Pilates Instructor

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF DENVER•Denver, CO

6d•$40 - $47•Onsite

About The Position

The Pilates Instructor teaches classes at the Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center in Denver, Colorado, creating an engaging experience that reflects the instructor’s skills while following JCC Denver standards and guidelines. The instructor helps maintain a safe, healthy exercise environment, welcomes and supports participants, shares educational information, and keeps class areas clean and properly set up. This is a 1099 independent contractor role, not a W-2 employee position. Work hours vary and may include nights, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

Certification through ACE, ACSM, or another approved nationally accredited organization.
Hold, or obtain as a condition of employment, a valid CPR and First-Aid Certification.
Ability to work positively with diverse populations, both in groups and individually.
Be well organized and prepared to teach classes.
Ability to think independently and develop routines for teaching specific exercise classes.
Ability to concentrate, take initiative, cope with stress, adapt to a business environment, and stay alert.
Ability to demonstrate exercises relevant to the class style.
Physical ability to move freely through the classroom to demonstrate postures and transitions, monitor students’ movements, and provide hands-on adjustments when needed and desired by students.
Ability to speak, hear, see, and walk more than 2 miles each day.
Ability to stand and sit on the floor.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Prior successful experience teaching to a fitness or gym population.
Two or more years of teaching experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure a safe and healthy environment for exercise and stay up to date on safety and fitness trends.
Arrive before scheduled classes to greet participants, answer questions, and address concerns.
Create a class experience that showcases individual skills while adhering to JCC Denver standards and guidelines.
Learn the names of class participants and share educational information with them.
Teach with energy and enthusiasm to motivate participants to the best of your ability.
Identify new participants and share basic exercise information with them.
Report equipment or facility problems to the management team.
Begin and end all classes on time.
Keep class areas clean and set up according to procedures.
Complete assigned professional trainings and other duties as assigned.