| cfr_job_description.doc |
Job description
Job Purpose
As the CFR summer intern you will work closely with the owner and fellow staff members to change the world for the better, one athlete and one workout at a time. The intern will engage in cleaning, business, and social responsibilities as well as assisting with projects for the gym in order to help create/strengthen community, flow, and the overall experience at CrossFit Richardson.
Duties and Responsibilities
As the CFR summer intern you will work closely with the owner and fellow staff members to change the world for the better, one athlete and one workout at a time. The intern will engage in cleaning, business, and social responsibilities as well as assisting with projects for the gym in order to help create/strengthen community, flow, and the overall experience at CrossFit Richardson.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Cleaning Responsibilities
- Clean countertops, bathrooms, floors, which may include but is not limited to: vacuuming, mopping, taking out the trash
- Organize the various gym equipment, which may include but is not limited to: barbells, weights, benches, boxes, rowers, wall balls, kettlebells, and bands
- Business Responsibilities
- Daily interaction with guests, clients, members and staff in a friendly manner in order to strengthen community and overall experience at CrossFit Richardson
- Organize front desk, break room, and two office spaces, keeping the refrigerator stocked and orderly and making sure waivers are stocked
- Directing questions about the various aspects of the business (i.e., accounts, scheduling, CrossFit Kids) to the appropriate staff member
- Social Responsibilities
- Create and manage media content for Instagram, Facebook and Twitter by taking photos and videos during class and social events
- Plan and organize CrossFit Richardson social events
- Intern Projects
- Create a CrossFit Richardson Leaderboard in partnership with the owner
- Create new waivers in partnership with the owner
- Create new workout folders in partnership with the owner
- Brainstorm and initiate new ideas which would
allow participants favorite time of each day to be the hour they spend at
CrossFit Richardson
Requirements and Qualifications
Physical Requirements
This job will be requiring you to lift up to 45 pounds on a regular basis, including weights, barbells, wall balls, and other gym equipment when organizing and cleaning. Please be aware of these physical demands while working at CrossFit Richardson.
Qualifications
This job will be requiring you to lift up to 45 pounds on a regular basis, including weights, barbells, wall balls, and other gym equipment when organizing and cleaning. Please be aware of these physical demands while working at CrossFit Richardson.
Qualifications
- Must possess strong interpersonal skills to interact with guests, clients, members and staff on a daily basis
- Basic knowledge of CrossFit training program
- Basic knowledge of cleaning procedures
- Must be able to lift up to 45 pounds repeatedly during the course of a single workday
- Passion for CrossFit
- Eagerness to learn
- Willingness to work
Benefits and Opportunities
Benefits
Benefits received as the CrossFit Richardson intern include the following: free membership at CrossFit Richardson, access to the gym at any time of the day, networking opportunities with an estimated 300 people in the gym, community and relationships with members of the gym.
Pay
The CFR internship was a non-paid, volunteer internship. However, it is to the discretion of the owner whether or not financial compensation will be included for future internship positions. Either way, the benefits section shows there are multiple non-monetary benefits provided while you intern.
Room and Board (none)
There is no provided room and board for the CFR internship. If not living in Dallas yet, the intern will most likely need to find housing in the Dallas area in order to transport themselves to the gym with ease.
Benefits received as the CrossFit Richardson intern include the following: free membership at CrossFit Richardson, access to the gym at any time of the day, networking opportunities with an estimated 300 people in the gym, community and relationships with members of the gym.
Pay
The CFR internship was a non-paid, volunteer internship. However, it is to the discretion of the owner whether or not financial compensation will be included for future internship positions. Either way, the benefits section shows there are multiple non-monetary benefits provided while you intern.
Room and Board (none)
There is no provided room and board for the CFR internship. If not living in Dallas yet, the intern will most likely need to find housing in the Dallas area in order to transport themselves to the gym with ease.
Achievements
New Knowledge
New Skills
Intern Projects Completed
- Deeper understanding about programming CrossFit workouts: time domains, pairing movements, catering a workout to the general public.
- Deeper understanding about nutrition: how different bodies can handle foods differently, pre-workout nutrition and post-workout nutrition.
New Skills
- Developed effective and efficient cleaning methods for CrossFit gym flooring, bathrooms, and counters.
- Developed scaling methods for various CrossFit-style workouts.
Intern Projects Completed
- Partnered with another CrossFit gym as well as a printing company in order to print and pin up three nutrition posters for CrossFit Richardson.
- Partnered with the CFR owner and CrossFit Games equipment supplier in order to trade 14 old barbells for 14 new barbells.
- Created jump rope storage rack on one of the walls of the CFR gym.
- Organized and cleaned the miscellaneous closet of CFR.
