Personal Trainer

Greater Green Bay YMCA•De Pere, WI

10d

About The Position

As a Personal Trainer, you support community members in reaching their physical fitness and healthy-living goals. You work as part of a team that learns and grows through mentoring and networking. The role involves delivering training and consulting sessions, developing goal-oriented plans, promoting Y services, and providing safe, professional guidance to people of different ages and abilities. Other duties may be assigned as necessary for Association success.

Requirements

Current personal training or related certification accredited through the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).
Maintain required continuing education credits and certifications throughout employment.
CPR and First Aid certifications are required within the first 60 days of employment.
Successful completion of Training and Skills Assessment within 60 days of employment.
YMCA Strength and Conditioning certification and participation 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 people of all ages and abilities.
Ability to communicate clearly with people who have varying levels of technical knowledge, listen empathetically, and motivate behavioral change.
Ability to stay organized, manage time effectively and flexibly, exercise sound judgment, and adapt to change.
Ability to demonstrate exercises, including crunching, squatting, bending, and moving, lift weights, and move or set up equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
Flexibility to work schedules that meet client needs.
Ability to travel locally between centers and/or to corporate clients as required.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Build collaborative relationships with members and community and corporate partners to promote personal training 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.
Model professionalism and servant leadership in fitness, exercise, and basic rehabilitation techniques.
Follow facility protocols and policies concerning staff and child safety, attend required abuse-risk-management training, report suspicious or inappropriate behavior and policy violations, and follow mandated abuse-reporting requirements.
Prioritize workloads, meet timelines, maintain confidentiality of personal information, and keep records of member goals and achievements.
Meet specific client-base goals within 90 days and throughout employment.
Follow and enforce policies and procedures, use resources wisely, and contribute to program effectiveness.
Use sound judgment and evidence-informed fitness and nutritional guidance to support participant health, safety, and well-being.
Pursue professional development, stay current with fitness research, and participate in staff in-service meetings.
Support the Y’s mission and values and help hold the Personal Training team accountable for quality services and results.
Adapt work schedules to client needs; perform office and desk work, including telephone, meeting, research, and computer tasks; and travel locally between centers or to corporate clients as needed.
Understand members’ health status and goals and provide honest, meaningful guidance toward their fitness goals.