Group Exercise Instructor - North Branch

OUR CULTURE:
At the Y, you can channel your passion into a lifelong career helping to deliver positive change. Every day, our staff – of all ages and from all walks of life – work to bridge the gaps in community needs by nurturing the potential of youth and teens, improving our community’s health and well-being, and providing support to our neighbors, by serving others, building strong relationships, and incorporating our YMCA values into our everyday work.

• Plan, develop, adapt, and teach group exercise classes and other programming as part of the Health & Wellness Department, maintaining safe, effective, modified, and accessible routines for all members
• Welcome members to the facility, keep running records of participant attendance, and motivate participants to perform their best during programming.
• Observe class participants, evaluate individual and group needs and abilities, and provide meaningful feedback on their performance and progress
• Ensure the safety and well-being of class participants by enforcing policies and procedures set for the facility and group exercise classes.
• Instruct participants in maintaining exertion levels and proper breathing techniques during group exercise classes
• Demonstrate through action and interaction with staff, YMCA members and the public, the Four Character Development Principles of the YMCA: Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility.
• Interpret and communicates the Mission, objectives, and programs to Members and program participants through YMCA activities, trainings, fundraising, and staff meetings

• Group Fitness Instructor Certification from one or more of the following: AFAA, ACE, ACSM, NASM, NSCA, or other nationally recognized through NCCA, tested, and renewal required certification.
  • If only teaching Yoga, must be registered with RYA
• Six months to one year experience leading group exercise classes preferred.
• Completes YMCA required trainings upon hire
• Ability to develop positive, authentic relationships with people from different backgrounds.
• Utilities above average program implementation skills, outstanding communication skills, and exceptional organizational skills
• Able to respond professionally and swiftly in cases of injuries and emergencies

• 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 bend, kneel, stand for extended periods of time, and move from sitting to standing positions
• The employee is regularly required to maintain alertness for several hours at a time
• The employee is regularly exposed to communicable diseases, thus engaging in frequent handwashing, and sanitizing of equipment
• The employee is frequently required to lift up to 50 pounds
• The employee is regularly required to communicate with participants using oral comprehension and expression, as well as active listening as speech recognition
• The employee must be prepared to respond to emergencies on the Health and Wellness floor
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

• Frequent opportunities to make a difference in the lives of youth, adults, and senior members
• Free individual YMCA membership (<19 hours/week) with YMCA program discounts available
• Paid sick time accruing at 1 hour every 40 hours worked
• Up to two hours of Child Watch services per day, per child while employee is on site and working
• Flexible schedules that work for YOU
• Something new and exciting to learn and work with every day
• Retirement plan with 8% employer contribution after 2 years of service (1,000 or more hours worked required in each anniversary year)