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Title: Personal Trainer

Position Type: Student

Search Type: External - minimum 7 days

Department: 91R100 - Campus Recreation

Division: 5R1000 - Student Affairs

Position Location: Richmond Campus

Driver Classification: Non-Driver

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Schedule Type:  Part Time, No Benefits (less than 20 hrs per week)

Hours Per Week: up to 20

Posted Salary Grade: Minimum $8.00 per hour

Contact Person: Allison McCann

Job Summary/Basic Functions

A personal trainer will train clients on a trainer-client agreed schedule. Trainers will create training plans according to client goals and desires. Trainers will also participate in campus recreation events, lead clinics and fitness assessments, or lead small groups.

New hires for this position must be willing to partake in rigorous shadowing and training under the Assistant Director of Fitness and Wellness and current team members before they will be released to work with clients.

Along with leading clients, trainers are required to participate in monthly team meetings/trainings and all-staff Campus Recreation training every semester. Students hired in this position can expect to walk away with skills in: leadership, communication, teamwork, and problem solving. Campus Recreation positions are designed to equip students with transferrable skills beyond graduation. As such, students must accept the position with a willingness to learn, grow, and work in a team atmosphere.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be enrolled at EKU

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous related experience, education, and coursework are desired.

Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Open Until Filled: No

AA/EEO Statement

Eastern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age (40 and over), race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information in the admission to, or participation in, any educational program or activity (e.g., athletics, academics and housing) which it conducts or any employment policy or practice.

Background Check Statement

Offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory background check.