Yoga & Fitness Instructor: Health Lab

Hoag•Lake Forest, CA

48d•$28 - $43•Onsite

About The Position

The Yoga and Fitness Instructor leads engaging group and individual yoga and fitness classes for participants of varying fitness levels and abilities. The instructor creates a welcoming, motivating, and inclusive environment while delivering exceptional customer service and memorable participant experiences. Responsibilities include developing and implementing class programming under the direction of program leadership, adapting exercises and instruction to meet individual skill levels, ensuring safe and effective movement techniques, inspiring participants to achieve their health and wellness goals, and collaborating with Exercise Physiologists and other healthcare professionals, as appropriate, to support participants with identified health needs. The Yoga and Fitness Instructor serves as a positive ambassador for the organization by fostering participant engagement, building community, and creating an outstanding fitness experience. Additional responsibilities include setting up classes, greeting participants and managing sign-in procedures, supporting the day-to-day operations of the Health Lab through administrative responsibilities such as scheduling, participant communications, follow-up activities, and other operational support as needed, cleaning and stocking studio and fitness areas, maintaining a safe and organized work environment, supporting special events, educational workshops, and community wellness initiatives, and performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Experience teaching group fitness and/or yoga classes with the ability to safely demonstrate and instruct exercises for participants of varying fitness levels and abilities is required.
CPR/AED certification upon 6 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Experience building rapport with participants and creating a welcoming, inclusive environment that fosters long-term engagement is strongly preferred.
Experience working with older adults or individuals managing chronic health conditions is preferred.
Strong communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
Ability to motivate and inspire participants in a supportive, team-oriented environment.
3 years of experience in Yoga or Fitness instruction.
Nationally recognized Group Fitness and/or Yoga certification (ACE, AFAA, ACSM, NASM, Yoga Alliance, or equivalent).
Additional certifications in specialty areas such as Active Aging, Balance and Fall Prevention, Functional Movement, Mobility, Pilates, or other evidence-based fitness modalities are preferred.

Responsibilities

Leads engaging group and individual yoga and fitness classes for participants of varying fitness levels and abilities.
Creates a welcoming, motivating, and inclusive environment.
Delivers exceptional customer service and memorable participant experiences.
Develops and implements class programming under the direction of program leadership.
Adapts exercises and instruction to meet individual skill levels.
Ensures safe and effective movement techniques.
Inspires participants to achieve their health and wellness goals.
Collaborates with Exercise Physiologists and other healthcare professionals to support participants with identified health needs.
Serves as a positive ambassador for the organization by fostering participant engagement, building community, and creating an outstanding fitness experience.
Sets up classes, greets participants, and manages sign-in procedures.
Supports the day-to-day operations of the Health Lab through administrative responsibilities such as scheduling, participant communications, follow-up activities, and other operational support as needed.
Cleans and stocks studio and fitness areas.
Maintains a safe and organized work environment.
Supports special events, educational workshops, and community wellness initiatives.
Performs other duties as assigned.