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Dr. John & Jean Marshall Wellness Center Personal Trainer

Iowa Western Community College
On-site
Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
$15 - $15 USD hourly
Health and Wellness

Description

Personal Trainers prescribe customized workouts and provide support to help clients achieve their fitness and wellness goals.

Job Duties

• Work with clients to develop reachable fitness goals and develop a personalized program to help them achieve their goals.
• Develop trainer-client relationship that will empower and motivate a participant to move through their exercise plan.
• Lead clients through a Fitness Assessment to assess clients readiness to exercise
• Teach participants how to use correct technique and exercises they can perform on their own.
• Educate participants and staff on safe participation during Fitness activities and enforce program policies and procedures.
• Attend staff meetings and trainings
• Approximately 3-5 hours per week
• Hours vary but may include mornings, afternoons, and/or evenings
• Other duties as assigned by Assistant Director 

Qualifications

• Current NCCA, ACE or NETA accredited personal training certification or working towards becoming certified
• First Aid, CPR & AED Certified, or willing to obtain within 1 month of being hired
• Must be an IWCC student, with a minimum of 2.0 GPA
• Must be able to work independently without direct supervision on a day to day basis
• Must have a passion for fitness and wellness and willingness to share it to create a positive environment
• Demonstrate strong communication skills, customer service skills, ability to enforce policies and procedures

Physical Demands

Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time, use hands to operate a computer keyboard, telephone and other basic office equipment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, use a phone. Occasional lifting of 10-50 lbs., reading, writing, calculating, social interaction skills, reasoning/analysis, and ability to work with minimal supervision, and a high degree of problem solving, and high level of inter-personal skills is preferred.