Job Summary
Job Title: Purdue University Recreation and Wellness Personal Trainer– Student Service
Division: Student Life
Department: Recreation and Wellness
Compensation Hours/Week
$16.00/hour Weekly average, approximately 4-12 hours per week
Required hours may include days, evenings, weekends, and holidays
Employment Summary
The Division of Student Life is committed to making every experience at Purdue University a learning opportunity for students. Employment within our division provides you the opportunity to work with other great students and leaders. As part of your employment, we incorporate the Leadership and Professional Development Competencies and the Steps to Leaps Learning Pillars into your learning and performance management experience to ensure you are building the skills employers want. Purdue Student Life develops welcoming communities that engage and support students while enabling individuals to flourish on their unique and personal path.
Job Description
The primary role of the Personal Trainer position is to provide one-on-one and small group fitness instruction to members of the Purdue community. Personal trainers utilize clients’ health history, fitness assessment results, and goals to develop a specialized and comprehensive fitness program for each individual. Along with traditional training, personal trainers have the opportunity to run educational fitness programming such as Learn to Lift, Women on Weights, and have opportunity to aid in the instruction of our in house NASM Personal Trainer course. Typical hiring periods include Fall, Spring, & Summer semesters. The goal of this position is to give students valuable real-world experience in a fitness environment. This position should work 4-12 hours per week during the current semester. Those hours may be worked in any combination, at the discretion of the direct supervisor. The personal trainer position must be reliable, organized, responsible, and flexible. They must also be ambitious, detail-oriented, creative, and driven.
Prerequisite(s)
Candidates must hold a current nationally accredited personal training certification and maintain a valid CPR/AED certification.
Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
Flexible and dependable with a strong attention to detail
Problem solving, logic and reasoning skills
Customer service oriented
Ability to multi-task and work within deadlines
Valid American Red Cross (or equivalent) Adult & Child CPR/AED for the Layperson, Standard First Aid, and Bloodborne Pathogens certification or ability to obtain upon hire
Valid nationally accredited Personal Trainer certification.
Position Responsibilities
Provide individualized fitness assessments to determine client needs, goals, and current fitness levels.
Design safe, effective, and progressive exercise programs tailored to client’s goals, abilities, and limitations.
Instruct and demonstrate proper exercise techniques to ensure safety, effectiveness, and correct form.
Motivate and support clients in achieving short- and long-term fitness foals through coaching, encouragement, and accountability.
Monitor and record client progress, making program adjustments as needed to ensure continued improvement.
Maintain a clean, safe, and organized training environment.
Uphold industry standards and facility policies, including enforcing safety protocols and equipment usage guidelines.
Stay current with fitness trends, certifications, and continuing education to provide clients with up-to-date practices.
Build strong client relationships through professionalism, communication, and customer service.
Handle emergency situations and prioritize responsibilities while continuing to provide the highest level of customer service
Maintain confidentiality and exhibit professional conduct when handling sensitive information
Responsible for all scheduled shifts (based on class/exam schedules for the semester)
Must attend all scheduled staff meetings to gain and/or share pertinent information
Other duties as assigned
Core Competencies
Transferable Skill Development:
Students employed in this role will develop and demonstrate a number of transferable skills essential for future employment success and be reviewed on these skills in their performance evaluation.
Communication (Verbal, Written, Non-Verbal, Listen & Observe, Summarize & Distill Information)
Demonstrate professional verbal communication in all interactions
Demonstrate enthusiasm; engage and connect with customers to promote excellent customer experience
Verbally communicates to staff on situations that may arise due to problems
Written communication to complete accurate food usage records and food temperatures according to established procedures
Ways of Thinking (Systems Thinking & Planning, Reflective & Analytical Reasoning, Idea Generation, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Ethics)
Utilize policies and knowledge to proactively make decisions and solve problems for area assigned
Develop new or novel ideas through critical thinking and creative processes that address issues and/or lead to change
Understand standards and expectations for personal and professional ethical behavior
Demonstrate knowledge of the position and operation
Collaboration (Organization Behavior & Teamwork, Appropriate & Productive Relationships, Helping Others & Working Together, Cultural Intelligence & Inclusion, Service & Social Responsibility)
Working together with co-workers and demonstrate flexibility in a fast-paced, team atmosphere
Establish productive relationships with customers and staff
Acknowledge and support customers and staff with unique needs and differing backgrounds
Work independently to complete responsibilities
Proactively and willingly acquires new skills, tasks, procedures and projects
Provide support to fellow team members
Self-Awareness (Self-Understanding, Continuous Learning, Initiative & Follow-Through, Personal Responsibility, Resiliency)
Demonstrate time management skills and attention to detail
Demonstrate initiative; Understand and respond to the various needs of customers and staff
Maintain positive attitude and enthusiasm in times of ambiguity and peak time of demand
Complete work independently in an efficient time manner
Demonstrate dependability and responsibility within operation
Demonstrate punctuality by always being on time to each shift
Employee Class
Student
Benefits Eligibility
NO