**Location:** Westminster, MD **Job Categories:** Customer Service and Call Center, Education, Human Resources, Information Technology, Military, Sports and Recreation, Collegiate Faculty, Staff, Administration, Executive Management Job Title: Leroy Merritt Fitness Center Desk Attendant **Company Name:** McDaniel College **Position Type:** Full Time **Post Date:** 01/21/2022 **Expire Date:** 02/20/2022 Job Description **Leroy Merritt Fitness Center Desk Attendant**

**Job Description:**

Located in McDaniel College's Gill Center, the Leroy Merritt Fitness Center is open to all college employees, students, and approved guests. It offers free weights, machine weights, and cardio equipment. Reporting to the Leroy Merritt Fitness Center Manager/Sports Performance Director, the Desk Attendant is to provide operational support to the Fitness Center. This in an hourly position paying $15/hr with 12-15 hours of work a week.

**Responsibilities Include**

* Attending staff meetings and reviewing all operational policies, facility rules, safety procedures, job requirements, and the federal work study brochure.

* Reporting to work promptly for all scheduled work shifts.

* Requesting to see fitness center visitors' ID cards for facility use.

* Ensuring that all guests using the fitness center are checked-in before using equipment.

* Providing excellent customer service to all Leroy Merritt Fitness Center guests.

* Enforcing Leroy Merritt Fitness Center rules.

* Responding immediately to emergency issues.

* Reporting any problems to immediate supervisor.

* Performing walk-through of facility at periodic intervals during each work shift.

* Cleaning and picking up equipment and the facility at periodic intervals during each work shift.

* Turning off lights, equipment, and secure doors at closing.

* Picking up and re-racking weights that are left on the floor or on the bars.

* Performing other duties as assigned.

**Requirements:**

**Qualifications**

* Ability to provide exceptional customer service.

* Must be reliable, prompt, and self-motivated.

* Must be willing to interact with guests and to resolve any issues with rules.

* Prior experience with athletics, fitness, exercise equipment, and weight training is preferred.

* CPR/AED training is preferred.

* Ability to lift heavy items and to physically move around the facility and equipment.

* Ability to work well with others and to share work responsibilities.

**Working Conditions**

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to a normal fitness center environment with minimal exposure to adverse conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

**Physical Abilities**

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

* Ability to sit for long periods of time

* Ability to periodically push and pull objects weighing up to 50lbs without assistance while kneeling, squatting, reaching above the head, the waist, and below the knees. Must be able to bend at the knees.

* Ability to repetitively grasp and manipulate objects of varying size and weight requiring fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Examples include typing and moving equipment.

**Additional Information:**

McDaniel College, an equal opportunity employer, does not discriminate in the recruitment, admission, and employment of students, faculty, and staff in the operation of any of its educational programs and activities. McDaniel College will not tolerate any discrimination or harassment on basis of any protected status including race, religion, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, military status, genetic information, marital status, veteran's status or any other legally protected status. For more information on the College's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, please visit .

**Application Instructions:**

Completed applications must include a cover letter addressing position qualifications and related experience, resume, the names and contact information of three professional references, and a completed job application. Review of applications will begin immediately. The position will be open until filled.

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About McDaniel College:

, recognized nationally among "Colleges that Change Lives" and U.S. News and World Report top-tier liberal arts colleges, is a four-year private college of the liberal arts and sciences offering more than 60 undergraduate , including dual and student-designed majors, plus 20 highly regarded . At McDaniel College we value our employees by offering our full-time employees tuition remission, 403B retirement accounts, paid time off, medical insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and paid maternity and parental leave. Visit College website for details.