Head Coach Leadership Team Role

Orangetheory - Franchise #0082; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity for advancement

Training & development

Wellness resources

401(k)

Bonus based on performance

Company parties

Competitive salary

Employee discounts

Job summary

Orangetheory Fitness Southlands is seeking a Head Fitness Coach to lead coaching standards and team development across all classes. You’ll be responsible for the member experience, class quality, and scheduling coverage to ensure every session meets the brand's high expectations.

You will coach, mentor other coaches, and drive member engagement through heart-rate focused training and community events. This is both a coaching and leadership role requiring versatility and reliability.

Qualifications

• Must hold a current nationally accredited personal training certification (NASM, ACE, ACSM, NSCA, NCSF, or equivalent).
• CPR/AED certification is required.
• Minimum 2+ years coaching group fitness with room presence and command.
• Availability includes early mornings, evenings, and weekends.
• Able to complete Orangetheory coach certification within [XX] days of hire.
• Preferred prior Orangetheory coaching experience.
• Experience training, mentoring, or supervising other coaches.

Responsibilities

• Coach the floor and lead classes to high standards, know members by name and goals.
• Build and develop the coaching team through recruitment, onboarding, and observations.
• Own the schedule and ensure full coverage with prepared coaches.
• Protect quality and safety with form correction and equipment setup.
• Drive results by promoting heart-rate monitoring and participation benchmarks.
• Collaborate with the front of house on intro classes and member conversions.
• Represent the studio in the community with events and partnerships.
• Lead and motivate members through predefined workouts and corrections when needed.

Skills

Personal training certification

CPR/AED certification

Group fitness coaching

Availability for early mornings/even

Job description

Benefits

• Opportunity for advancement
• Training & development
• Wellness resources
• 401(k)
• Bonus based on performance
• Company parties
• Competitive salary
• Employee discounts

The Role

This is an important leadership role. Every member who walks into Southlands gets 60 minutes which our coach’s that makes the other 23 hours of the day better!

The Head Coach owns that outcome — not just for the classes you teach, but for every class on the schedule. You set the standard for what coaching looks like here, you develop the coaches who deliver it, and you’re accountable for a member experience consistent enough that people keep showing up.

This is a coaching job and a leadership job. If you only want one of those, this isn’t the right fit.

What You’ll Own

• Coach the floor. Teach your assigned classes at a level that sets the bar. Know names. Know goals. Know who’s been gone for two weeks and say something about it when they come back.
• Build the team. Recruit, onboard, and develop coaches. Run class observations and give feedback that’s specific and actionable, not vague encouragement. Hold new coaches to the standard from day one rather than hoping they grow into it.
• Own the schedule. Manage coach coverage, subs, and last-minute gaps. A class never goes uncoached and never gets a coach who isn’t prepared.
• Protect quality and safety. Audit template execution, form correction, equipment set-up, and pacing across the schedule. Fix drift early. Escalate what needs escalating.
• Drive results members can see. Champion heart-rate monitor adoption, Splat Point education, and benchmark participation. Make progress visible so members have a reason to stay.
• Partner with the front of house. Work with the sales team on intro classes, first-timer conversion, and at-risk member outreach. A great first class is the single best retention tool we have — you make sure every one of them is great.
• Represent the studio. Community events, member challenges, social content, local partnerships. You’re a face of Southlands outside the four walls, not just inside them.

What You Bring

Required

• Current nationally accredited personal training certification (NASM, ACE, ACSM, NSCA, NCSF, or equivalent)
• Current CPR/AED certification
• 2+ years coaching group fitness, with demonstrated command of a room
• Availability that includes early mornings, evenings, and weekends
• Ability to complete Orangetheory coach certification within [XX] days of hire

Preferred

• Prior Orangetheory coaching experience
• Experience training, mentoring, or supervising other coaches
• Comfort with studio systems, scheduling tools, and performance reporting

Non-negotiable traits

• You show up early and prepared, every time
• You give and take direct feedback without ego
• You’re reliable when it’s inconvenient
• You’d rather fix a problem than explain it

How We Operate

• Serve First, Lead Always — The member’s experience comes before your convenience. Leadership is a behavior, not a title.
• Own the Energy — You set the temperature of the room. Bad day, small class, Monday morning — doesn’t matter.
• Raise the Standard — Good enough isn’t. We get measurably better every quarter or we’re going backward.
• Win as One — Coaches, sales, and management run one playbook. No silos, no scoreboard-watching between departments.

Why Southlands

• Owner-operated studio with a management team that’s present, not absentee
• Clear path to Studio Manager and multi-unit leadership as we grow in the Denver metro
• Continuing education support and certification reimbursement
• Free membership plus [merchandise/retail discount]
• Real input into how this studio runs — your ideas get tested, not filed

Orangetheory Fitness Southlands is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

We Offer

• We provide substantial paid training, certifications, and support to ensure your success
• Compensation includes competitive base pay, commission, and performance bonuses
• Free Studio Membership
• Product discounts
• Flexible schedule that works around educational or personal goals
• Fitness casual dress-code
• Passionate, collaborative work environment
• The opportunity to learn every aspect of the business to eventually become a Franchisee or Business Owner if desired

As a Head Fitness Coach you can expect to perform the following duties:

• Leading and motivating members through pre-defined workouts
• Making sure members are using the correct form and offering corrections if they aren’t
• Understanding the science behind our workouts specifically, heart-rate focused training programs in general and being aware of what the competition is doing
• Knowing how to use and demonstrate usage for every piece of equipment utilized in every workout
• Being a team player

Additionally, you’ll need to meet these requirements:

• Hold and maintain a current fitness certification from an education company approved by Orangetheory Fitness
• Be AED/CPR certified

Specific job duties and selection requirements vary between Orangetheory studio locations and more details can be provided by the studio’s hiring manager if you are selected to move forward in the interview process.