Req Id: 39074

Job Title: RecWell Personal Trainer Certified - Student Service

City: West Lafayette

Job Description:

Job Summary

Job Title: Purdue University Recreation and Wellness Personal Trainer- Student Service

Division: Student Life

Department: Recreation and Wellness

Compensation Hours/Week

$16.00/hour Weekly average, approximately 4-12 hours per week

Required hours may include days, evenings, weekends, and holidays

Employment Summary

The Division of Student Life is committed to making every experience at Purdue University a learning opportunity for students. Employment within our division provides you the opportunity to work with other great students and leaders. As part of your employment, we incorporate the Leadership and Professional Development Competencies and the Steps to Leaps Learning Pillars into your learning and performance management experience to ensure you are building the skills employers want. Purdue Student Life develops welcoming communities that engage and support students while enabling individuals to flourish on their unique and personal path.

Job Description

The primary role of the Personal Trainer position is to provide one-on-one and small group fitness instruction to members of the Purdue community. Personal trainers utilize clients' health history, fitness assessment results, and goals to develop a specialized and comprehensive fitness program for each individual. Along with traditional training, personal trainers have the opportunity to run educational fitness programming such as Learn to Lift, Women on Weights, and have opportunity to aid in the instruction of our in house NASM Personal Trainer course. Typical hiring periods include Fall, Spring, & Summer semesters. The goal of this position is to give students valuable real-world experience in a fitness environment. This position should work 4-12 hours per week during the current semester. Those hours may be worked in any combination, at the discretion of the direct supervisor. The personal trainer position must be reliable, organized, responsible, and flexible. They must also be ambitious, detail-oriented, creative, and driven.

Prerequisite(s)

Candidates must hold a current nationally accredited personal training certification and maintain a valid CPR/AED certification.

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written

Flexible and dependable with a strong attention to detail

Problem solving, logic and reasoning skills

Customer service oriented

Ability to multi-task and work within deadlines

Valid American Red Cross (or equivalent) Adult & Child CPR/AED for the Layperson, Standard First Aid, and Bloodborne Pathogens certification or ability to obtain upon hire

Valid nationally accredited Personal Trainer certification.

Position Responsibilities

Provide individualized fitness assessments to determine client needs, goals, and current fitness levels.

Design safe, effective, and progressive exercise programs tailored to client's goals, abilities, and limitations.

Instruct and demonstrate proper exercise techniques to ensure safety, effectiveness, and correct form.

Motivate and support clients in achieving short- and long-term fitness foals through coaching, encouragement, and accountability.

Monitor and record client progress, making program adjustments as needed to ensure continued improvement.

Maintain a clean, safe, and organized training environment.

Uphold industry standards and facility policies, including enforcing safety protocols and equipment usage guidelines.

Stay current with fitness trends, certifications, and continuing education to provide clients with up-to-date practices.

Build strong client relationships through professionalism, communication, and customer service.

Handle emergency situations and prioritize responsibilities while continuing to provide the highest level of customer service

Maintain confidentiality and exhibit professional conduct when handling sensitive information

Responsible for all scheduled shifts (based on class/exam schedules for the semester)

Must attend all scheduled staff meetings to gain and/or share pertinent information

Other duties as assigned

Core Competencies

Transferable Skill Development :

Students employed in this role will develop and demonstrate a number of transferable skills essential for future employment success and be reviewed on these skills in their performance evaluation.

Communication (Verbal, Written, Non-Verbal, Listen & Observe, Summarize & Distill Information)

Demonstrate professional verbal communication in all interactions

Demonstrate enthusiasm; engage and connect with customers to promote excellent customer experience

Verbally communicates to staff on situations that may arise due to problems

Written communication to complete accurate food usage records and food temperatures according to established procedures

Ways of Thinking (Systems Thinking & Planning, Reflective & Analytical Reasoning, Idea Generation, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Ethics)

Utilize policies and knowledge to proactively make decisions and solve problems for area assigned

Develop new or novel ideas through critical thinking and creative processes that address issues and/or lead to change

Understand standards and expectations for personal and professional ethical behavior

Demonstrate knowledge of the position and operation

Collaboration (Organization Behavior & Teamwork, Appropriate & Productive Relationships, Helping Others & Working Together, Cultural Intelligence & Inclusion, Service & Social Responsibility)

Working together with co-workers and demonstrate flexibility in a fast-paced, team atmosphere

Establish productive relationships with customers and staff

Acknowledge and support customers and staff with unique needs and differing backgrounds

Work independently to complete responsibilities

Proactively and willingly acquires new skills, tasks, procedures and projects

Provide support to fellow team members

Self-Awareness (Self-Understanding, Continuous Learning, Initiative & Follow-Through, Personal Responsibility, Resiliency)

Demonstrate time management skills and attention to detail

Demonstrate initiative; Understand and respond to the various needs of customers and staff

Maintain positive attitude and enthusiasm in times of ambiguity and peak time of demand

Complete work independently in an efficient time manner

Demonstrate dependability and responsibility within operation

Demonstrate punctuality by always being on time to each shift

Employee Class

Student

Benefits Eligibility

NO