Health Fitness Professional Job Description
Health fitness professional
provides leadership in emergency response efforts, emergency response training drills, and the development of emergency response plans.
Health Fitness Professional Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Coordinates internship program
Assists Associate Care Team members with job function assessments, incident investigation and associate care management
Collect and evaluate appropriate program data to support the ROI process
Assists with creating and maintaining marketing & communication materials
Promotes integration of Health Management and employee engagement in Wellness Program incentives and benefits both locally and nationally with support from Sr
Group Exercise Instruction
Prepares and provides group exercise instruction
Communicate and relay information, concerns, feedback to the Fitness Operations Coordinator or Program Manager directly or through lead staff
Assist fitness operations manager with group exercise program
Complete administrative duties related to specific programs
Health Fitness Professional Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Health Fitness Professional
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: AED, CPR, NASM, ACSM, NSCA, AFAA, ACE
Education for Health Fitness Professional
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the health fitness professional job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Exercise Science, Kinesiology, Health Promotion, Education, Wellness, Health, Public Health, Health Education, Athletic Training, Sports Management
Skills for Health Fitness Professional
Desired skills for health fitness professional include:
Contract obligations and client’s needs
Programs and services
Comply to site specific emergency response plans
Desired experience for health fitness professional includes:
Personal Training certification from ACE, AFAA, ACSM, NSCA or NASM preferred, but required within 6 months of employment
Personal Training certification from ACE, AFAA, ACSM, NSCA, NASM preferred, but required within 3 months of hire
Experience instructing group exercise classes and a recognized industry certification in group exercise instruction is strongly preferred
Personal Training certification from ACE, AFAA, NSCA, NASM or ACSM is preferred
Group Exercise class instruction and yoga experience preferred
Experience instructing group exercise classes (such as Spin, Bootcamp, Core, Zumba, Yoga, ) is strongly preferred
Health Fitness Professional Examples
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Health Fitness Professional Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a health fitness professional. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for health fitness professional
- Assist manager with equipment management including repairs, preventative maintenance plans and contracts, equipment layout, purchasing, vendor relations
- Conducts fitness assessments, one-on-one exercise programming (personal training) and provides education to clients
- Interview and hire group exercise instructors
- Interview and hire interns and provide ongoing support while the intern is onsite
- Instructs 30-minute Group Fitness classes
- Provides one on one personal training to people of varying fitness levels
- Closes facility and maintains safety and cleanliness of the facility to ensure it is ready for the following day
- Instructs a variety of group exercise classes and motivate participants
- Interview and hire group exercise instructors and interns, providing ongoing support while they are onsite
- Provide front desk coverage and other duties as needed/assigned
Qualifications for health fitness professional
- Personal Training certification from ACE, AFAA, ACSM, NSCA, NASM is strongly preferred, but will be required within the first 60 days in this role
- Bachelor’s Degree in a health/fitness related field
- A solid knowledge base of nutrition, exercise, weight management, tobacco cessation, and disease management is also a plus
- Creative and motivated individual, with strong attention to detail, who will take initiative and be willing to present ideas to the manager and the team
- Personal Training certification (from ACE, AFAA, ACSM, NSCA, or NASM) is strongly preferred, but will be required within the first six months in this role
- Spinning or Cycling certification is a plus
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of health fitness professional. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for health fitness professional
- Oversees the Fall and Spring Sports and Recreation Programs (Basketball and Volleyball)
- Join one of the HFP’s Teams (Fee for Service, Events, Safety, or Website Team) to provide or improve on-site programming, knowledge, ideas, and materials to the other client sites to enhance our offerings
- Provides individual and group exercise instruction for CrossFit or bootcamp style classes
- Creates and maintains educational bulletin boards, newsletters and other marketing & communication materials
- Collects and documents appropriate program data to support the ROI process
- Close facility and maintain safety and cleanliness of the facility to ensure it is ready for the following day
- Completes administrative and facility maintenance tasks as needed to assist with facility management and cleanliness
- Assists with wellness events and promotes fitness offerings in various Lake County locations
- Supports workplace injury prevention and conditioning
- Support/oversee day-to-day operations of the Fitness Facility
Qualifications for health fitness professional
- Personal Training certification (ACE, AFAA, ACSM, NSCA, or NASM) is preferred, but will be required within 3 months of hire
