Group Exercise Instructor-All Formats

YMCA of Greater Louisville•Louisville, KY

4d•$14 - $16•Onsite

About The Position

As the nation’s leading nonprofit organization committed to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility, the Y offers more than just a job. We offer you a career with a future and the chance to make a lasting difference in your community. As a key member of the Healthy Living Department the Group Exercise Instructor will provide extraordinary service and information to current and prospective YMCA members. The instructor will utilize excellent listening skills to engage new and existing YMCA members. The instructor will lead a program or provide guidance to new members that will enable them to reach their full potential and build relationships with members that move them along a continuum from a causal connection to a committed level through increased involvement.

Requirements

Excellent customer service and verbal skills
Group Exercise Instructor Certification required
Ability to work with all age groups and ability levels
Ability to conduct activities related to fitness
Model the YMCA Core values
High School Diploma or equivalent
Excellent leadership and presentation skills
Able to demonstrate the leadership skills and knowledge to lead a class
Understands and supports the mission of the YMCA

Responsibilities

Uphold the mission of the YMCA, and demonstrate behaviors that reflect a determined, nurturing, genuine, hopeful, and welcoming nature.
Provide courteous, prompt and sincere attention to members, guests, participants and staff.
Provide high quality programs that meet the need of the community and members.
Acts as the connector for new members in class by welcoming them and introducing them to other members
Foster and build strong member relationships
Build and maintain effective communication lines with other group exercise staff and members.
Communicate and enforce policies and guidelines for the group exercise arena
Maintain a safe, clean and functional group exercise area.
Educates members on sound ACSM fitness principles and YMCA training recommendation and avoids diagnosing members
Completes required abuse risk management training. Adheres to policies and procedures related to appropriate boundaries with children. Monitors building, staff and members and reports suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations to supervisor. Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements to authorities.