Position Summary

This position contributes to Fitness Connections success by driving the flawless execution of the company’s club programming strategies including leveraging group exercise and fee-based programs.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage and provide functional guidance of fee-based programming and help clubs identify new opportunities to grow this line of business.
• Identify system limitations and work closely with the NDFP to development solutions
• Be knowledgeable of local group exercise trends and competitors.
• Ensure that the Group Exercise schedule is in the approved standard company format, displayed promptly and updated online.
• Track group exercise related data, communicate data trends and recommendations to the NDFP
• Oversee the Group Exercise program by coordinating special events with the General Manager and Regional President.
• Model and promote Fitness Connection’s Mission and Values by motivating and supporting club team while always ensuring member satisfaction.
• Facilitate monthly Group Exercise Area Manager meetings.
• Teach 8 classes per month.
• Facilitate the administration and approval of payroll
• Adhere to Company pay policies and procedures and review monthly payroll budgets with NDFP.
• Manage Group Exercise Manager recruitment, auditions hiring, training, and to assure high performing teams focused on delivering a great member experience.
• Oversee and manage the evaluation of each instructor and ensure that all certifications are up to date.
• Ensure that documentation regarding training and certifications is forwarded to Human Resources for filing.
• Ensure that Area Managers lead and follow Company policies and procedures especially, the class substitute policy
• Communicate staff evaluations, disciplinary action, and issues with National Director of Fitness Programming
• Manage equipment inventory and send order request to NDFP for approval
• Manage equipment repair with Facility Maintenance and keep records of lost, stolen, and broken equipment.
• Manage the quality of the Group X rooms as to cleanliness and organization of equipment

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Possess well-developed understanding and use of management skills such as recruitment, selection, training and development, and coaching
• Ability to create and monitor annual budgets and review monthly
• The ability to create financial projections detailing income and expenses
• Ability to remain flexible in order to adapt to changing work environments
• Hold a current national certification
• Ability to take initiative and prioritize tasks
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse populations verbally and in writing
• Proven ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships
• Ability to work independently
• Have a high level of professionalism, honesty, integrity and work ethic.
• Knowledge of safe exercise techniques and group exercise principles.
• Knowledge of basic physiology and body mechanics.
• Performance of a variety of exercise routines.
• Positive and effective interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to operate and troubleshoot audio equipment.
• Exhibit a superior sense of customer service at all times.

Required Experience, Education and Certifications

• Minimum of 5 years of supervisory experience
• Minimum of six months of proven success at the Group Exercise Instructor level within Titan Fitness or related industry experience.
• Complete knowledge of Group Exercise policies and procedures
• High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) required, Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology,Recreation pr P.E. or related Preferred
• Company approved current national GXI certification
• Instructors having a specialized skill such as Yoga, Pilates, etc. must provide verifiable proof of education
• Current CPR certification and basic first aid training is required.

Physical Demands

• Physical demands include, but are not limited to bending, squatting, jumping, running, reaching, walking, hopping, spinning and kicking and the ability to lift 20 lb weights.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common business-related documents such as financial reports and legal documents. Ability to respond, verbally and in writing, to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to effectively present information to top management and to members of the business community.

About Fitness Connection

• Fitness Connection is a full-service, all-inclusive health club that is quickly expanding with more than 40 locations in North Carolina, Nevada and Texas. We believe in providing an epic fitness experience to all, including underserved communities. That’s how we achieve our mission: to change lives by making a healthier lifestyle more accessible. Amenities available to all members include Group Classes in a premiere Group Fitness Studio, a designated Group Cycling Studio, a turf training area with a functional training rig, full-size basketball courts, men and women’s locker rooms complete with saunas, and a kid’s club with tablets, a mini basketball court and theater, and more, all for low monthly dues of just $10 a month.

Fitness Connection is committed to principles of equal opportunity for all job applicants and Teammates. The company will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental disability or known medical condition of an Applicant or Teammate, consistent with its legal obligations. The company also wishes to participate in a timely, good faith, interactive process with any disabled applicant or Teammate to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodation. Applicants and Teammates are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek or occupy by contacting the People Team at dallashr@fitnessconnection.com.