Member Services Associate

Position Title: Member Services Associate
Location: New London Recreation Center - New London, CT
Type: Part time, Part Time Plus (30-39 hours per week/includes full benefits) and Full Time Positions Available. * Starte Date-June 2025 

Summary: 
We improve life and we’re here to serve. What you do is something special and contributes towards improving health within the New London community. Join our team of full time and part-time team members at the New London Community Recreation Center, a new 57,000 square foot facility managed by Power Wellness. We specialize in managing state-of-the-art fitness and recreation centers for municipalities, hospitals, community colleges and foundations nationwide. Our 2,100 team members in 14 states are committed to excellence in fitness, wellness and recreation services that prioritize youth, family and senior programming.  

The Member Services Associate is responsible for providing the highest level of customer service to members, guests and prospects of the facility, as well as, membership information, enrollment procedures, ongoing customer satisfaction and membership recruitment and retention. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 
 1. Oversee interactions at the service desk including opening and closing procedures, answering phones, point-of-sale transactions, guest registration and fees, student and college guest passes, check in guests/members for all scheduled appointments, accepting member feedback, accepting and returning lost and found items, guest/member check in, and the provision of information pertaining to all scheduled activities and events including sign up and fees if applicable.
2. Promote and effectively sell memberships and all ancillary services included but not limited to personal training, massage therapy, medically-integrated programs, and nutrition services.
3. Schedule all appointments via core business software, including reminder phone calls, cancellations and notifying associates of appointments per policy.
4. Knowledge of all opening and closing procedures, including balancing of drawers from daily sales, proper knowledge of credit card and check policies and use of cash drawer.
5. Proficiently enroll members via contract, explaining membership, obtaining signature and payment and providing member handbook.
6. Effective radio communication with all departments as needed.
7. Work towards achieving established satisfaction metrics such as Secret Shops and Member Survey scores as it relates to member and guest satisfaction.
8. Maintain an average of 5 working shifts per month to ensure ability to perform job.
9. Must be able to stand for length of shift (generally 3-6 hours at a time).
10. Be proficient in all core business software as it relates to job duties and responsibilities. 
11. Work towards meeting departmental and organizational goals.
12. The ability to be flexible and accommodating as it relates to center hours, work schedules and scheduling appointments for prospects and members.
13. Must meet all safety requirements and certifications necessary to perform job duties. 
14. Demonstrate complete knowledge of emergency and safety procedures including the use of facility paging system and confidence in calling and communicating with EMS. 
15. Participate in Company's HIPAA and related training.
16. Maintain a positive and professional demeanor during interactions and work related relationships with all persons at the center including but not limited to members, guests and employees as provided in the Employee Handbook at the time of hire.
17. Demonstrate Power Wellness Core Values & Beliefs.
18. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: 
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.  
• High School diploma or GED preferred. 
• 1 year certificate from college or technical school preferred. 
• Minimum 6 months of related experience or training preferred. 
• 2-3 years of sales, reception and computer skills preferred. 
• CPR/AED certification required within 90 days of hire. 
• Must possess excellent inter-personal and communication skills, and the ability to work with members in a positive, service-based manner. 
• Ability to multi-task and maintain a controlled and professional demeanor. 
• Proficient computer skills.