Water Aerobics Instructor

YMCA Southcoast 
JOB DESCRIPTION 
Job Title: Water Aerobics Instructor
Job Family: Aquatics
Position Summary: Lead, supervise, and instruct members and guests in water aerobics classes designed to improve and/or maintain a healthy lifestyle. 

Essential Functions:  

• Demonstrates proper techniques and routines for water exercise class participation. 
• Communicates exercise physiology principles in generic terms for class understanding. 
• Educates participants on proper form, anatomy, contraindications, and modification of moves. 
• Develops routines that are diverse, enjoyable, and energizing. 
• Maintains working knowledge of wellness trends to enhance participation and educate participants. 
• Maintains class attendance records; encourages participant commitment individually and as a group. 
• Identify and address participant safety concerns.   

YMCA Competencies:
Mission and Community Oriented:  Accepts and demonstrates YMCA values.  Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions and perceptions.  Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill a community need.  recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them.   
People Oriented:  Seeks first to understand the other’s point of view; remains calm in challenging situations.  Builds rapport and relates well to others.  Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively.  Takes initiative in developing others.
Results Oriented:  Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high value experience for members.  Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience.  Makes sound judgments and transfers learning
from one situation to another.  Establishes goals, clarifies work, and participates in meetings.
Personal Development Oriented: Accurately assess personal feelings, strengths and limitations, and how they impact relationships.  Pursues self-development that enhance job performance.  Demonstrates an openness to change; seeks
opportunities in the change process.

Qualifications: 

• Experience and knowledge in leading water exercise classes.
• Physically able to conduct and demonstrate water exercise routines.
• Ability to interact and instruct individuals of a wide range of age and ability.
• AEA or other aquatic exercise certification highly desirable.

Physical Demands: 

• Required to physically perform and communicate water exercise routines. 
• Required to demonstrate physical stamina and ability to swim, stoop, kneel, crouch, walk, and stand for extended periods of time. 
• Ability to react to emergency situations by quick movements, strenuous activity, and communicate in noisy environment.