What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fitness Lead position at Exos?
Job Summary:
Responsibilities:
We’re seeking a Fitness Lead to join our team. As our new Fitness Lead you will:
For nearly 30 years, Exos has been dedicated to getting people ready for the moments that matter by promoting a holistic approach to health. As an elite coaching company, Exos applies its evidence-based methodology to programming designed to unlock the potential in everyone from corporate employees, to elite athletes, military operators, and beyond.
Simply put, we “get you ready” for the moments that matter — whether that’s striving to excel at work, or training for a major athletic event. How do we do it? Our employer solutions include fitness center management, on-site coaching and classes, and the Exos app, as well as immersive team-building experiences, executive coaching, and personal development programming. Our professional athlete training programs propel elite athletes to new heights in the NFL combine and NBA Draft each year, and our practitioner education courses and workshops provide industry professionals ongoing opportunities for development.
We’ve never been the type to accept the status quo. We’re all about studying, learning, innovating, and making waves. And we feel that it’s our responsibility to help others because we know there’s a better way. That better way is Exos Readiness.
We are an equal opportunity employer
EXOS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace for all. We invite applicants from a wide variety of identities, ideas, perspectives and experiences and encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Exos offers reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities.
Learn more here:
Responsibilities:
We’re seeking a Fitness Lead to join our team. As our new Fitness Lead you will:
- Establish and maintain a solid client relationship.
- Develop annual strategic plans and attain short and long term program goals.
- Manage the budget and reporting.
- Hire, train and supervise full and part-time staff; develop staff, and manage performance.
- Successfully manage personal training and group exercise programs and departments.
- Provide mentorship to college interns.
- Perform fitness assessments, determine exercise prescriptions, and conduct first workouts for a diverse population, including high-risk exercise participants.
- Supervise and monitor the exercise floor.
- Provide administrative support to members, including membership enrollments, terminations, and general inquiries.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Design, deliver and manage cutting edge group fitness programs that excite and encourage members to participate
- Recruit and hire creative, enthusiastic and educated instructors to lead a variety of classes
- Create onboarding schedule and deliver hands on onboarding to all new instructors
- Conduct performance evaluations/class audits of instructors on a regular basis
- Facilitate all GEX instructor class coverage needs and be main point of contact in finding necessary coverage
- Assist Exos team in day to day operational needs within the facility such as helping cover front desk, auditing GEX studio facilities and inventory, and assisting with other event initiatives as they arise from the client or the tenant base
- Work with program manager to deliver requested direct tenant and community events
- Find opportunities to tour different facilities, take introductory classes, and identify new trends in the industry with class formats and top of the line instructors
- Represent EXOS at group fitness conferences and tradeshows for networking and recruiting purposes, as well as to stay on top of “what’s hot” in the industry
- Offer specialty training programs to staff, such as “choreography forums” to help promote team building and skill sharing at local site and among all area sites.
- Mentor staff and members who are interested in learning how to teach group exercise and preparing them for the certification experience
- Support and facilitate continuing education by making staff aware of upcoming local events and encouraging groups of staff to participate in these events, as well as promoting certifications and specialty certifications to help grow and develop instructor versatility
- Secure master classes with leading instructors, as well as promote other Specialty Class (fee-for-service) group exercise programs to help drive revenue
- A minimum of 2 years of management experience overseeing a large staff in hospitality/fitness industry
- Minimum of two years of experience actively leading successful group exercise classes
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Related Field (Kinesiology, Exercise Science, etc.)
- A current nationally recognized accredited personal training certification
- Current nationally accredited group exercise certification (e.g. AFAA, ACE, ACSM, NETA)
- Instructors teaching licensed/branded formats (e.g. Zumba) must also be trained and licensed to teach those formats
- A current CPR/AED/First Aid Certification or the ability and willingness to obtain certifications prior to hire.
- Must demonstrate knowledge of modifying exercise programs for high risk clientele, as well as a solid understanding of safe vs contraindicated exercises
- An outgoing personality and excellent communication skills
- Superior customer service skills
- Proficient with computer skills, especially Excel & PowerPoint.
For nearly 30 years, Exos has been dedicated to getting people ready for the moments that matter by promoting a holistic approach to health. As an elite coaching company, Exos applies its evidence-based methodology to programming designed to unlock the potential in everyone from corporate employees, to elite athletes, military operators, and beyond.
Simply put, we “get you ready” for the moments that matter — whether that’s striving to excel at work, or training for a major athletic event. How do we do it? Our employer solutions include fitness center management, on-site coaching and classes, and the Exos app, as well as immersive team-building experiences, executive coaching, and personal development programming. Our professional athlete training programs propel elite athletes to new heights in the NFL combine and NBA Draft each year, and our practitioner education courses and workshops provide industry professionals ongoing opportunities for development.
We’ve never been the type to accept the status quo. We’re all about studying, learning, innovating, and making waves. And we feel that it’s our responsibility to help others because we know there’s a better way. That better way is Exos Readiness.
We are an equal opportunity employer
EXOS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace for all. We invite applicants from a wide variety of identities, ideas, perspectives and experiences and encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Exos offers reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities.
Learn more here:
- EEO is the Law
- EEO is the Law Supplement
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