What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lift Group Exercise Instructor position at YMCA of Southern Maine?
Share your love of fitness with the YMCA community! We're looking for a dynamic instructor to join our team, teaching Lift Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 - 6:30pm.
Employee Perks
- Free membership!
- Program discounts – including childcare, swim lessons and personal training
- Training, certification and advancement opportunities.
About this Role
This position, working under the direction of the Wellness Director, is responsible for developing and instructing safe and impactful exercise programs that meet the needs of the members, program participants, and the community, consistent with the YMCA’s core values, goals, strategic plan, and the needs of participants and the community.
We’re looking for someone with:
- Previous experience and training in instructing group exercise classes and developing own choreography or willingness to gain experience and develop further skills under YMCA guidance.
- Current CPR/AED/Basic First Aid Certification.
- A current professional Group Exercise instructor or Specialty Certification if applicable (YMCA, ACE, AFAA, NETA, ACSM, NASM).
- Working knowledge of proper exercise equipment use if applicable, good body mechanics and healthy exercise practices.
- Ability to apply logical thinking to a wide variety of practical problems and solve practical problems and design and implement work processes.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and demands, and demonstrates a high tolerance for interruptions and varied routine.
- Ability to complete the following trainings within 90-days of hire:
- “Orientation to Healthy Living at the Y”
- “Principles of Member Health and Wellness”
- “Group Exercise at the Y”
- Maintain current certifications as required
- A criminal background check is required prior to hire. This will be paid for by the YMCA of Southern Maine.
- The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Salary
$20 - $30/hour, depending on experience.
We invite you to join us in this amazing work — to develop your skills, to realize your potential and to discover a career that is so much more than a job.
About the YMCA
The Y is filled with passionate leaders, thinkers and doers. Whether a camp counselor, program director or fitness instructor, we all share a common goal to serve and make our community healthier, happier and stronger.
We look for people who will show up as their whole self because we value diversity and inclusion, as well as people who enjoy working on a team and with the public. If you can see yourself at the Y, please read on!
A Commitment to Equity and Inclusion
We commit to inclusion in our mission and in our hiring practices by promising to make the Y open to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or financial circumstances, without discrimination.
Salary : $20 - $30
