Fitness Instructors - Recreation Part-Time Positions

The City of Aspen is hiring the following Aspen Recreation Center Recreation Attendant Part-Time positions:

Job Title: Fitness Instructor
Department: Recreation
Classification: Non-Exempt, Intermittent

Hiring Range: $30.99 - $45.00 - Offer dependent on experience

Position Summary: Fitness Instructors lead groups or individuals in exercise activities within a class setting, demonstrating proper techniques of each exercise. They manage classes of various sizes and people of various ages.

Minimum Qualifications: One-year of experience in teaching fitness classes required, must hold or be working towards fitness certifications.

Note: This position requires a criminal background check. Employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of this background check.

Position Type and

Work Hours:

• Intermittent; hours will vary based on program schedules and departmental needs.
• May include evenings, weekends, and holidays depending on events or special projects.

Work Environment:

• Work is performed in a variety of indoor and outdoor recreation facilities.
• Occasional off-site meetings, trainings, or events may be required.

Core Competencies:

• Service: Delivers high-quality instruction and support with integrity, humility, and professionalism. Builds trust with participants and staff by being respectful, responsive, and dependable.
• Partnership: Collaborates with team members and community partners to support inclusive and effective fitness programming.
• Stewardship: Balances social, environmental, and financial responsibilities, evaluating the impact of decision making on a thriving future for all.
• Innovation: Brings creativity and adaptability to class formats, instructional techniques, and participant engagement, aligned with Aspen's unique culture and values.
• Communication: Demonstrates clear, respectful, and appropriate communication across a variety of settings—whether leading a class or interacting one-on-one.
• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  Works well with diverse individuals and groups, promoting a welcoming and motivating environment for all participants.
• Technology: Utilizes relevant fitness or scheduling technology as needed. Open to learning and adapting to new systems to support operations and engagement.
• Safety: Applies safety best practices in equipment usage, class setup, and participant instruction to ensure a secure fitness environment.

Physical Demands:

• Visual Acuity:
  Ability to bring objects into focus.
• Balancing:
  Maintaining equilibrium.
• Bending:
  Bending or position oneself to move an object from one level to another.
• Carrying:
  Transporting or moving an object.
• Crouching:
  Bending body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Climbing:
  Ascending or descending stationary objects.
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination:
  Performing work through using two or more body parts or other devices.
• Gripping/Grasping:
  Ability to apply pressure with fingers and palm.
• Handling:
  Seizing, holding, grasping, through use of hands, fingers, or other means.
• Hearing:
  Perceiving and comprehending the nature and direction of sounds.
• Kneeling:
  Bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knees.
• Lifting:
  Moving objects weighing no more than 50 pounds from one level to another.
• Pushing/Pulling:
  Ability to use upper extremities to exert force in order to press, draw, drag or haul objects in a sustained motion.
• Reaching:
  Extending the hands and arms or other device in any direction.
• Repetitive motions:
  Making frequent or continuous movements.
• Sitting:
  Remaining in a stationary position.
• Standing:
  Ability to sustain position for a period of time.
• Stooping:
  Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
• Talking:
  Communicating ideas or exchanging information.
• Walking:
  Ability to move to traverse from one location to another.

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.

This job description is designed to indicate the general nature and level of work. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

The City of Aspen is an Equal Opportunity Employer