Fitness Director at FIRCREST GOLF CLUB INC – Fircrest, Washington

Fircrest Golf Club is seeking a Fitness Director to be responsible for the leadership, development, and daily operations of the Club’s fitness, wellness, and childcare programs. This position ensures an exceptional, safe, and engaging experience for members and their guests while promoting a culture of health, service, and continuous improvement. The Fitness Director oversees programming, staff management, facility standards, and strategic growth of wellness and childcare offerings.

In addition to exemplary member fitness experiences, financial planning for fitness and kids’ care, and employee relations skills, success in this role starts with an outgoing continuous improvement, an attitude of “it’s all about the members,” and well-developed senses of anticipating needs with fanatical attention to detail. These attributes are stated in our “Service Standards” and “Leadership Standards” pledges in the Contingent Offer of Employment, the pledges to which your service on Team at Fircrest Golf Club is predicated. Please consider these standards carefully as you will be held to their tenets and your success will be measured in terms of these standards.

Essential Functions / Initial Priorities

• Provide overall leadership and direction for the Club’s fitness, wellness, and kids’ care operations.
• Recruit, hire, train, schedule, and supervise fitness staff, personal trainers, group exercise instructors, and kid care personnel.
• Oversee a thriving, safe, and engaging kid care program that supports member families and aligns with Club service standards.
• Develop and manage a diverse schedule of fitness classes, personal training programs, wellness events, and youth/child-centered activities.
• Ensure the highest standards of facility cleanliness, equipment safety, and kids’ care room safety protocols.
• Create and monitor annual department budget; manage payroll, purchasing, and expense controls for both fitness and kid care programs.
• Collaborate with Club leadership to support Club-wide events, member engagement initiatives, and cross-departmental programming.
• Ensure compliance with all safety, emergency, and risk-management procedures related to fitness operations and kid care services.
• Build strong relationships with members through visibility on the fitness floor and in the kid care area, responsiveness, and proactive service.
• Track and report key performance metrics for fitness and kids’ care participation, revenue, satisfaction, and program growth.
• Stay current with industry trends in fitness and kids’ care; recommend improvements to enhance the member experience.
• Implement and monitor sanitation and cleaning schedules.
• Completes other appropriate assignments from the General Manager.

Specific Position Requirements

• Strong leadership, communication, and customer service skills; ability to manage stress and time
• Ability to motivate staff, engage members, and maintain a high-standards environment across fitness and childcare operations.
• Fitness and kid activities cost controls, operating procedures, and budgeting
• Training and programing; marketing and promotions
• Point-of-sales systems.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Polished, professional appearance and presentation with a member-centric attitude
• Build a team, train, and maintain employee teams
• Effective communication through all department levels and throughout Club
• Knowledge of and ability to perform required role during emergency situations.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of the membership, employees, and guests (Confidentiality Disclosure Agreement can be found in the Employee Handbook for review)

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in exercise science, kinesiology, early childhood education, health promotion, or a related field preferred.
• Nationally recognized fitness certification (NASM, ACE, ACSM, ISSA, NSCA, or equivalent).
• CPR/AED certification required; first aid and childcare-specific training preferred.
• Minimum 3–5 years of progressive experience in fitness management; experience overseeing childcare or youth programs strongly preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Required to stand for long periods and walk, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, stretch and twist or reach
• Push, pull or lift up to 50 pounds
• Demonstrate exercises and machines as needed
• Continuous repetitive motions
• Work in hot, humid and noisy environment

Upon employment, all employees are required to fully comply with the Club’s rules and regulations for the safe and efficient operation of Club facilities. Employees who violate Club rules and regulations may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

This job description is not intended to detail every aspect of your job or list every task you may perform, it is provided as a general overview of the responsibilities and skills required to do this job successfully.

About us

Fircrest Golf Club was designed by Arthur Vernon Macan and is nearly the same today as when designed in 1923. Fircrest Golf Club grew out of the woods with no homes, roads or businesses in the area, just a 165-acre parcel of land with rolling terrain that was turned into one of Macan’s signature courses. Fircrest Golf Club has stood the test of time and provided its members, guests, and professionals with a challenge each time played.