Part-Time
Personal Trainer
Posted on 8/18/2026
CENTERS
51-200 employees
Provides campus recreation facility management services
Compensation Overview
$21/hr
Birmingham, AL, USA
In Person
Bachelor's
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- A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
- Current CPR/AED and First Aid certifications are required.
- A current personal training certification from ACE, NASM, ISSA, ACSM, NSCA, or another accepted NCCA-accredited organization is required.
- The candidate must have leadership and supervisory abilities.
- The candidate must have organizational, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- The candidate must be able to work independently and follow established procedures.
- The candidate must know standard practices in personal training and recreational fitness.
- The candidate must be able to communicate effectively with clients, colleagues, and supervisors.
- The candidate must be able to work in an environment with high expectations and accountability.
- The role requires lifting heavy equipment, standing or walking for at least 50% of the workday, and occasional bending or stooping.
- Conduct safe, effective, and goal-oriented personal training sessions for clients with varying fitness levels.
- Provide exercise instruction, demonstrations, and motivation using proper technique and professional judgment.
- Ensure client safety in strength training and cardiovascular areas.
- Conduct client consultations and fitness assessments and design programs using approved methods and equipment.
- Maintain accurate client documentation, scheduling, and session records using designated software or systems.
- Provide professional and inclusive customer service to clients and prospective clients.
- Communicate with supervisors about scheduling, client needs, and operational concerns.
- Enforce personal training program policies, procedures, and professional standards.
- Enforce facility rules and safety procedures and assist during emergencies as needed.
- Attend required personal training and departmental staff meetings.
- Stay current with applicable fitness trends, standards, and safety practices.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
- Experience working in a recreation, collegiate, or community fitness setting.
- Proficiency with fitness assessments and exercise prescription.
- Experience working with diverse populations and varying fitness levels.
- Proficiency with fitness assessment equipment, including blood pressure, height, weight, body-fat measurement with calipers, waist-to-hip ratio, cardiovascular testing, muscular strength and endurance testing, and flexibility testing.
- Proficiency with exercise prescription and developing progressive workouts for clients.
CENTERS LLC provides management services for university recreation, fitness, and wellness facilities. Its services combine expertise in campus recreation, operations, programming, and student and personnel development to run facilities efficiently and lower costs. The company works by collaborating with campus stakeholders, integrating into campus culture, and delivering leadership and service to the campus community as well as related local communities. Its goal is to help clients maximize program and facility resources while reducing expenses and enhancing wellness and engagement across the campus.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Washington DC, District of Columbia
Founded
1991
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- June 2026 leadership change positions CENTERS for broader student centers and conference services.
- 2026 portfolio growth spans Johns Hopkins, Goucher College, and UW-Eau Claire facilities.
- AI pilots and DoubleSpot can lift margins by automating scheduling, staffing, and member management.
What critics are saying
- CENTERS depends on public university contracts; any RFP loss cuts recurring revenue quickly.
- DoubleSpot integration risks commoditizing CENTERS' workflows and exposing proprietary operating know-how.
- A major Johns Hopkins or UW-Eau Claire service failure would damage renewals and referrals.
What makes CENTERS unique
- CENTERS runs campus facilities, student centers, and recreation under one operating model.
- June 23, 2026 promotion of Jeff Sessine formalizes expansion beyond collegiate recreation.
- March 25, 2026 DoubleSpot partnership gives CENTERS operator data across managed campuses.
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CENTERS leaders share practical insights. AI for campus recreation is becoming a practical topic for teams that manage complex facilities, programs, events, and student staff. As new tools become more accessible, campus recreation leaders are looking for responsible ways to improve workflows, support communication, and build confidence across their teams. At the 2026 NIRSA Conference & Campus Rec Expo, held April 7-10 in National Harbor, Maryland, CENTERS leaders joined a panel discussion focused on how artificial intelligence is beginning to shape daily work in higher education recreation and wellness environments. A conversation from the NIRSA stage. The panel featured Michele Muth, Executive Director at Marshall University, and Nick Froelich, Executive Director at Cleveland State University. They were joined by Matt Schmiedl, Enterprise Marketing Manager, and Jo Prociuk, AVP of Talent & Innovation. Together, the group explored practical ways teams can begin using AI with purpose. The discussion included examples related to operations, marketing, leadership, staff development, workflow support, and change management. Rather than focusing on hype, the conversation centered on real use cases. Panelists talked about how AI can help teams brainstorm, organize information, improve communication, and reduce friction in everyday tasks. They also discussed the importance of AI literacy, thoughtful guardrails, and helping staff understand when and how to use these tools responsibly. Supporting innovation in campus operations. For CENTERS, this conversation reflects a broader commitment to innovation in campus operations. AI is not a replacement for the human-centered work that defines recreation, wellness, and student life. Instead, it can help teams create more time and space for strategic thinking, staff development, and meaningful student engagement. As the field continues to evolve, campus recreation leaders have an opportunity to test new approaches, learn together, and build practical confidence with emerging tools. For more on CENTERS' approach to innovation, explore its recent insights on AI in campus operations and student employee development below. Watch the panel discussion. In this recorded NIRSA panel, CENTERS leaders discuss how AI for campus recreation can support teams in real-world ways. The conversation highlights operations, marketing, leadership, staff development, and responsible adoption.
