Coordinator for Fitness & Wellbeing

About the Opportunity

The Program Coordinator for Fitness and Wellbeing works with the Campus Recreation Associate Director to fulfill the mission, values and goals of the Campus Recreation program, in support of the Division of Student Life and West Virginia University. This individual has direct policy making responsibility at the department level that includes fitness and wellbeing services such as group exercise, personal training, specialty fitness and other fitness services, primarily conducted at the Student Recreation Center (SRC) and Downtown Fitness Center (DFC). The coordinator creates policy and systems in areas including administrative, financial and personnel functions in conjunction with other members of the Programming and Operations teams. Reporting to the Associate Director of Campus Recreation, this position is responsible for formulating policies, making purchasing decisions, monitoring daily operations, and planning the optimal use of various personnel to deliver a comprehensive and engaging user experience.

Directly supervises Graduate Assistant staff, student staff, personal trainers, and group exercise instructors. This person will be responsible for growing activity offerings in line with university needs and industry trends. Coordinates yearly review of Fitness program policies and procedures; provides input to other team members in regard to programmatic or operational activities that positively or negatively impact user satisfaction. Performs strategic visioning for the program area as well as the student development initiatives.

We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including:

• 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)
• 24 annual leave (vacation) days per year
• 18 sick days per year, and the flexibility to use that time to care for immediate family members
• WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits  
• 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ’s.
• Wellness programs

What you'll do:

• Provide administrative oversight of the operational, financial, and personnel functions for all fitness and wellbeing programs offered through Campus Recreation with an emphasis on creating, implementing and providing consistency in policies, procedures and end-user experiences.
• Provide day to day leadership of fitness and wellbeing services including group exercise, personal training, specialty fitness and other fitness services.
• Performs administrative duties related to planning, directing, and coordinating both the academic and operational activities of the fitness and wellbeing program area.
• Develop, promote, execute, and evaluate a comprehensive group exercise program including recruiting, hiring, training, scheduling, supervising, and evaluating instructors.
• Develop, promote, execute, and evaluate a comprehensive personal training program including recruiting, hiring, training, scheduling, supervising, and evaluating trainers.
• Serve as a Personal Trainer and/or teach Group Exercise Classes as needed.
• Develop, organize, and promote new and on-going group exercise special event programs and services.
• In coordination with Office of Student Wellness units and other university entities; develop, organize and promote new and on-going special events programs and services.
• Instruct group exercise instructor and personal training courses.
• Collaborate with Program Coordinator for Informal Recreation and Associate Director regarding policies and procedures impacting all fitness related areas and recommend improvements to policies and guidelines as needed.
• Support and oversight of the fitness areas to ensure we are delivering a quality product.
• Assist in researching fitness programming needs of students, faculty and staff; including long-range strategic planning pertaining to fitness and provides recommendations.
• Assist in purchasing of fitness equipment for fitness programs and fitness areas.
• Provide assistance for campus-wide initiatives and support campus partners as a resource for: wellness fairs, speaking engagements for halls/departments and service on various committees.
• Recruit, hire, on-board, train, supervise, mentor and facilitate professional development for Graduate Assistants for Fitness and Wellbeing.
• Ensure revenue targets are meeting benchmarks set in collaboration with Leadership Team.
• Facilitate regularly scheduled instructor and personal training meetings.
• Coordinate with non-student wellbeing programs in the area to offer services to their intact groups.

Priority deadline for applications will be Sunday, May 18th. Position is open until filled. Applications must be submitted through WVU's Career Portal , applications submitted through Bluefish Jobs will not be considered. For questions regarding the position reach out to Associate Director of Programs, Amanda Bray at Amanda.Bray@mail.wvu.edu.