Personal Trainer for Seniors

Full-time +2 4 months ago
Employment Information

At Made Possible Personal Training will present you with the opportunity to experience hands-on, individualized coaching through exercise programming, professional attention and professional instruction. It ensures that we maintain the incredibly high standards our clients expect from us to maximize their health, fitness, and wellness goals while providing the highest level of customer service. We are not a traditional gym.Our number one priority each day is to keep every member safe. Our average age at Made Possible is 50 years old, this is a very important piece of information for any prospective coach coming in. Our focus is rehabilitation, senior, and special needs clientele. If you enjoy socializing with the older population and special needs this is the job for you! The majority of our time at Made Possible Personal Training our coaches are COACHING functional, quality of life movements, ie: strengthening the joints, the back, the core, teaching our members how to lift properly, how to engage properly so that they can continue to progress and grow towards a healthier stronger self.

We do not focus on sport performance or bodybuilding.

You will be taught by all our staff to gain hands-on experience and develop your health and fitness knowledge.

Our hiring process isn’t quick and easy. We’re going to ask you to jump through a few hoops to prove you’ve got the character and can demonstrate the values that align with our mission. We will require a 4-8 week unpaid probation period. (No guarantee of being hired until the final interview following the training period)

We require this probationary period because we are a facility that deals with a member base that requires the utmost care and knowledge (Senior and Special Needs Population.)

This will be a 4-6 week process depending on your availability.

during the probational period you will learn:

  • To teach dynamic warm-up & flexibility drills
  • Different training techniques (functional, corrective, compound, etc)
  • Programming for beginner, intermediate, and advanced clients
  • Online Resources to use that are accurate with science not fads
  • How to be comfortable interacting with clients
  • Professional etiquette

Qualifications

  • An outgoing and personable disposition, able to socialize with others
  • A passion for fitness and helping others reach their health and wellness goals
  • Be eager to learn and accepting of constructive criticism
  • Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
  • Customer-service oriented and an ability to understand and quickly grasp, customer priorities and terminology
  • Effective oral and written communications skills
  • Results oriented with an ability to organize, prioritize and manage time

Strong analytical skills and excellent attention to detail

Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and the ability to learn technical applications and processes quickly.

Exercise Science degree(or in school); Previous Personal Training experience preferred but not required.

Experience working as a Physical Therapy Assistant is preferred but not required ( a lot of the job duties are the same when working with seniors and rehabilitation).

Benefit Conditions:

  • Only full-time employees eligible

This Company Describes Its Culture as:

  • Detail-oriented -- quality and precision-focused
  • Innovative -- innovative and risk-taking
  • Outcome-oriented -- results-focused with strong performance culture
  • Stable -- traditional, stable, strong processes
  • People-oriented -- supportive and fairness-focused
  • Team-oriented -- cooperative and collaborative

Internship Compensation:

  • Pay

Pay Frequency:

  • Bi weekly or Twice monthly

Typical end time:

  • 7PM

Typical start time:

  • 6AM

Work Remotely

  • No

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Internship

Pay: $20.00 - $30.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 20 per week

Benefits:

  • Employee discount
  • Professional development assistance

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • On call
  • Weekends as needed

Education:

  • Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

  • Personal Training: 1 year (Preferred)
  • Customer Service: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

  • Certified Personal Trainer (Preferred)
  • AED Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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