Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for providing education and instruction in a safe, enjoyable and positive environment that promotes member wellness and engagement. Provides a quality experience to all members focused around the YMCA core values of honesty, respect, responsibility, and caring.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS include the following, other duties may be assigned:

• Lead energizing, fun, safe, and educational group classes as a means to accomplish the YMCA mission and goals. 
• Emphasize safety and proper technique. Provide instruction on how to effectively utilize fitness equipment.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with members by providing personal attention through a proactive approach.
• Maintain up-to-date working knowledge of wellness and fitness trends in order to provide effective support to members.
• Maintain a safe and clean exercise environment.
• Serve as a positive role model to members.
• Maintain accurate, complete and timely records including but not limited to class attendance and accident/incident reports.
• Attend all required trainings and mandatory staff meetings.

Child Protection Responsibilities:

• Adheres to policies related to boundaries with youth.
• Participates in required abuse risk management training.
• Reports suspicious and inappropriate behaviors.
• Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements.
• Adheres to job specific abuse risk management responsibilities.

Qualifications

YMCA COMPETENCIES (Leader):

Mission Advancement: Accepts and demonstrates the Ys values. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them. Supports fund-raising.

Collaboration: Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view, and remains calm in challenging situations. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative to assist in developing others.

Operational Effectiveness: Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work and actively participates in meetings. Follows budgeting policies and procedures, and reports all financial irregularities immediately. Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members.

Personal Growth: Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change, and seeks opportunities in the change process. Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths and limitations and how they impact relationships. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology

QUALIFICATIONS:

• National certification in group fitness instruction (i.e. – ACE, NETA, AFAA, NASM) or YMCA Foundations of Group Exercise certification; CPR, First Aid and AED certifications.
• Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years experience teaching group wellness classes preferred.
• Strong knowledge of exercise physiology, kinesiology and/or anatomy.
• Full understanding of exercise equipment and proper operations.
• Strong communication skills (verbal, written and interpersonal) to instruct/teach as well as provide positive feedback, motivation and encouragement.
• Previous demonstrated experience working with diverse populations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb or balance, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include peripheral vision. The noise level in the work environment can be loud.