As a service organization, Wesley selects employees who bring our mission to promise. When you become a member of the Wesley team, you contribute to the active lifestyle, high quality of care and other services we provide older adults at our award-winning communities or other residence. Our workforce is as diverse as our services, which include independent living, assisted living, Catered Living, memory care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, hospice, home care and home health.
Our Total Rewards philosophy is a balanced approach that meets the needs of employees on their career journey whether they are just joining the workforce or nearing retirement. We evaluate our Total Rewards offerings annually to provide benefits employees would find meaningful. In addition to competitive wages and a commitment to pay equity, we offer the following benefits and other compensation:

• Employees, and their families if elected, can participate in medical and vision insurance (full time and ACA eligible), dental (full time) and group life (employee only for full time, excludes part-time and on-call staff).
• We offer a combined paid time off (PTO) policy which incorporates state paid sick leave with company paid time off at an accrual rate of 0.0607 per hour worked, equivalent to 120 hours of PTO at 2,080 hours worked in a year. We also offer 6 Paid Holidays (8 hours for full time and 6 hours for part time per event, excludes on-call staff) and 1 Personal Holiday of Choice per year (excludes on-call staff).
• Retirement planning is encouraged through our 403(b) plan that includes a generous 100% company match on the first 4% of earnings an employee contributes. There is a 5-year vesting schedule on the company match, and minors are ineligible for the company match.
• A food and beverage discount of 50% is available to all employees at any Wesley bistro. Employees are also eligible for On-Demand Pay with Dayforce Wallet. Minors need parental consent to access this benefit.
• To assist employees with challenges outside of the workplace, Wesley offers an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which is 100% company paid. Additionally, Wesley Community Foundation provides grants to qualifying employees as detailed in the plan summary.
• Lastly, the efforts and contributions of our valued employees are celebrated in our best-in-class recognition and reward platform, Inspire. Points earned for various reasons may be redeemed for a variety of merchandise, gift cards, tickets, travel and other experiences selected by the employee.

Enrich thelives of older adults through community, choice, and continuing care in the AquaticsTrainer role. The Aquatics Trainer is responsible for creating, growingparticipation, and delivering group and individual aquatics exercise activitieswithin a retirement community. Additional health and fitness sessions(therapeutic, recreational, athletic) may be facilitated to maintain a robustoffering of activities. The Aquatics Trainer also maintains pool and workoutequipment in working order, ensures clean and sanitary exercise areas, andutilizes technology to document participants’ participation, condition andprogress. Find your sense of belongingat Wesley!

 You willprovide continuing care through these responsibilities

Essentialfunctions of this position include the following.

• Teach and promote aquatics fitness classes such as water aerobics,aqua Zumba and water safety.
• Teach and promote health and fitness activities to residents froma variety of living settings (independent living, catered living, memory care,and more).
• Develop program offerings that are age-appropriate, safe, andeffective in meeting the physical needs of aging adults.
• Provide instruction on the correct use of technique and equipment.
• Assess and document participants’ abilities, needs, condition, andprogress.
• Ensures that Health and Safety standards, rules, and regulationsare enforced.
• Perform basic pool and equipment maintenance and ensure clean andsanitary exercise areas.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.

Our requirements and qualifications for success

• Aquatics certification required (i.e. Water Safety Instructor(WSI), Aquatic Exercise Association (AEA) Certification, American Council onExercise (ACE) Aquatic Exercise Certification, etc.).
• High School Diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Background in Gerontology, Physical Education, Health Education orrelated field preferred.
• Post-secondary certification required (i.e. Geriatric Health andFitness certificate, certification as a Stay Active & Independent for Life(SAIL) instructor, certification as a Cognitive Stimulation Instructor, etc.).
• Certification and/or membership with the American Council onExercise (ACE), AAAI/ISMA, American Sports and Fitness Association, IDEA, NASM,etc.
• Active Lifeguard, CPR, First Aid and AED certification.
• Strong interpersonal skills along with excellent communicationskills, both written and verbal.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, cloud-based software and mobileapp technology.
• Knowledge of instruction and learning strategies.
• Passion for engaging with aging adults.
• Advanced knowledge of health and fitness for aging adults.
• 1 – 3 years of experience in leading aquatic fitness classes foraging adults.

Physical,environmental, and mental requirements

• Extreme flexibility to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with yourbody, arms, and/or legs.
• Strong stamina to exert yourself physically over long periodswithout being winded or out of breath.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds and occasionallyassist or aide class participants.
• Exposure to indoor, environmentally controlled aquatic area.
• Ability to maintain constant contact and close proximity toparticipants.

SalaryRange: $27.96 to $40.29 per hour