PARKS & RECREATION: Recreation Fitness Manager
City of Rogers, Rogers, AR, United States
Recreation Fitness Manager
General Description: The Recreation Fitness Manager plays a key role by developing and leading high-quality fitness and wellness opportunities for the community. The position is responsible for the overall operation of fitness programs and facilities, supervision of staff, and delivery of services that promote health, wellness, and community engagement.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Plan, implement, and evaluate a variety of fitness and wellness programs for youth, adults, and seniors.
Oversee daily operations of the fitness center, including staffing, cleanliness, safety, and equipment maintenance; recruit, train, supervise, schedule, and support part-time staff and instructors.
Maintain recreation software systems and mobile applications, ensuring accurate program information and registration; maintain records, reports, and program data and support membership engagement and retention strategies.
Plan, schedule, and evaluate group exercise offerings based on participation trends and community needs; monitor class participation and adjust schedules to improve utilization and service quality; ensure instructors maintain required certifications and risk‑management standards.
Support membership growth by expanding offerings and increasing participation; ensure programs are accessible, inclusive, and aligned with community needs and interests.
Manage and update the department website with current content; support front-line staff with fitness-related member questions and concerns.
Assist with budget development and monitor program revenues and expenditures.
Build partnerships with local organizations, schools, and health providers.
Fiscal Responsibilities
Annual budget total value: $2,500. Funds, facilities & equipment total value: $5,000.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Supervise a small group (3–7) of employees; assign and check work; provide instruction as required; perform same work as those supervised or closely related work.
Occasionally responsible for organizational property where misappropriation would result in moderate damage or monetary loss, with a total value ranging from $5,000 to $150,000.
Education and Experience
Education: Four-year college degree, or equivalent experience resulting in broad knowledge of a field related to the job such as accounting, marketing, business administration, agriculture, etc.
Experience General: 5 years related experience and/or training.
Experience Management: 3 years related management experience.
Work Skills
Analytical Ability/Problem Solving: Moderately repetitive tasks with slight variation.
Planning: Considerable responsibility for general assignments in planning time, method, manner, or sequence of performance of own work and for the work operations of a group of employees performing mainly similar work.
Decision Making: Tasks permit frequent opportunity for decision-making of minor importance and also of major importance affecting other employees and/or clientele.
Supervision Received: General supervision enabling independent routine work; refer questionable cases to supervisor.
Accuracy: Errors could have moderate effect on operational efficiency; timely detection is necessary.
Communication Skills: Effective communication information and respond to questions in person-to-person and small group situations with customers, clients, general public, and other employees.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers and perform these skills using money and other measurements.
Critical Thinking Skills: Ability to utilize common sense to carry out written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and deal with problems involving several known variables in routine situations.
Mental Demand: Moderate mental demand with intermittent directed thinking to determine or select materials, equipment, or operations.
Accountabilities
Freedom to act: Directed with freedom to complete duties as defined by policies and precedents with mid to upper-level managerial oversight.
Annual monetary impact: Small, with monetary impact ranging from $100,000 to $1,000,000.
Impact of job on end results: Modest impact; provides assistance and support services that facilitate decision making by others.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Required: First Aid/CPR; valid driver’s license.
Preferred: Personal training certification, fitness instructor certifications.
Contacts With Public and Employees
Contacts With Employees: Important contacts within the department or office, requiring tact and judgment; responsibility for action and decision rest with others.
Contacts With Public: Regular contacts with patrons who initiate contacts; involve furnishing and obtaining information; influence decisions; proper judgment required to avoid losses.
Machines, Equipment & Computers
Use of complex machines and equipment, including desktop/laptop computers and software.
Software Ability
10-Key: None
Accounting: Undefined
Alphanumeric Data Entry: Basic
Contact Management: None
Database: None
Enterprise Resource Planning: None
Human Resources Systems: None
Payroll Systems: None
Presentation/PowerPoint: None
Programming Languages: None
Spreadsheet: Basic
Word Processing/Typing: Basic
Work Environment
Work near moving mechanical parts: Occasionally
Work in high, precarious places: Never
Fumes or airborne particles: Never
Toxic or caustic chemicals: Never
Outdoor weather conditions: Occasionally
Wet or humid conditions: Never
Extreme cold: Never
Extreme heat: Never
Risk of electrical shock: Never
Work with explosives: Never
Risk of radiation: Never
Vibration: Never
Noise level: Moderate (business office with computers/printers, light traffic)
Working conditions: Somewhat disagreeable, may involve travel, evening or night work.
Physical Activities
Stand: Frequently
Walk: Frequently
Sit: Occasionally
Use hands to finger, handle, or feel: Occasionally
Reach with hands and arms: Occasionally
Climb or balance: Occasionally
Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl: Occasionally
Talk or hear: Frequently
Taste or smell: Never
Weight Lifted
Up to 10 pounds: Frequently
Up to 25 pounds: Frequently
Up to 50 pounds: Occasionally
Up to 100 pounds: Occasionally
More than 100 pounds: Never
Vision Requirements
Close vision (use of a computer or equipment; within two feet).
Distance vision (driving or surveying at twenty feet or more).
Adjustment of focus (bring object into sharp focus at various distances).
