Fitness Attendant - East Valley

YMCA • San Jose, CA

3d • $20 - $22 • Onsite

About The Position

The Fitness Attendant serves as a frontline staff member on the wellness floor, providing support, guidance, and a welcoming environment for members. This role includes assisting members with equipment, answering questions, demonstrating proper exercise techniques, and ensuring a safe, clean, and positive workout space. The Fitness Attendant helps build relationships with members, encourages consistent participation, and reinforces healthy habits.

Requirements

• Current YMCA-approved CPR and First Aid certification, Y-USA, and Redwoods required training completed within first 90 days.
• Ability to perform all physical aspects of the position, including walking, standing, bending, reaching, and lifting.
• Ability to lift and carry objects up to 45 pounds
• Must be flexible to a schedule that may include some nights, early mornings, and weekends.
• Ability to work in a team setting with staff and volunteers as well as work independently.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience and ability to use a computer.
• Minimum age 16.

Nice To Haves

• Values all people for their unique talents and takes an active role in promoting practices that support diversity, inclusion, and global work, as well as cultural competence.
• Creates and implements new and relevant approaches and activities that improve and expand the Y's work and impact in the community.
• Ensures program or project goals are met and intended impact occurs.
• Develops self and supports others (e.g.: staff, volunteers, members, program participants), both formally and informally, to achieve their highest potential.
• Demonstrates ability to understand and manage emotions effectively in all situations.

Responsibilities

• Answers questions from members to support them in achieving their goals related to healthy living.
• Ability to use and teach others how to use fitness equipment.
• Builds effective, authentic relationships with members; helps members connect with each other and the YMCA.
• Introduces new members to group exercise communities based on their health and well-being goals.
• Utilizes tools and information for the purpose of increasing member knowledge of wellness as well as wellness programs provided through the YMCA (handouts, schedules, etc.).
• Maintains and cleans equipment according to the schedule or as requested by supervisor.
• Follows YMCA policies and procedures; responds to emergency situations.
• Attend all staff meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed