What are the responsibilities and job description for the Group Fitness Instructor position at Movement?
Basic Description of Position
As a Fitness Instructor at Movement Climbing Fitness, you will be charged with planning and executing classes in a safe, efficient, and attentive manner. Every instructor will work symbiotically with other team members and the gym leadership to create and maintain excellent offerings that well-serve the members and guests of Movement Climbing Fitness.
For the above position, you are supported by the Assistant Gym Director and Gym Director of the facility.
Overall Responsibilities
Fitness instructors are responsible for ensuring that every student who participates in a class has an enjoyable, safe, and educational experience. While your focus is on fitness class(es), you must have familiarity with other programming that is offered as it relates to climbing, yoga, personal training, and childcare.
As part of the fitness instructor responsibilities, you may be tasked with the instruction, care, and custody of children. It is your responsibility to care for the children to the best of your ability, to provide appropriate and professional guidance when approached with questions, and to foster an environment where the children can thrive.
The fitness instructor position is responsible for:
- Being on time, which includes arriving with enough time to prepare for class
- Completely instructing high quality classes, which includes tracking attendance and notes, some administrative work, and clean up
- Communication between Movement and the participants in each class, when applicable
- Attending all scheduled meetings with the Fitness Department staff
- Attending all scheduled meetings for the Movement staff-at-large, including the biannual full staff meetings
- Maintaining proper certifications
- Finding a substitute for any class missed
- Understanding and abiding by the El Cap Employee Manual
- Adhering to the Movement Climbing Fitness dress code policy by wearing professional and appropriate attire
- Keeping the Gym Director appraised of any issues that arise at the facility when you are working
- Exhibiting exceptional people skills at all times
Specific Time Commitments
We expect each fitness instructor to work a minimum of 1 class per week, in addition to subbing (as applicable). Depending on demand, a fitness instructor may work additional classes when they are available.
