thesauruses, and encyclopedias. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in high school up to college. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.MathBasic

• Ability to perform the four basic arithmetic operations. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in elementary school up to high school. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.WritingBasic

• Ability to write simple sentences containing subject, verb, and object, and/or series of numbers, names, and addresses. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in elementary school up to high school. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.ManagerialReceives general directions. The employee normally performs the job by following established standard operating procedures and/or policies. The employee may choose the appropriate procedure or policy. Performance is reviewed periodically.Budget ResponsibilityNone.Supervisory / Organizational ControlNo responsibility for the direction or supervision of others.ComplexityWork involves choices of action within limits set by standard practices and procedures. Professional judgment is required to apply the proper course of action.Interpersonal / Human Relations SkillsDiscussion Frequent: From 21% to 50% of work time.