Rec Sports | Part-Time Position

Provide excellent customer service by ensuring the proper use of resistance training and cardiovascular equipment to help promote safe, effective, and efficient workouts while maintaining a courteous and professional atmosphere.

Typical Responsibilities

• Supervision of facility and its users.
• Following the 10-5-1 customer service guidelines. When a facility user is within 10 feet make eye contact and smile; when a facility user is within 5 feet, speak to them (hello, etc.); and when a facility user is within 1 foot give them your undivided attention.
• Responsive to the needs of Strength & Conditioning Room customers (e.g. spotting, answering questions, proper technique demonstration, adjust television and radio stations).
• Enforce strength & conditioning room policies.
• Cleaning and minor maintenance of equipment.
• Present a professional appearance (e.g. wearing staff shirt (tucked in), khaki or black shorts/pants, and nametag).

Experience and Abilities

• Must be a currently enrolled student at Texas A&M University or Blinn College.
• Sincere interest in helping Rec Center members exercise in a safe, effective, and efficient manner.
• Knowledge and interest in resistance training and cardiovascular equipment upkeep, maintenance and operations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of proper resistance and cardiovascular training techniques.
• Excellent communication/people skills.
• Prior weight room experience including weight training and weight room supervision. (preferred)
• American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers with First Aid must be obtained within 3 months of hire through Rec Sports and maintained throughout employment

Training

• Satisfactory completion of Strength & Conditioning New Hire training.
• Attendance at periodic staff in-services, workshops, and the like.

Environmental Conditions

• Frequent lifting and moving of heavy equipment.
• Utilization of tools including, but not limited to wrenches, screw drivers, and socket sets.
• Frequent exposure to potentially hazardous commercial cleaning products.

Pay Scale

In accordance with the Department of Recreational Sports part-time worker pay scale Strength & Conditioning Attendants will be classified under pay scale A and start at an hourly wage of $11.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Communicate effectively by assisting patrons in their use of exercise equipment and by enforcing policies
2. Learn the basics of exercise physiology including: major muscle anatomy, joint actions, basic muscular physiology, and planes of movement
3. Participate effectively in teams to ensure risk management and equipment upkeep procedures are carried out