Personal Trainer at Speer YMCA

YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg•Saint Petersburg, FL

7d•$22 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

The Personal Trainer designs and delivers safe, effective fitness programs for clients with diverse backgrounds and abilities. The trainer instructs and educates members in strength, cardiovascular, flexibility, and overall wellness principles in individual or small-group settings, while promoting healthy living in a results-driven team environment. The role also involves explaining and enforcing operational guidelines and safety regulations, supporting clients’ progress and wellness goals, and following YMCA risk-management and abuse-reporting requirements.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old.
Hold a personal-training certification from ACE, AFAA, NASM, NSCA, ACSM, or another nationally accredited organization before employment.
Maintain current CPR, AED, and First Aid certifications.
Complete all required association training in accordance with HR directives.
Newly certified trainers must shadow an experienced, certified personal trainer with at least two years of experience for a minimum of two sessions or shifts, at the Wellness Director’s discretion.
Ability to communicate effectively while instructing participants in the proper execution of weight-bearing and cardiovascular exercise.
Current knowledge of strength-training guidelines and ability to modify exercises for special populations when needed.
Pass a 10-panel drug screen.
Clear a Level 2 background check through Florida DCF.

Responsibilities

Develop safe, effective personalized training programs that address clients’ goals and motivations and include cardiovascular, strength-training, and flexibility components.
Observe clients during exercise and demonstrate proper techniques to reduce injury risk and improve fitness.
Offer alternative exercises appropriate to different fitness and skill levels.
Monitor client progress and adapt programs as needed.
Maintain professional standards, including punctuality, proper attire, and a friendly, safe, motivating trainer-client relationship.
Contact prospective clients and arrange initial meetings to promote personal training; provide information about general YMCA programs as needed.
Complete and submit required paperwork and digital records in accordance with personal-training accounting policies and best practices.
Attend personal-trainer staff and wellness training meetings, mandatory branch staff meetings, and continuing-education sessions.
Conduct fitness consultations, assessments, and orientations.
Communicate equipment problems, member concerns, and suggestions to the Wellness Director.
Explain and enforce safety rules and regulations for fitness activities and proper use of exercise equipment.
Provide clients with information or resources on nutrition, weight control, and related lifestyle issues.
Provide emergency first aid when needed and complete incident reports when necessary.
Attend required abuse risk-management training and follow mandated abuse-reporting requirements.
Adhere to job-specific risk-management responsibilities.