- Industry recognized Group Exercise certification is strongly preferred but will be required within the first 3 months in this role
- Personal Training certification (ACE, AFAA, ACSM, NSCA, or NASM) is strongly preferred
- Experience teaching group exercise is required
- Personal Training certification will be required within 6 months of hire (ACE, AFAA, ACSM, NSCA, or NASM)
- Group Exercise class instruction requires recognized industry certification (will be required within the first 3 months in this roll)
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of health fitness professional. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for health fitness professional
- Assist with training and supervision of student interns
- Support/oversee day-to-day operations of the Fitness Facility from administrative/front desk duties to working knowledge and compliance to site specific emergency response plans
- Assists with the implementation of all fitness center management activities like teaching fun, safe and motivating group exercise classes as outlined in contract, floor coverage/front desk coverage, fitness testing, orientations, exercise prescriptions
- Lead movement and stretch breaks and Group Exercise classes
- Performs laundry and cleaning duties at the facility
- Creates and maintains the exercise/fitness bulletin board
- Maintains membership files and database secure
- Performs daily cleaning of equipment and other facility maintenance responsibilities
- Assists with projects and other duties as assigned
- Leads a variety of health education seminars
Qualifications for health fitness professional
- Personal Training certification from ACE, AFAA, ACSM, NSCA or NASM preferred, but required within first 3 months of employment
- A certification in Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is preferred, but will be required within the first three months in this role
- A minimum of one year of related industry experience is strongly preferred
- Industry recognized Group Exercise certification from ACE, AFAA or ACSM is strongly preferred
- Industry recognized Group Exercise certification is preferred, but will be required within 3 months of hire
- Ability to instruct a variety of group exercise formats is strongly preferred
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of health fitness professional. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for health fitness professional
- Supervises fitness facility
- Provides virtual and in-person individual and group exercise instruction
- Conducts virtual and in-person fitness testing and assessments and advises participants of results
- Projects and other duties assigned
- Promotes program offerings and engagement efforts to increase participation and re-engage inactive participants
- Conducts fitness testing and assessments and advises participants of results both onsite and virtually
- Recruiting efforts for new members onsite and virtually
- Provides individual and group exercise instruction in future state
- Utilize marketing and communications that may be delivered onsite and virtually to improve engagement
- Provides personal and in-person individual personal training and group exercise instruction
Qualifications for health fitness professional
- Personal Training certification (ACE, AFAA, ACSM, NSCA, NASM, or CanFit Pro) is preferred, but will be required within the first six months of employment
- Group Exercise class instruction requires recognized industry certification preferred or within 6 months of hire
- Personal Training requires industry certification (ACE, AFAA, ACSM, NSCA, or NASM) preferred or within 6 months of hire
- Personal Training certification from ACE, AFAA, ACSM, NSCA or NASM required/preferred
- CPR/AED and first aid certifications or a BLS certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross will be required before start date
- CPR/AED and first aid certifications from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a health fitness professional. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for health fitness professional
- Must have access to quality wifi/webcam/computer and strong virtual skills as this position will be temporarily remote or hybrid of on-site & remote
- Provides individual and group exercise instruction onsite and virtually
- Conducts fitness testing and assessments onsite and virtually and advises participants of results
- Creates and maintains bulletin boards, newsletters, Microsoft Teams posts, and other marketing & communication materials
- Creates marketing communications that may be delivered onsite and virtually
- Virtual Fitness as applicable
- Interacts with participants in-person and virtually and monitors equipment and participant safety
- Assist members with checking in or answering questions
- Making sure the fitness center is clean and professional
- Other tasks including but not limited to, cleaning equipment, washing and folding towels, being available to answer member questions and promoting a safe and encouraging environment
Qualifications for health fitness professional
- Personal Training certification a plus, but not required (ACE, AFAA, NSCA, NASM, ACSM)
- Industry recognized Group Exercise Instructor certification
- Personal Training certification from ACE, AFAA, ACSM, NSCA or NASM is preferred, but will be required within the first 6 months in this role
- Current First Aid and CPR/AED or BLS certifications from American Heart Association or American Red Cross
- Personal Training requires industry certification (ACE, AFAA, NSCA, NASM) (if not currently certified, must obtain within three months of hire)
- Current First Aid and CPR/AED or BLS certifications through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross