Health and Wellness Dir

YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF ATTLEBORO•Attleboro, MA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Attleboro Norton YMCA seeks a motivated, passionate, and innovative individual as a leader for our Health and Wellness team! Night and weekend availability is critical as well as the ability to lead a team across a 7 day a week operation. Proven history of creating, driving, and maintaining diverse revenue streams and creating innovative programming is required!! Under the direction of the Vice President of Operations, the Health & Wellness Director is responsible for implementation, delivery, supervision and evaluation of all personal fitness, goal-oriented and nutrition based wellness programs as well as their correlating facilities and special events. Innovative, dynamic and creative programming and marketing methods are essential elements of the position. Proven ability to market programs across a variety of mediums is highly desired.

Requirements

The preferred candidate will have (5) five years' experience in the fitness industry with at least (2) two years in a supervisory capacity.
Bachelor's degree from a four-year college/university in Exercise Science, Kinesiology, or a related field is preferred.
Personal training certification through a reputable organization (i.e. ACE, ACSM, NASM).
Acquire CPR, First Aid, AED, and O2 within 60 days of hire.
Must be a people-person with the ability to build relationships with and among members.
Enthusiastic team player and healthy role model with a solid understanding of the YMCA.
Knowledge and successful experience and skills in staff supervision, fitness programming, marketing and promotions.
Self-motivated, strong leadership, excellent oral and written communication skills, and good administrative skills.

Nice To Haves

YMCA experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Oversee planning, development and delivery of all personal and small group training (including fitness floor staff), nutrition education, and lifestyle change programming as well as special events.
Stay up to date on latest offerings, trends and resources in the Health and Wellness industry to ensure our Y is a preferred provider for community health and well-being. Create, plan and monitor creative and engaging social media and other marketing and communications to promote programs and increase member engagement in wellness programs.
Provide innovative and unique programming for members at every stage of our continuum – casual, committed, connected to ensure those at all levels of their fitness journey have opportunities to increase their health through our Y programming. Create and monitor small communities of like-minded individuals with similar goals.
Recruit, train, supervise and manage engaged personnel in all programs. Maintain the highest quality of staff, through on-going staff training and evaluations as well as timely follow up and follow through with employee relation issues.
Provide managerial oversight for all department budgets and ensure that the financial health of the YMCA is supported by appropriate decision-making. Maintain necessary statistical data and reports.
Ensure that schedules for programs and activities are planned and communicated in a timely and efficient manner, sharing resources as appropriate. This position is also responsible for equipment up-keep, cleaning, ordering, and re-leasing in line with our budgetary guidelines to ensure our members and guests have access to the equipment they need to meet their goals.
Work to ensure a risk-free environment. Report accidents and injuries and complete incident reports as well as routine checks of machines and equipment to ensure a high quality and safe experience for members and guests.
Work harmoniously as a team member, ensuring equitable division of time and resources between all departments and role modeling a flexible, adaptive mindset as well as a positive attitude.
Participate as a member of our Branch Leadership Staff, lending support to colleagues, driving program development, and committing to an unparalleled member experience across all departments.
Maintain appropriate certifications such as CPR, First Aid and Instructor Levels as required.