Fitness Director

American Family Fitness; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

American Family Fitness is seeking a Fitness Director to lead and manage all aspects of the club's fitness operations. The role supervises, trains, and evaluates personal trainers and fitness staff, implements guidelines for safe and effective programs, and reports to the General Manager.

The position entails coordinating fitness programming, staff development, assessments, and member retention initiatives while maintaining safety standards and collaborating with other department heads.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising fitness staff and programming.
• Ability to recruit, train, and evaluate personal trainers and fitness staff.
• Strong budget management and revenue tracking skills.
• Experience coordinating group exercise and in-house fitness programs.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and train all personal trainers and fitness staff.
• Schedule all trainers and staff to provide high-quality service.
• Budget and track personal training revenues.
• Coordinate fitness programming and group exercise programs.
• Develop and maintain in-house fitness programs for member retention.
• Schedule and conduct fitness assessments.
• Track staff certifications and provide feedback.
• Offer continuing education opportunities for staff.
• Organize monthly fitness staff meetings.
• Ensure safety and cleanliness on the fitness floor.
• Communicate with other departments and management.
• Monitor maintenance and payroll for fitness staff.
• Set personal training goals and monitor progress.

Skills

Leadership

Staff training

Budget management

Program development

Communication

Safety compliance

Job description

Job Description

Fitness Director

Objective: To supervise, train, and evaluate all personal trainers and finess counselors and implement guidelines for establishing a safe and effective fitness program within the club.

Reports to: General Manager

Game Plan

• Recruit and train all personal trainers and fitness staff.
• Effectively schedule all trainers and fitness staff to provide the highest quality service for the club.
• BUdget and track personal training revenues.
• Integrate fitness programming and group exercise programs.
• Implement and coordinate all in-house fitness programs for member retention.
• Schedule and conduct fitness assessments.
• Track and update staff certifications.
• Provide effective feedback to fitness staff on a regular basis.
• Provide continuing education opportunities for fitness staff.
• Contribute material to the newsletter pertaining to their club.
• Organize and conduct monthly fitness staff meetings.
• Maintain established parameters for safety and cleanliness on the fitness floor.
• Develop personal growth by attending seminars and conventions, expanding certifications, and= through self-education.
• Maintain a regular pool-testing schedule.
• Monitor and process all fitness staff payroll.
• Communicate effectively with other department heads, managers, sales, and corporate staff.
• Support and promote all club events and activities.
• Perform daily walk-through of club and report any maintenance issues to appropriate person.
• Monitor and maintain maintenance log, inputting new maintenance issues daily.
• Set individual personal training goals and hold weekly training sessions.
• Meet monthly personal training goals provided by upper management.