Overall Goal of Internship
At completion of this internship, the intern will gain an excellent understanding and knowledge of how Westport Athletic Club and Ocean Spirit Spa and their communities provides a variety of health and wellness programs to their participants. The intern will gain experience in behavior change facilitation including assessment, intervention and reassessment. Create promotional and marketing projects to increase participation or sales. The organizational experiences will allow for some supervision of an event, small budget experiences and in service training, shadowing of the internship supervisor. The intern will work and be supervised by the Westport Athletic Club and Ocean Spirit Spa on-site internship supervisor. The intern will develop specific objectives to be accomplished experiences as outlined by the following performance in each of these areas and approved by within two weeks of arrival.
Objectives
- Behavior:
- Working under supervision of Manager to devise fitness/wellness plans to help clients with behavioral and health changes through exercise and healthier living.
- Assist with creation and/or leading group fitness courses.
- Monday and Tuesday evenings help Head Coach Ernie Deacy with youth training for finals.
- Promotion and Marketing:
- Assisting with marketing and promotional activities to promote the Spa’s services.
- Participate in wellness promotions and assist with and create Spa newsletter.
- Organizational Experiences:
- Assist with fitness centre orientation and healthful living literature
- Reporting back to Manager with results and feedback from clients.
On-Site Supervisor
Supervisor to be determined by World Endeavors
Glenn Klapperich
Enrollment Manager
3015 E. Franklin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55406
612-729-3400
Hours
maximum 400 hours total [specifics of schedule to be arranged on arrival]
Stipend
None
UW-Stevens Point Students Who Completed Internship
- Sherrie Zander, Summer 2011 (pictured above)