Certified Group Exercise Instructor - West Park YMCA

YMCA of Greater Cleveland Recruitment Team • Cleveland, OH

9d • $14 - $20

About The Position

The Certified Group Exercise Instructor designs and teaches safe, high-quality, effective, and challenging group exercise classes in the designated format. The instructor is expected to be knowledgeable, professional, motivating, and focused on members. Classes should be appropriate to participants’ abilities, with attention to safety, modifications, intensity, technique, proper form, and hydration. Instructors plan class composition and choreography in advance, use clear cues, update music and routines, record attendance accurately, and know emergency procedures and equipment locations and use.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Current CPR/AED certification for adults, children, and infants, and current First Aid certification.
• Current certification in Foundations of YMCA Group Exercise or a current group exercise certification from an organization approved by the YMCA of Greater Cleveland.
• Current certification, if available, and/or documentation of training in the specific class format.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree.

Responsibilities

• Design classes that follow the designated format and suit participants’ abilities.
• Teach scheduled classes with energy and enthusiasm.
• Demonstrate and clearly explain class skills at an appropriate skill and intensity level, emphasizing members’ workouts rather than the instructor’s own.
• Frequently demonstrate movement modifications and encourage members to modify movements and work at their own pace.
• Monitor class intensity, technique, proper form, and hydration.
• Use clear, easy-to-follow verbal and physical cues before movement changes.
• Plan class composition and choreography in advance, and consistently change music and routines.
• Accurately record each member’s class attendance using the designated method.
• Ensure participant safety, know emergency procedures, and know the location and proper use of emergency equipment.

Benefits

• Free membership to a local YMCA.
• Discounts on YMCA programs, including childcare; part-time positions do not receive the childcare discount.
• Additional employee discounts at places in and around town.
• Eligible employees receive a comprehensive benefits plan, including health, dental, and vision coverage, an Employee Assistance Plan, retirement contributions of 8% paid by the YMCA of Greater Cleveland, and paid vacation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED