Personal Trainer-Part Time

Greater Green Bay YMCA•Green Bay, WI

1d•$19 - $25

About The Position

The Personal Trainer supports community members in reaching their physical fitness and healthy living goals and contributes to a team that learns and grows through mentoring and networking. The role delivers individual and group training, consulting, classes, demonstrations, fitness analyses, and presentations at Y locations and with Worksite Wellness partners. Trainers create goal-oriented plans and model professionalism and servant leadership in fitness, exercise, and basic rehabilitation techniques. The position requires building trusting relationships, communicating clearly and empathetically, maintaining records, managing workloads, and helping clients make progress toward their goals. Trainers follow facility safety protocols, including policies on staff and child boundaries, required abuse risk management training, reporting suspicious or inappropriate behavior and policy violations, and mandated abuse reporting requirements. The role also requires flexibility to meet client schedules, some office and computer work, possible local travel between centers or to corporate clients, and demonstrating exercises or moving equipment.

Requirements

Current personal training or related certification accredited through the NCCA is required.
Maintain required continuing education credits and certifications throughout employment.
CPR and First Aid certifications are required within the first 60 days of employment.
Successfully complete Training and Skills Assessment within 60 days of employment.
Obtain YMCA Strength and Conditioning certification and participate in Listen First and Model of Influence Training within the first six months of employment.
Ability to prioritize workloads, meet timelines, and maintain confidentiality of personal information.
Understanding of exercise science and its application to Health Seekers of all ages and abilities.
Ability to communicate and educate clearly, listen empathetically, and motivate behavioral change.
Ability to stay organized, manage time flexibly, maintain records, and use resources wisely.
Ability to work flexibly to meet client schedules.
Ability to demonstrate exercises, including crunching, squatting, bending, and moving, and to lift weights and move or set up equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
Some office and desk work, including telephone, meeting, research, and computer work, is required.
Regular local travel between centers and/or to corporate clients may be required.

Nice To Haves

At least six months of experience in personal training or wellness coaching is preferred.
A degree in Exercise Physiology or a related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

Build collaborative relationships with members and community or corporate partners to promote personal training services and other Y programs and services.
Deliver individual or group training and consulting sessions at all locations.
Conduct classes, demonstrations, fitness analyses, and other presentations on-site and with Worksite Wellness partners.
Create individualized or group goal-oriented training plans.
Demonstrate professionalism and servant leadership in fitness, exercise, and basic rehabilitation techniques.
Follow facility protocols and policies to support the safety of staff and children.
Attend required abuse risk management training and report suspicious or inappropriate behavior and policy violations.
Follow mandated abuse reporting requirements.
Maintain records of member goals and achievements and work toward client base goals.
Use sound judgment, proven fitness and nutritional guidance, and member-focused information to support participant health, safety, and wellbeing.
Participate in staff in-service meetings and pursue professional development, keeping current with fitness research and applying it in practice.
Collaborate with the Personal Training team and support accountability for quality services and results.