Part-time Personal Trainer

Job Description

This position will work one-on-one or with groups of clients in the Preston Center. A Personal Trainer's main responsibility is to help clients set realistic short‑term and long‑term goals and create an appropriate exercise program. They will work with clients in sessions helping them with their workouts using cardiovascular, strength and flexibility exercises, monitoring and recording progress.

The following duties are customary for this position, but are not to be construed as all-inclusive. Duties may be added, deleted and assigned based on management discretion and institutional needs:

• Ability to effectively train clients safely and successfully
• Manage scheduling sessions, paperwork and all other items to track sessions
• Ensures the safety of all clients by using proper form, technique and modifications
• Familiar with departmental policies and procedures
• Maintains and keeps up to date on all certifications

• Possess a National Certification through an accredited recognized professional organization devoted to fitness and related areas, such as ACSM, ACE, AFAA, NSCA, CSCS, NASM, ISSA
• Previous personal training experience
• High School Diploma or GED

Hourly Rate: $16.00

Western Kentucky University (WKU) is committed to a policy and practice of providing equal employment and educational opportunities to all individuals. In accordance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Revised 1992, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, no form of discrimination or harassment will be tolerated at WKU on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, marital status, age, uniformed services, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, or physical or mental disability in admission to career and technical education programs and/or activities, or employment practices.

Persons with disabilities, who need reasonable accommodations to participate in the application and/or selection process, may contact the Office of Institutional Equity at  for assistance. To report concerns related to WKU's Discrimination and Harassment Policy, No. 0.2040 and/or WKU's Sex and Gender-Based Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Policy, No. 0.2070, please complete the Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Reporting Form. Additional information regarding Title IX, including contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and reporting options, is available on WKU's Title IX website.

Kentucky state law requires all public institutions of postsecondary education to conduct pre‑employment criminal background checks to determine suitability for employment.