Assistant Director - Fitness

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

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The Assistant Director - Fitness is leads the program planning, staffing, and execution of personal training, group fitness, massage therapy, and other fitness/wellbeing focused events or services. This position reports to the Associate Director - Operations and serves will supervise the Coordinator - Competitive Sports and Camps, providing general direction to all recreational programs.

This position will work on-site at our University of Alabama - Birmingham location. University Recreation (URec) provides fitness, wellness, and recreational opportunities for the UAB community and beyond. The Campus Recreation Center gives UAB Students and URec members the opportunity to access a large aquatic center, fitness center, studio space, indoor 36-foot-high climbing wall, four gym courts, multipurpose gym, four racquetball courts, squash court, and indoor track.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and develop a comprehensive wellness program in line with the goals of the client university and department
• Contribute to revenue generating goals of the department through fitness program and service sales
• Assist in the coordination of purchasing, inventory, and maintenance of fitness equipment
• Responsible for the preparation, forecasting and monitoring of income and expense budgets for the fitness and wellness area
• Develop and revise administrative policies and procedures within the areas of responsibility
• Assess effectiveness and satisfaction of programs, services and facilities; track program participation
• Build strong partnerships on campus and with vendors
• Prepares and delivers required and requested reports and data to the client and CENTERS central office

Staff Supervision:

• Create, encourage, and support professional development opportunities for staff, including professional association involvement, training programs, and individual mentoring
• Hire, train, supervise, evaluate, and provide direction for two full-time professionals and 15-20 part-time employees
• Responsible for approving timecards and preparing necessary documents/reports for bi-weekly payroll

Site Specific Responsibilities:

• Schedule and/or instruct fitness and personal training certification workshops through national organizations
• Manage and inventory fitness and personal training equipment and supplies
• Work with the colleagues to produce program area marketing collateral and plans
• Work with the colleagues facility scheduling and fitness space operations
• Assist in managing all fitness equipment procurement and inventory depreciation schedules

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or 6+ years of work experience required; Master’s preferred
• Experience working in a collegiate/community recreation environment
• Previous experience in personal training or teaching group fitness classes
• Previous staff supervision experience
• Knowledge of standard practices and demonstrated experience in recreational sports
• Current accredited group fitness instructor or personal training certification
• At least three years of fitness programming experience preferred

Skills and Abilities:

• Leadership and supervisory abilities
• Ability to work as part of, and lead a team that collaborates effectively with colleagues
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Entrepreneurial spirit and enthusiasm
• Analytical skills to identify problems, assess alternatives, and render consistent, logical decisions
• Ability to thrive in an environment that values high expectations, accountability, and balanced lifestyle choices

Work Environment

• Office, sporting, and non-sporting events environment
• Non-smoking environment
• Moderate to loud noise
• Maintain flexible hours for events that may occur on weekends and evenings

Physical Demands

• Sitting at desk or table for at least 60% of the work day
• Working in fitness center environment at least 40% of day
• Teach fitness class/personal training sessions as required
• Must be able to traverse throughout the arena and campus. Regularly ascending/descending building levels and occasionally ladders or stools.
• Must be able to lift, move and set up items weighing as much as 50 lbs.
• 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.