Fitness Attendant; Part Time, Temporary , Non-Benefited

Fitness Attendant (Part Time, Temporary Hourly, Non-Benefited)

Position Title:

Fitness Attendant (Part Time, Temporary Hourly, Non-Benefited)

Classification

Title:

Temporary PT Hourly

Hourly rate, Stipend, or Load Unit: $15.05/hour

Close Date:
Open Until Filled Yes (Open For  Academic Year)

Position Type/Employee Class:
Temporary PT Hourly

Instructor Status:
Not applicable

Overtime Eligible Non-Exempt

FLSA Status

Campus Location

The Fitness Attendant is responsible to provide facility oversight and monitor participant use of the Mazama Gym and Fitness Center areas, ensuring user safety by requiring appropriate behavior of users.

• Closely oversees and regulates fitness center users to ensure a safe experience, adherence to rules; provide information regarding proper use of gym equipment and enforce safety rules of the facility.
• Provide access information to new users of the facility about how to obtain a user card/sticker.
• Perform set‑up and take‑down of equipment for activity classes and facility open hours.
• Assist instructors with set‑up and take‑down of equipment for activity classes; provide occasional assistance to Club & IM Sports Assistant Director and Club & Intramural Sports Coordinator.
• Check out locks to students and staff, and sports equipment; maintain required records.
• Remove towels from the dance studio; responsible for washing and folding towels, other laundry.
• Performs cleaning duties, maintains cleanliness and sanitation of room and equipment; responsible for cleaning, disinfecting and putting away CPR equipment.
• Open and close the facility, sometimes early in the morning or late at night.
• Assist with training of and mentoring new facility assistant staff members.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned that support the overall objective of the position.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Individuals must possess these knowledge, skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the duties and responsibilities of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities. The individual is expected to follow College work rules and policies.

• Ability to train and mentor entry‑level staff assistants.
• Knowledge of College policies, procedures and emergency plan.
• Ability to effectively communicate in oral form, and communicate with people of varying ages, fitness experiences and needs.
• Ability to handle stressful situations and/or people with the tact and professionalism expected of a staff representative at COCC.
• Interact professionally with students, families, professors, and staff from diverse backgrounds.
• Demonstrate a positive, motivating and caring demeanor in carrying out duties.
• Ability to react and perform appropriately in an emergency.
• Knowledge of fitness practices and techniques.

Working hours are typically Monday through Thursday 5:30am to 10:30pm and Friday through Sunday 5:30am to 9:30pm. Work schedule may be assigned to other shift configurations based on business need of the facility. Position may be assigned to any shift, or day of week.
Requires the ability to safely operate fitness equipment, walk, reach, bend, climb or pull self upward, kneel, stoop, crawl at a moderate pace for short distances (equivalent to one mile in ten minutes or faster), crouch, and perform similar functions while patrolling campus and campus facilities. Position involves extended standing and walking, and some lifting weighing 10-50 pounds as well as the potential for rescue assistance of persons who may become injured.

A computer is used less than 25 percent of the time. All individuals are required to be able to perform the essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Persons in this position may be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials.

• High School diploma or equivalency.

• Experience in fitness training, or any satisfactory combination of experience and training.

• Certified in CPR, or have the ability to obtain within 30 days of employment (We accept cards from…