Note: Full time hires will receive a guaranteed salary for their first three months of $3,750 (equivalent of $45,000 per year). This position would take over a shift already booked with clients. We are focused on finding team members that are reliable to work 40 hours per week and want to be held accountable in being true professionals.
Title: Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor
About us
Orange Shoe Personal Fitness is a neighborhood boutique focusing on program customization, in addition to employee and client retention. Our teams offer Personal Training, Group Training and Corporate Wellness. The business, not the trainer, is in charge of getting clientele in the door and on the schedule. We work as a team to keep these clients happy and retain over 80% of our clients year over year.
Orange Shoe Andersonville opened in 2016 and quickly became a neighborhood favorite. In 2019, the business was recognized with MindBody's Visionary Award for being in the top 25%, of appointment bookings. In 2020, despite COVID-19, Orange Shoe Andersonville kept all of their employees that year and realized a 3.5% year over year revenue increase. Business remains strong growing 15% from 2021 to 2022.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Full Time Personal Trainer & Group Fitness Instructor (40-45 hours per week) at Orange Shoe Personal Fitness - Andersonville in Chicago, IL. Full Time Compensation consists of Base Salary + Commission + Benefits + Paid Time Off. Typical team member annual take home pay ranges from $42,000 - $65,000. Full time hires will receive a guaranteed salary for their first three months of $3,750 (equivalent of $45,000 per year).
We are hiring primarily for the weekday shifts, which are split into mornings (530a-1p) and afternoons (1p - 9p). Each trainer works 2 weekend shifts per month, which are either Saturday (7a-1p) or Sunday (8:30a - 1:30p).
This hire would take over shifts already booked with clients.
We service sessions primarily at our Andersonville Studio.
As a full time team member training at Orange Shoe Personal Fitness in Chicago you will achieve the work-life-balance not common in this industry, including excellent benefits, and the opportunity to grow your compensation at your own pace. Plus, you will be a part of a growing organization that is impacting lives in and out of the gym. We’ve been in Chicago for over 10 years and focus on community involvement and high employee & client retention (over 80%).
Our team is composed of high level individuals that share clients and other responsibilities to achieve the highest session counts possible as a group. This leads to above average earnings and client retention, but requires hard work at the get go that is assisted by your teammates that want you to succeed. We work with and for each other!
We are looking for a genuinely awesome person looking to grow with our organization. We have a need to cover existing sessions on the books and to grow a few new shifts. We are seeking a new teammate who has an interest in helping others and working hard. We were all beginners once, but applicants must have the following qualifications:
- 4 Year College Degree.
- Certified Personal Training Certificate
- Training experience is a plus but not required.
- Customer service know how.
- Email and face to face communication skills.
- A “life-learner" mentality where you always want to learn something new.
- An enjoyment for teaching people.
- Ability to positively influence another person's behavior.
- Be willing to check narcissism at the door and to be part of a training team (not an independent trainer).
- Availability to help with weekend shifts.
- An individual looking to work with our team to build a successful shift and to retain existing clients through excellent customer service.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $40,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Supplemental pay types:
Application Question(s):
- Are you available to work 2 weekend days per month?
Education:
License/Certification:
- Certified Personal Trainer Certificate (Required)
Work Location: In person