Personal Trainer-Part Time

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Membership to JCC

Discounts on programs (preschool, camp

Wellbeing programming

Job summary

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore is seeking a dedicated Personal Trainer to build client base and grow our fitness offerings at the Park Heights location. You will balance floor hours with growing personal training sessions and deliver high‑quality coaching to members.

You will work under the Senior Director of Fitness, maintain records, and collaborate with other departments while upholding our values and inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology, Exercise Science or related field required.
• Proven success in the fitness/wellness industry.
• 2-4 years personal training experience.
• Current Personal Training Certification that is nationally recognized and accredited by the NCCA.
• Current CPR/AED/First Aid Certification.
• Ability to perform exercises and movements as demonstrations for clients.
• Sales experience a plus.
• Strong customer service skills including an outgoing personality; a friendly disposition, self-confidence, and maturity.
• Knowledge of equipment and body mechanics
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to train, teach, and offer any fitness services exclusively at the JCC.
• Understanding of Jewish culture, values and traditions a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a minimum of 15 hours of personal training per pay period while continuously striving to increase numbers.
• Work a minimum of 4 floor hours a week until personal training exceeds 25+ hours/week.
• Work with the Fitness Director to ensure consistency in procedure, policy, offerings, and quality of experience for members at the Park Heights JCC location.
• Participate in departmental and agency training, staff meetings, conferences, committees, and special events.
• Keep accurate records and enter all completed sessions in Efinesstri bi‑weekly.
• Work cooperatively with other JCC departments in planning programs and special events.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Sales experience

Demonstrating exercises

Communication

Knowledge of equipment

Maturity

Ability to motivate clients

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology, Exercise Science or related field

Job description

Founded in 1854, the Baltimore Jewish Community Center (JCC) has evolved into an organization of vitality and diversity. In keeping with its Jewish values, the JCC is committed to enhancing the general welfare of the total community. If you are looking for a job where the work environment is both stimulating and supportive and the mission is focused on promoting and strengthening Jewish life and values, then the JCC could be the place for you.

Inspired by the work we do every day, the JCC is an organization centered by Jewish values and focused on creating meaningful experiences and opportunities to enrich, connect, and positively impact our community.

We pride ourselves on our inclusive and welcoming workplace and celebrate the diversity of our employees.

We value all members of our team in a supportive environment in which everyone is treated with appreciation and respect and positioned to do their best work every day.

SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Senior Director of Fitness, personal trainers will be primarily responsible for taking on existing clients based on need, as well as soliciting new business and teaching gym members about the benefits of personal training in an effort to grow our personal training business. Personal trainers will be required to work general floor hours until they have grown their personal training business to about 25 hours per week.

This position requires the incumbent to work a flexible work week schedule throughout the year. This schedule will be determined weekly based on the client needs, scheduling of floor shifts, meetings and other JCC duties.

whO yOU aRE

• Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology, Exercise Science or related field required.
• Proven success in the fitness/wellness industry.
• 2-4 years personal training experience.
• Current Personal Training Certification that is nationally recognized and accredited by the NCCA.
• Current CPR/AED/First Aid Certification.
• Ability to perform exercises and movements as demonstrations for clients.
• Sales experience a plus.
• Strong customer service skills including an outgoing personality; a friendly disposition, self-confidence, and maturity.
• Knowledge of equipment and body mechanics
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to train, teach, and offer any fitness services exclusively at the JCC.
• Understanding of Jewish culture, values and traditions a plus, but not required.

wHAT yOU wiLL do

• Maintain a minimum of 15 hours of personal training per pay period while continuously striving to increase numbers.
• Work a minimum of 4 floor hours a week until personal training exceeds 25+ hours/week.
• Work with the Fitness Director to ensure consistency in procedure, policy, offerings, and quality of experience for members at the Park Heights JCC location.
• Participate in departmental and agency training, staff meetings, conferences, committees, and special events.
• Keep accurate records and enter all completed sessions in Efinesstri bi‑weekly.
• Work cooperatively with other JCC departments in planning programs and special events.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

work enviroNment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

physical demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Benefit & Perks

When a personal trainer has at least one weekly, on‑going session on schedule, the JCC offers membership to the Jewish Community Center, discounts on programs including preschool and summer camp, and wellbeing programming.

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. In keeping with our Jewish values, we are dedicated to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, citizenship, veteran's status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit the performance of essential job functions (with or without reasonable accommodation) or any other basis protected by federal, or applicable, state or local law. We welcome everyone interested in our mission to join us. If you require accommodation, please contact us and we will make every effort to meet your needs.

The Associate: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore and its Agencies are equal opportunity employers, dedicated to a policy of non‑discrimination in employment on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, citizenship, veteran's status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit the performance of essential job functions (with or without reasonable accommodation) or any other basis protected by federal, or applicable, state or local law.