Fitness Instructor - Les Mills

Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for providing education and instruction in a safe, enjoyable and positive environment that promotes member wellness and engagement.  Teaching Les Mills formats of BODYPUMP, or other classes preferred.  Provides a quality experience to all members focused around the YMCA core values of honesty, respect, responsibility, and caring.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS include the following, other duties may be assigned:

• Deliver high quality member experiences through safe, effective and motivational classes.
• Demonstrate proper techniques and form that aligns with class descriptions while modifying intensity for members when necessary.
• Increase attendance through knowledge, skill and emotional connection.
• Willing to teach at least two classes a week.
• Create community through positive interactions before and after class.
• Address member concerns or direct to appropriate club management.
• Report equipment maintenance needs to club management.
• Drive excitement for classes and recruit members to join.
• Secure appropriate substitutes to ensure class coverage, per Edge policies and procedures.
• Maintain a growing social media presence to attract new participants to classes, special events, etc.
• Read staff communications and attend staff meetings on occasion as required.
• Maintain a professional attitude toward responsibilities, fellow instructors, club staff and members.
• Adhere to Group Exercise policies and procedures.
• Support and articulate the Edge Fitness mission statement.
• Maintain a healthy way of life.
   

Child Protection Responsibilities:

• Adheres to policies related to boundaries with youth.
• Participates in required abuse risk management training.
• Reports suspicious and inappropriate behaviors.
• Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements.
• Adheres to job specific abuse risk management responsibilities.

Qualifications

YMCA COMPETENCIES (Leader):

Mission Advancement: Accepts and demonstrates the Ys values. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them. Supports fund-raising.

Collaboration: Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view, and remains calm in challenging situations. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative to assist in developing others.

Operational Effectiveness: Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work and actively participates in meetings. Follows budgeting policies and procedures, and reports all financial irregularities immediately. Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members.

Personal Growth: Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change, and seeks opportunities in the change process. Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths and limitations and how they impact relationships. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 6 months experience teaching Les Mills formats. BODYPUMP, BODYCOMBAT, LES MILLS CORE, BODYBALANCE, BODYSTEP, BODYATTACK, LES MILLS GRIT preferred. Other formats will be considered.
• Current Les Mills Certification in the appropriate format
• Must possess and maintain current CPR/AED certification
• Must be outgoing, energetic and able to perform in front of an audience
• Must have access to regular email and phone communication
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of safe exercise techniques and ability to demonstrate them

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb or balance, and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include peripheral vision.  The noise level in the work environment can be loud.