YMCA Silver Spring Fitness and Wellness Director
About The Position
The Fitness and Wellness Director leads and grows fitness and wellness programs at the YMCA Silver Spring. The role oversees the fitness and wellness center’s daily operations, staffing, schedules, equipment, program delivery, safety, and member experience. It develops and supports personal training, group exercise, and broader wellness programming, using member feedback, participation trends, and new ideas to strengthen existing offerings and create new classes, challenges, workshops, and wellness experiences. The Director recruits, onboards, trains, supervises, and coaches fitness and wellness staff and group exercise professionals. The role monitors staffing, participation, revenue, expenses, and other measures to guide decisions and meet department goals, while collaborating across the Y and building relationships with members to support a welcoming experience for people of different ages, abilities, backgrounds, and fitness levels.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of progressive experience in fitness or wellness operations.
- Demonstrated experience supervising, coaching, and developing fitness and wellness staff.
- Experience leading personal training and group exercise programs, including program development, member engagement, and growth.
- Bachelor’s degree in exercise science, kinesiology, physical education, recreation, sports management, or a closely related field.
- Current nationally recognized fitness certification, such as ACE, NASM, ACSM, NSCA, or another approved credential.
- Strong leadership, organizational, communication, and administrative skills.
- Ability to use participation, financial, and member feedback data to evaluate programs and make decisions.
- Availability to work a flexible schedule, including some evenings and weekends.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a YMCA, health club, fitness center, recreation center, university fitness program, or similar environment.
Responsibilities
- Oversee daily operations of the fitness and wellness center, including staffing, schedules, equipment, program delivery, safety, and member experience.
- Recruit, onboard, train, supervise, and coach personal trainers, fitness and wellness staff, and group exercise professionals.
- Lead personal training and group exercise programs to support quality, participation, staff performance, and member interests and community needs.
- Use member feedback, participation trends, and new ideas to strengthen current programs and develop classes, challenges, workshops, and wellness experiences.
- Monitor staffing, participation, revenue, expenses, and other key measures to inform decisions and achieve department goals.
- Build relationships with members and collaborate across the Y to create welcoming opportunities for people with varied ages, abilities, backgrounds, and fitness levels.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- YMCA membership for the employee and family.
- Retirement benefit: YMCA contributes 10% of eligible salary to the YMCA Retirement Fund, subject to plan eligibility requirements.
- Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
- Professional development through training, workshops, certifications, and leadership development.
- Meaningful work making a positive difference for members and the community.
- Supportive, mission-driven team environment where people are valued, connected, and empowered.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
