Fitness Instructor

Role Overview

Lead group exercise sessions and support patrons using fitness equipment, helping people with different abilities and experience levels exercise safely and confidently. You’ll also help keep the fitness area ready for use, promote wellness activities, and uphold the facility’s safety rules and service standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and lead group fitness classes using suitable music, routines, and safe exercise techniques.
• Encourage participation and adapt instruction for people with varied fitness levels, while maintaining a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere.
• Show patrons how to use basic fitness equipment and free weights correctly.
• Support organized fitness, wellness, recreation, and special-event activities, including fitness challenges.
• Keep workout areas clean, orderly, and safe; check equipment and report maintenance or repair concerns.
• Apply facility policies, safety procedures, and applicable MWR regulations, and respond to patron questions or concerns.
• Provide CPR/AED assistance and respond to medical emergencies when needed.
• Keep required credentials current and stay informed about exercise practices and fitness trends relevant to the role.

Requirements & Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least five years of experience instructing others in the use of fitness equipment and free weights.
• Current CPR/AED and First Aid certifications, maintained as required.
• Fitness trainer certification from a nationally recognized organization, in accordance with 1710.3.
• Knowledge of safe exercise methods, fitness equipment, and basic fitness principles.
• Clear communication and customer-service skills, with the ability to foster a safe, professional, and inclusive exercise environment.
• Valid passport that will remain valid for at least one year at the time of hire; ability to travel internationally and obtain country-specific visas under the U.S. Department of State Foreign Clearance Guide.
• Ability to meet contract medical requirements throughout deployment and obtain and maintain required facility credentials or authorization.
• Sufficient English reading, speaking, and comprehension skills to carry out contract duties and follow installation emergency procedures.

What We Offer / Why Join

This position combines hands-on fitness instruction with equipment guidance and community wellness programming. Preferred experience includes leading classes for mixed-ability groups, developing exercise or wellness activities, working in a fitness, recreation, wellness, or MWR setting, and serving in an austere overseas environment with a multinational workforce. A valid driver’s license and strong motivational skills are also preferred.