Physical demand: Moderate diversity, moderately physical; varied tasks with somewhat diversified physical demands.
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General Description: The Recreation Fitness Manager plays a key role by developing and leading high-quality fitness and wellness opportunities for the community. The position is responsible for the overall operation of fitness programs and facilities, supervision of staff, and delivery of services that promote health, wellness, and community engagement.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Plan, implement, and evaluate a variety of fitness and wellness programs for youth, adults, and seniors.
Oversee daily operations of the fitness center, including staffing, cleanliness, safety, and equipment maintenance; recruit, train, supervise, schedule, and support part-time staff and instructors.
Maintain recreation software systems and mobile applications, ensuring accurate program information and registration; maintain records, reports, and program data and support membership engagement and retention strategies.
Plan, schedule, and evaluate group exercise offerings based on participation trends and community needs; monitor class participation and adjust schedules to improve utilization and service quality; ensure instructors maintain required certifications and risk‑management standards.
Support membership growth by expanding offerings and increasing participation; ensure programs are accessible, inclusive, and aligned with community needs and interests.
Manage and update the department website with current content; support front-line staff with fitness-related member questions and concerns.
Assist with budget development and monitor program revenues and expenditures.
Build partnerships with local organizations, schools, and health providers.
Fiscal Responsibilities
Annual budget total value: $2,500. Funds, facilities & equipment total value: $5,000.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Supervise a small group (3–7) of employees; assign and check work; provide instruction as required; perform same work as those supervised or closely related work.
Occasionally responsible for organizational property where misappropriation would result in moderate damage or monetary loss, with a total value ranging from $5,000 to $150,000.
Education and Experience
Education: Four-year college degree, or equivalent experience resulting in broad knowledge of a field related to the job such as accounting, marketing, business administration, agriculture, etc.
Experience General: 5 years related experience and/or training.
Experience Management: 3 years related management experience.
Work Skills
Analytical Ability/Problem Solving: Moderately repetitive tasks with slight variation.
Planning: Considerable responsibility for general assignments in planning time, method, manner, or sequence of performance of own work and for the work operations of a group of employees performing mainly similar work.
Decision Making: Tasks permit frequent opportunity for decision-making of minor importance and also of major importance affecting other employees and/or clientele.
Supervision Received: General supervision enabling independent routine work; refer questionable cases to supervisor.
Accuracy: Errors could have moderate effect on operational efficiency; timely detection is necessary.
Communication Skills: Effective communication information and respond to questions in person-to-person and small group situations with customers, clients, general public, and other employees.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers and perform these skills using money and other measurements.
Critical Thinking Skills: Ability to utilize common sense to carry out written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and deal with problems involving several known variables in routine situations.
Mental Demand: Moderate mental demand with intermittent directed thinking to determine or select materials, equipment, or operations.
Accountabilities
Freedom to act: Directed with freedom to complete duties as defined by policies and precedents with mid to upper-level managerial oversight.
Annual monetary impact: Small, with monetary impact ranging from $100,000 to $1,000,000.
Impact of job on end results: Modest impact; provides assistance and support services that facilitate decision making by others.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Required: First Aid/CPR; valid driver’s license.
Preferred: Personal training certification, fitness instructor certifications.
Contacts With Public and Employees
Contacts With Employees: Important contacts within the department or office, requiring tact and judgment; responsibility for action and decision rest with others.
Contacts With Public: Regular contacts with patrons who initiate contacts; involve furnishing and obtaining information; influence decisions; proper judgment required to avoid losses.
Machines, Equipment & Computers
Use of complex machines and equipment, including desktop/laptop computers and software.
Software Ability
10-Key: None
Accounting: Undefined
Alphanumeric Data Entry: Basic
Contact Management: None
Database: None
Enterprise Resource Planning: None
Human Resources Systems: None
Payroll Systems: None
Presentation/PowerPoint: None
Programming Languages: None
Spreadsheet: Basic
Word Processing/Typing: Basic
Work Environment
Work near moving mechanical parts: Occasionally
Work in high, precarious places: Never
Fumes or airborne particles: Never
Toxic or caustic chemicals: Never
Outdoor weather conditions: Occasionally
Wet or humid conditions: Never
Extreme cold: Never
Extreme heat: Never
Risk of electrical shock: Never
Work with explosives: Never
Risk of radiation: Never
Vibration: Never
Noise level: Moderate (business office with computers/printers, light traffic)
Working conditions: Somewhat disagreeable, may involve travel, evening or night work.
Physical Activities
Stand: Frequently
Walk: Frequently
Sit: Occasionally
Use hands to finger, handle, or feel: Occasionally
Reach with hands and arms: Occasionally
Climb or balance: Occasionally
Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl: Occasionally
Talk or hear: Frequently
Taste or smell: Never
Weight Lifted
Up to 10 pounds: Frequently
Up to 25 pounds: Frequently
Up to 50 pounds: Occasionally
Up to 100 pounds: Occasionally
More than 100 pounds: Never
Vision Requirements
Close vision (use of a computer or equipment; within two feet).
Distance vision (driving or surveying at twenty feet or more).
Adjustment of focus (bring object into sharp focus at various distances).
Physical demand: Moderate diversity, moderately physical; varied tasks with somewhat diversified physical demands.
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