Gym Attendant - Drew Wellness Center

This position monitors participants in the Wellness Center, to ensure a safe exercising environment and assists in customer service relations in the Center.  This includes, but is not limited to coordinating and implementing fitness related programs and activities, responding to member’s needs, providing membership information to current and potential patrons, provides members with instruction for exercise programs and equipment use, as well as the supervision of member activity and conduct while in the facility; and performs related work as required.  The incumbent works within a general outline of work to be performed, and develops work methods and sequences under general supervision.

The work is considered light in nature and involves walking or standing most of the time and involves exerting up to 20 pounds of force on a recurring basis, or skill, adeptness and speed in the use of fingers, hands or limbs on repetitive operation of electronic office machines or tools within moderate tolerances or limits of accuracy. The work requires the following physical abilities to perform the essential job functions: crouching, fingering, mental acuity, reaching, speaking, standing, talking, visual acuity, and walking.

Work environment may involve exposure to bright/dim light, dusts and pollen, extreme heat and/or cold, wet or humid conditions, fumes and/or noxious odors, traffic, toxic/caustic chemicals, violence; and is dynamic that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs. 

• Monitors and supervises activity in the gym;
• Monitors orderly operation of the fitness room;
• Ensures participant compliance with established rules and regulations, and standards of safety;
• Instructs groups and individuals in recreational activities as appropriate;
• Inspects grounds and facilities for security and safety, and takes appropriated steps to ensure the safety of all staff and citizens and the protection of City property;
• Monitors building safety, security and housekeeping issues;
• Respectfully enforces all rules and regulations and when necessary clarifies the rules for participants while ensuring that horseplay/rough play does not occur;
• Implements emergency procedures as needed for incidents, including medical problems and incidents that endanger the safety of the participants;
• Assists Buildings and Grounds staff with set-up and clean-up of rooms and programs;
• Monitors all equipment for possible hazardous conditions and removes from gym area; reports hazardous equipment to the immediate supervisor;
• Cleans, performs minor repairs (replace hoops and nets, etc.) and maintains basketball court;
• Performs basic building and grounds maintenance work as necessary;
• Assists in coordinating activities and functions with those of other divisions, departments and outside agencies as appropriate;
• Receives and responds to inquiries, concerns, complaints and requests for assistance regarding areas of responsibility;
• Performs general clerical work as required, including preparing reports and correspondence, entering and retrieving computer data, copying and filing documents, attending meetings, answering the telephone, etc.;
• Collects and accounts for program fee payments;
• Attends meetings, workshops, conferences, training, etc., as appropriate to enhance job knowledge and skills; and
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM WORK:

• High school diploma or GED;
• One (1) year of relevant prior experience;
• Valid South Carolina Class “D” Driver’s License.

• Knowledge of addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, and/or calculating ratios, rates and percentages;
• Ability to coordinate or determine time, place or sequence of operations or activities based on analysis of data or information and may implement and report on operations and activities;
• Ability to provide information, guidance or assistance to people to directly facilitate task accomplishment; may give directions or assignments to helpers or assistants;
• Ability to handle or use machines, tools or equipment requiring brief instruction or experience, such as computers for data entry, fax machines, copiers, telephones or similar equipment; may service office machines, including adding paper and changing toner; 
• Ability to perform coordinating work involving guidelines and rules, with constant problem-solving;
• Ability to read routine sentences, instructions, regulations, procedures or work orders; writing routine sentences and completing routine job forms and incident reports; speaking routine sentences using proper grammar; 
• Ability to perform specialized technical or entry-level professional work requiring general understanding of operating policies and procedures and their application to problems not previously encountered; application of specialized technical or professional principles and practices or the use of a wide range of administrative methods in the solution of problems; requires normal attention with short periods of concentration for accurate results and occasional exposure to unusual pressure; and
• Ability to guide others, requiring frequent decisions affecting co-workers and others who depend on the service or product; works in a somewhat fluid environment with rules and procedures but with many variations from the routine.