Personal Trainer - Old Toronto, Canada - Altea Active

Description

The Personal Trainers and Athletic Therapists are fitness and health enthusiasts who are inspired to share their technical knowledge with their clients in an effective, safe, and progressive style. They have a deep understanding of anatomy, physiology, and psychology. They have communication superpowers as they quickly create rapport and prescribe appropriate and effective health and training program solutions to help our members achieve their fitness goals.

They are well versed in the various needs of clients from weight loss, strength and conditioning, injury rehabilitation and overall health and wellness. They maintain a welcoming presence within the club by being friendly and approachable with all members and guests. While with clients, they remain focused, ensure proper posture and technique and are enthusiastic.

These exuberant fitness professionals have technical training in the fitness and health industry and are zealous about promoting health and wellness within the community. They are organized, attentive to detail and motivational. They take pride in identifying their clients' goals and establishing progressive and personalized programs to help clients achieve their goals.

This job might be for you if you have the following talents & spirit:

• You're A Fitness Enthusiast: You live and breathe all things related to fitness and health. You thrive when helping other achieve their fitness goals.
• You Have the Technical Knowledge: You've got the badge to prove your technical knowledge about fitness training/nutrition.
• You're A Bookworm: You're a total bookworm when it comes to learning product knowledge.
• You're Goal Oriented: You thrive on achieving results. You're an eager beaver - you are self-motivated and goal oriented.
• You're Numbers Oriented: Numbers are your language. You enjoy working with numbers as much as you enjoy working with people.
• You're Friendly: You're a people person and can easily cultivate positive client relations and retention. You have a knack for establishing rapport and building relationships.
• You Have Communication Superpowers: You play well with others, and you are a good listener and speaker to help clients understand your direction and recommendations.
• You Can Keep A Secret: You can be hush hush about confidential information
• You're Detail Oriented: You cross your T's and dot your I's by maintaining client records highly organized with flawless attention to detail. You're not one to cut corners. You pay attention to the details. As far as your concerned, anything worth doing, is worth doing right, every single time. You stay focused and nothing falls through the cracks on your watch.
• You're Tech Savvy: Technology is your friend and you have confidence operating software and a customer relations management database
• You're a Competitor: You have a consistent desire to destroy monthly sales targets and obliterate annual revenue goals. You've got a healthy appetite for competition and are always striving to win. You're also tenacious. Not every customer is going to be a sale. Being able to bounce back if you lose a sale will be key for this job.
• You're Flexible: You can roll with the punches and positively adapt to change. You're like Gumby and can remain flexible with working long hours, evenings, and weekends.
• You're Independent: You get in the groove and work independently with minimal supervision.
• You're a Team Player: You actively participate and foster an environment that sustains a collaborative approach to working with others. You're a team player who thrives in a collaborative environment.
• You're Responsible & Reliable: You won't burn the house down, you're responsible and trustworthy. You're reliable.
• You're Motivated & Driven: You're motivated and driven. You take initiative. You identify opportunities and issues, and proactively acts and follows through on work activities to resolve them. You're going to take ownership of the time you spend with us and truly make a difference.

As an Athletic Therapist/Personal Trainer, a typical day might include the following:

• Confirming tomorrow's sessions with clients (email, phone, text etc.)
• Preparing and designing a program for a new client
• Completing a demonstration session with a prospective client
• Meeting with a client to complete renewal documentation
• Meeting with client to review food journal, sleep habits, progress of fitness (measurements etc.)
• Conducting personal training sessions, ensuring proper technique, counting reps, journaling all relevant data
• Updating and maintaining accurate records in customer relations management software

To land this role you need to have;

• A nationally recognized athletic therapy/personal training certification is required and must be maintained throughout employment.
• Experience working as a Personal Trainer is beneficial
• Experience working as an Athletic Therapist is required
• A broad understanding of injuries, disease, nutrition and any conditions that may affect one's ability to perform exercise is necessary.
• CPR/First Aid certification (required to have a minimum of Emergency First Aid and CPR certification) required prior to start date and must be maintained throughout employment. CPR is to be renewed annually.
• All team members must provide a recent Criminal Background Check prior to commencement of training and/or work.

Perks of this position include;

• Commission opportunities
• Complimentary individual and plus one membership
• Group RRSP options
• Employee Stock Option Program
• Maternity/Paternity top up
• Personal Training Education Program
• Complete training and development package
• Working alongside great people in a culture that fosters empowerment
• Career-defining growth and development opportunities

In your cover letter, please include an explanation of why your experience is specifically relevant to this role at Altea Active. We want to see your personal style - what makes you tick and why you think your next opportunity is with us.

PLEASE NOTE: The purpose of this job advertisement is to provide you with a glimpse into the full responsibilities. It is not a complete explanation of duties, responsibilities or requirements. We are an equal opportunity employer and believes in treating everyone fairly regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans status or any other legally-protected factors. We consider all qualified applicants for employment and upon request will provide accommodations to candidates taking part in the selection process.

We thank you for your interest; however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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