Instructor Fitness Center - Cox Fitness Center Springfield

Job Description

• About Us

  CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

  • Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times
  • Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek in 2024.
  • Recognized as a Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024.
  • Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.
  • Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads in 2023.
  • Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.
  • Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare in 2025.

• Benefits

  • Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more!
  • For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth
• Job Summary
  • Fitness instructors can be assigned to a group exercise or aquatics supervisor to teach regular and specialty group exercise classes or do personal or aquatics training, one-on-one or in small groups. Must be able to use and trouble shoot problems with class-related equipment. A Fitness Instructor can be assigned to the fitness or operations manager, where they handle fitness orientations, follow-ups, FitLife appointments, and personal training appointments that cannot be scheduled with exercise specialists. A Fitness Instructor can do fitness assessments and construct appropriate fitness prescriptions for individuals and groups. Fitness instructors circulate fitness areas to make sure members are getting the help they need, offer them advice on proper form, and motivate them to continue their healthy behaviors through suggestions to improve their training routines to meet their fitness goals. Expected to complete projects designated by the fitness manager, operations manager or supervisor and in some fitness centers, assists with all daily business operations.
• Job Requirements
  • Education
    • Required: High school diploma or equivalent
    • Preferred: Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degee in exercise or fitness related discipline
  • Experience
    • Preferred: Experience in a fitness setting and providing exercise prescriptions according to ACSM guidelines and ability to teach group exercise classes
  • Skills
    • Expertise in the areas of fitness and group exercise
    • Ability to take blood pressure and heart rate
    • Strong communication and people skills and positive attitude
    • Self-motivated individual who can work independently with little direct supervision
    • Ability to manage multiple assignments and projects at one time and ability to work under pressure
    • Maintain current knowledge of health and fitness guidelines and standards
  • Licensure/Certification/Registration
    • Required: Group exercise or personal training certification from a nationally recognized certifying organization within 90 days of hire AND BLS must be obtained within 90 days of hire