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CENTERS and DoubleSpot announce strategic partnership to advance ai-powered campus operations. March 25, 2026 The collaboration combines operational expertise and emerging technology to help colleges and universities modernize facility and event management. Washington, DC | March 25, 2026 - CENTERS, a national leader in campus center management, announced today a strategic partnership with DoubleSpot, an innovative platform designed to streamline member management, program registrations, events, and facility operations across a variety of campus centers. The partnership brings together CENTERS' operational expertise across recreation and wellness centers and multi-use event facilities with DoubleSpot's emerging technology and AI capabilities. The collaboration focuses on improving how colleges and universities manage and activate their spaces. As part of the partnership, CENTERS will provide real-world operational data, workflows, and insights from its national portfolio of managed facilities to help inform and refine DoubleSpot's platform and AI models. This ensures that the technology is grounded in the day-to-day realities of campus operations, from programming and event coordination to user experience and revenue management. "This partnership reflects the future of campus center operations," said Jeff Sessine, Executive Vice President of CENTERS. "Our teams are managing increasingly complex facilities with growing expectations around service, efficiency, and revenues. By working closely with DoubleSpot, we are helping shape a platform that is built from the operator's perspective and designed to meet the evolving needs of higher education." From idea to industry application. DoubleSpot was founded by Sean Chang, a University of Illinois Recreation, Sport and Tourism alumnus, who developed the platform after identifying gaps in outdated facility management systems during his work in the sports and venue industry. DoubleSpot was originally inspired by a question posed during his time working with professional sports organizations about how underutilized spaces could be activated more effectively. It has now evolved into a comprehensive platform designed to help facilities maximize utilization, streamline operations, and improve access for users. The company's early growth has been shaped by a human-centered, customer-driven approach, informed by direct feedback from facility managers and operators across higher education and community recreation environments. "We built DoubleSpot by listening to operators and understanding what they actually need day-to-day," said Chang. "Partnering with CENTERS allows us to take that even further. We are learning directly from teams managing high-performing campus facilities and using that insight to build a platform that improves both operations and the overall experience of using these spaces." Through the partnership, DoubleSpot gains access to a robust, real-world operating environment, enabling faster iteration, more informed product development, and the ability to scale solutions that reflect the complexity of modern campus centers. The collaboration will initially focus on integrating DoubleSpot within select CENTERS-managed facilities, with the goal of enhancing operational efficiency, improving user experience, and unlocking new insights through data and AI-driven tools. For CENTERS, the partnership also reflects its broader commitment to supporting client missions, advancing innovation, and developing the next generation of industry leaders. By investing in solutions that improve operations and enhance the campus experience, CENTERS continues to align operational excellence with student development. As institutions continue to evaluate how to modernize legacy systems and better activate their campus assets, CENTERS and DoubleSpot see this partnership as a step toward more flexible, integrated, and forward-looking approaches to facility, member, and event management. Back row L to R: Scott Vandermoon (Director, DePaul), Timothy Ward (Assistant Director - Facilities, MVCC), Ashley Sims (Associate Director of Facilities, DePaul), Julie Ray (Systems and Operations Manager, CENTERS), Ann Cook-Graver (Coordinator - Programs, MVCC), Alex Rich (Director, MVCC), Erin Aguirre (Assistant Director - Fitness & Wellness Services, MVCC), and Michael Walsh (Assistant Director - Club Sports, DePaul) Front row L to R: Sean Chang (CEO, DoubleSpot), Veronica Tantoco (Senior Assistant Director -Facilities and Operations, Harper), Samantha Glennon (Associate Director - Marketing, Membership, and Programs, DePaul), Jana Terborg (Associate Director - Programs, MVCC), Ryan Chen (CTO, DoubleSpot), and Matt Mendoza (Assistant Director - Intramurals and Recreation Programs, DePaul) About CENTERS. CENTERS is a nationally recognized management firm that specializes in the operation of campus life centers for colleges, universities, and nonprofit institutions. The firm's portfolio includes recreation and wellness centers, arenas, student centers, sports complexes, event and conference services, performing arts venues, student housing, and more. CENTERS delivers mission-aligned, student-focused operations that enhance campus engagement and support institutional priorities. CENTERS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brailsford & Dunlavey, Inc. Learn more at centersusa.com. About doublespot. DoubleSpot is a modern facility management platform designed to streamline scheduling, events, memberships, and operations for multi-use venues. Founded by University of Illinois alumnus Sean Chang, the platform combines human-centered design with emerging AI capabilities to help organizations simplify workflows, improve communication, and maximize space utilization. Learn more at doublespot.com.
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