City of Allen is hiring: Fitness Attendant in Allen

Description

HIRING RATE: $13.00 Hourly

FULL SALARY RANGE: $13.00 - $14.12 Hourly

Check out Stephen G. Terrell Recreation Center

THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME ONCE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED

The City of Allen: With over 100,000 residents, the City of Allen is a dynamic and welcoming community. The City of Allen\'s strong economy, diverse population, great educational institutions and quality of life makes it the ideal place to work, live, and play. The City of Allen has something to offer for everyone.

Our employees serve the citizens of Allen with the PRIDE values. We do "Work that MATTERS!"

• People First - Giving priority to others
• Respect - Treating others with courtesy and dignity
• Integrity - Serving with honesty, trust and hard work
• Deliver - Following through on commitments while exceeding expectations
• Excel - Creating an innovative and improving work environment

The Position:
Under direct supervision, provides a safe and enjoyable environment for members and guests at the recreation facility. This is accomplished by providing numerous forms of customer service, ensuring the safety of guests and members, maintaining facility equipment, and interfacing with other City employees. This position does not provide direction to other employees.

Essential Functions

• Provides fitness center and equipment maintenance by sanitizing fitness machines after use, completing preventative maintenance on fitness machines, returning free weights and equipment to the designated areas, and retrieving debris from fitness areas.
• Provides customer service to members by responding to member inquiries, educating members about facility procedures, demonstrating proper fitness equipment, monitoring fitness areas to guard against emergency situations and monitoring facility activities for compliance with health and safety rules.
• Assists with recreation and fitness programming by demonstrating correct usage of fitness equipment.

Job Requirements

Education & Experience

Work requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

• High School diploma or equivalent with no prior relevant work experience

Other combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Special Requirements

• Must possess a valid Texas Class C driver's license.
• First Aid/CPR certification required or ability to obtain within three (3) months from hire.
• This position contains a varied work schedule that includes working days, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Supplemental Information

• Knowledge of: City rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Knowledge of: Fitness and Diet trends.
• Knowledge of: Varying workout equipment including circuit weightlifting, free weights, bands, sliders, ropes, and computerized cardio equipment.
• Knowledge of: Modern office practices, procedures, and equipment.
• Skill in: Establishing and maintaining working relationships with professional and support staff, vendors, the public, and City employees.
• Skill in: Assessing and prioritizing multiple tasks, projects and demands.
• Skill in: Providing outstanding customer service and conflict resolution.
• Skill in: Identifying opportunities to improve customer service and satisfaction.
• Skill in: Operating a personal computer using a variety of business software.
• Skill in: Working effectively in a high-pressure environment with changing priorities.
• Skill in: Effectively communicating orally.
• Physical Demands / Work Environment: Ability to work varying shifts including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays. Ability to stand and walk for long periods. Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. Ability to lift, push, pull, reach, kneel, crouch, crawl, bend, twist, climb, and balance frequently.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as needed.