Performance Coach - General Sports Training

Position Title : Performance Coach

• General Sports Training Location: Piedmont Wellness Center Type: Part-time Summary: We improve life and we’re here to serve. What you do is something special and contributes towards improving health within your community. Join our team of full-time and part-time staff at Piedmont Wellness Center. Our facility is managed by Power Wellness Management, a company that specializes in managing state-of-the-art medically integrated health and fitness centers. Power Wellness is a medical fitness industry pioneer who improves the lives of clients with a unique and customized approach to medical fitness center development and management. Their turnkey method takes away the stress of the development and management process allowing clients to focus on other areas of their business. The Performance Coach is responsible for implementing strength and conditioning programs with the three major goals of improving performance, reducing injuries, and teaching lifelong fitness and movement skills for those training in a variety of sports (i.e. basketball, vollyball, football). The Performance Coach helps devise training plans according to sound scientific principles, supervises training sessions, evaluates young athletes, maintains youth athlete records, and teaches strength and conditioning classes as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Design and implement strength and conditioning programs for a variety of different clients and athletic programs, particularity youth.
2. Lead individual and small group training sessions to members of varying fitness levels.
3. Engage in community outreach to promote the Human Performance Lab and program collaboration within the community.
4. Consult with the sports medicine staff if working with an injured athlete engaged in rehabilitation.
5. Provide supervision and basic exercise instruction for members, guests and sports performance program participants.
6. Maintain a high level of visibility and engagement with all members and guests.
7. Screen health history information and coordinate processes for the receipt of medical clearance as applicable.
8. Schedule and perform all appointments for fitness assessments, orientations and follow up appointments complying with established protocols. Discuss and make recommendations related to their individual goals.
9. Arrive as first responder to all medical emergencies with urgency, bringing AED and additional first aid supplies. Complete incident report for all medical emergencies.
10. Assist in the planning and implementation of member retention programs.
11. Maintain cleanliness of the green turf and equipment, inspect equipment and upholstery and report any required maintenance or repair, removing the equipment from service until maintenance is completed.
12. Ability to lift 45 pounds.
13. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Degree encouraged but not required.
• Prior work experience or an internship in the fitness industry required.
• Personal Training certification required, National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) or National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) certification preferred.
• CPR/AED certification required within 90 days of hire (provided by Power Wellness).
• Must possess excellent inter-personal and communication skills, and the ability to work with members in a positive, service-based manner.
• Ability to multi-task and maintain a controlled and professional demeanor.
• Proficient computer skills.