Fitness Instructor
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Nature Of Work
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Do you want to apply your expertise for a cause you can feel good about? Do you want to work for an organization that wants you to grow with it and offers tuition reimbursement, certification training, and a chance to learn about multiple industries? Come work for the Town of Leesburg, hometown of the 21st century! Located 35 miles west of the nation's capital in the heart of DC's Wine Country, you'll enjoy a vibrant and authentic community with "big city" amenities. The Town of Leesburg strongly encourages innovation, promotes career development, and offers excellent benefits to employees. Benefits include membership to the Town's full-service recreation center, enrollment into the Virginia Retirement System, excellent healthcare insurance, and other fringe benefits.
Who We're Looking For
If you identify with the following descriptions, then you may be perfect for the Town of Leesburg:- Creative problem solver
- Proactive self-starter
- Life-long learner
- Strong team player
- Passionate about excellent customer service
- Positive, can-do attitude
- Effective communicator
- Desire to impart knowledge to others
- "Early adopter" of new technologies
What You'll Be Doing
This is a professional supervisory and administrative position. Work is done in planning, organizing, coordinating, and supervising the fitness areas and associated programs for the Town of Leesburg Parks and Recreation Department at the Ida Lee Recreation Center. Work involves administrative and personnel functions, safety inspections, assistance in the development and implementation of fitness classes, and the promotion of fitness activities.
For more detailed job descriptions, please visit the Town's Job Descriptions page. -
Required Qualifications
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Possession of a bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology, kinesiology, physical education, or recreation. Minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible work in fitness operations, group exercise programming and personal training management or a related field; or equivalent combination of accepted education, training and experience. CPR, AED and First Aid certification or ability to obtain within three (3) months of employment.
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Preferred Qualifications
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Certification in fitness instruction, aquatic fitness instruction, or nutrition. Current CPR, AED and First Aid certification. Bilingual in English/Spanish.
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Employee Benefits
The Town offers competitive compensation, affordable health insurance coverage, participation in the Virginia Retirement System, an optional 457(b) retirement plan with a Town matching contribution, flexible spending accounts, voluntary benefits, employee assistance program (EAP), membership to the Town's full-service recreation center, an optional payroll Roth IRA, and generous paid time off. For more information on the Town's robust benefits package, please visit the Town's Employee Benefits page.
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