PT Group Fitness Instructor - Centers

CENTERS, LLC is a professional management firm specializing in facility, operation, and program management for higher education. CENTERS' management approach is customized for each client yet retains our uniform quality. Our firm unites site staff with a centralized administrative team, each contributing to the firm's goals and client needs. The CENTERS team is innovative, entrepreneurial, trail-blazing, and ambitious for both CENTERS and our clients. Today, CENTERS provides management services for 14 clients.

Group Fitness Instructors will design and teach fitness workouts to a group of participants with a variety of fitness levels and abilities. Instructors should act as a fitness resource for participants and connect participants to other programs and services.

This position will work on-site at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Sonnentag Center, a major athletic, recreation, and event center, set to open summer of 2024. The new Sonnentag Center will serve as a venue for university and community events, concerts, and home to Eau Claire Men’s and Women’s Athletics.

• Safely instruct an effective, creative group fitness classes
• Demonstrate proper exercise form and educates participants on form and alternative exercises during class
• Provide quality customer service to all participants in class, regardless of fitness level, appearance, or otherwise
• Ensure studios are set up before and cleaned up after class
• Communicate effectively with supervisor
• Follow and enforce all program and facility policies
• Respond and assist as needed during emergencies
• Attend staff meetings, in-services, and trainings
• Promote fitness programs and services

Education and Experience

• Current CPR/AED and First Aid certifications

• Current ACE, AFAA, ACSM certification

• Specialty certifications are required to teach specialty classes such as yoga, group cycling, pilates, etc. It is preferred that all candidates have a primary group exercise certification AND specialty cert. Exceptions will be on a case-by-case basis based on a variety of factors.

Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency with audio/visual equipment
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to build relationships with a variety of people

Work Environment

• Fitness environment
• Moderate to loud noise

• Non-smoking environment

• Maintain flexible hours for classes and other events that may occur on weekends and evenings                     

Physical Demands

• Must be able to perform fitness activity for duration of class which may include, but not limited to, standing, walking, dancing, lifiting, kneeing
• Must be able to lift, move and set up items weighing 50 lbs.
• Must be able to perform exercises for the specific class, set up and adjust fitness equipment
  Must be able to discuss, converse with, and exchange accurate information with arena patrons, staff, stakeholders, etc.

Other Duties 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.