Career Opportunities

Sports Performance / Fitness Coach Employment

Opportunity

Optimal Performance Training Center is your innovative alternative to the traditional personal trainer’s work environment. Our client populations range from general fitness, athletic, professional athletes, special needs, and post-rehabilitative. We are always looking for dedicated, effective, dynamic individuals with great interpersonal skills who want to build a career in the fitness industry.

We are always looking for dedicated, effective, dynamic individuals with great interpersonal skills who want to build a career in the fitness industry.

Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements

All Candidates are required to do the following:

- You must have great people skills
- You must have a passion for working with & helping others
- Maintain a professional appearance and show up early
- All employees are required to attend weekly/monthly meetings as scheduled
- Possess excellent communication, organizational, motivational, and training skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Sports Performance related field or nationally accredited certification. All Optimal Performance coaches need to obtain the NASM – PES/CPT, or NSCA – CSCS/CPT (One of the two certifications must be completed within 90 days of employment)
- Maintain professional credentials as required
- Complete any required reading as per Program Director

- Execute workout programs with success for each client
- Monitor and adjust workout programs based on individual athlete/client needs
- Assist team in performance by coaching a variety of groups as assigned
- Ensure all athletes/clients adhere to all aspects of life-style habits and training
- Know, follow, and explain Optimal Performance Training Center’s Philosophy and methodology (this will be taught to you) to all clients
- Manage and schedule athlete/client schedules
- Describe proper exercise technique and instill motivation and knowledge in all athletes/client to reach their goals
- Ensure a world class experience for all athletes/clients

Bonus Skills & Attributes

- Previous personal training experience
- Nutrition Background / knowledge
- Advanced Credentials – CHEK, ACSM, NASM-PES/CES, NSCA-CSCS, USAW, etc
- A following of clients that come with you (That you will be greatly compensated for!!!)

Here how it works

After the interview process, if you are selected, you will become an Optimal Performance intern. At this time you will begin your training process. This internship is an unpaid position and will last for a 1 – 4 week period – depending on your current skills & knowledge, as well as how well you grasp the Optimal Performance Training System. Tasks and training include observing Optimal Performance Coaches train and coach athletes/clients, as well as spending time learning the Optimal Performance Training system. When we feel you are ready, you will take your first appointment while being observed by the Optimal Performance Coaching manager.

When you are ready to take on athletes/clients independently, you will begin a 90 day probationary period. At this time you will be paid a session rate for each hour you are working with athletes/clients. This rate will be established at the commencement of your internship. Rates vary based on your performance throughout the internship.

Once you are seeing clients/athletes you will only need to be at the gym when you are training a client. Your job will be to keep your athlete/client sessions, and take on any new ones that you have time for.

During you probation period you will meet with Performance Director every 2 – 4 weeks to go over your performance.

After your probationary period you will be required to adhere to the above requirements, maintain a client schedule, and meet individually with Performance Director every 3 months.

We are always looking to hire new trainers. So if this position sounds like a good fit for you, then please complete click the link below and complete the form at the bottom of the page;