US Fitness Hiring For Personal Trainer at Virginia Beach, VA  Full Time

Summary Objective:

Create and deliver a variety of personal training workouts for a wide range of clients. Build a client base, and recruit new personal training clients under the management of the Fitness Director and with the Personal Training team.

Essential Functions:

• Deliver the Ultimate Fitness Experience to every member, every time
• Conduct new member orientation pre-exercise biometrics and goal evaluations
• Develop personalized fitness programs to meet member goals established during new member orientation
• Develop and maintain a personal training client base
• Show dedication to the member experience by promoting cleanliness and member engagement

Job Responsibilities:

• Create safe and effective exercise programs
• Execute exercise programs for a wide variety of members
• Keep accurate and detailed records of program progress
• Maintain a minimum of 12 client hours weekly
• Utilize prospecting techniques including special events and floor hours as defined by the Fitness Director
• Communicate and engage with members during floor hours to achieve training minimums
• Achieve average 20 percent booking rate per floor hour in Smart Start or other meaningful personal training entry points for members.
• Qualify leads using the Exercise Readiness Questionnaire and Member Profile
• Maintain and record schedule accurately
• Keep current personal schedule and availability on file with Fitness Director
• Plan holiday schedules and personal time in advance so clients can be referred to substitutes and complete sessions as planned
• Provide monthly session forecasts in week three of every month
• Understand and follow employee standards of conduct and ethics
• Understand and uphold club building, facilities, service, program, and emergency procedures
• Complete all in-house training as assigned
• Work early morning, evening, and weekend hours as necessary
• Assume other duties as assigned

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and nonverbal communication skills
• Excellent listening skills
• Ability to motivate and nurture others
• Demonstrated selling skills
• Strong work ethic that includes punctuality, organization, and attention to detail
• Ability to maintain a friendly, enthusiastic, and positive attitude
• Outwardly facing professional appearance
• Confidence and desire to create new relationships quickly
• Ability to quickly acquire and apply new knowledge and skills

Required Experience, Education & Certifications:

• Nationally recognized personal training certification from a US Fitness accepted provider required
• CPR/AED certification required
• Participate in professional development and continuing education opportunities in order to maintain national certification per year and as established with Fitness Director

Physical Activities, Physical Requirements, Visual Acuity & Working Conditions:

Physical demands listed here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Heavy work. Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• The worker is required to have visual acuity to perform an activity such as: operates machines, such as lathes, drill presses, power saws, and mills where the seeing job is at or within arm’s reach; performs mechanical or skilled trades tasks of a non-repetitive nature, such as carpenter, technicians, service people, plumbers, painters, mechanics, etc.
• The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).

Employee Benefits:

All US Fitness team members receive:

• Complimentary Membership and Guest Privileges
• Discounts on Personal Training, Mind&Body, Aquatics, and Kids Programs
• Discounts on Serenity Day Spa Services and all apparel
• Employee Referral Gift
• In-house Continuing Education Credits and CEC Reimbursement

Additional Full Time Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Supplemental Benefits and Group Life Insurance Benefits
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off

Relocation: Candidates outside of the specified area are welcome to apply but if selected for an interview, they must be willing to travel at own cost. Relocation assistance is not offered.

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