TWO RIVERS YMCA·Rock Island, Illinois
A Personal Trainer is responsible for creating and implementing exercise or nutritional programs tailored to client needs. They also recruit new clients and ensure safety in exercise areas.
Description Looking for Certified Personal Trainers with a passion for helping people reach their wellness goals!
Summary: A Personal Trainer will be responsible with creating and implementing detailed exercise or nutritional programs based on client needs in order to promote overall quality of all Two Rivers YMCA wellness programs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.
Other duties may be assigned.
Recruit and develop new Personal Training clients.
Conduct fitness consultations according to YMCA protocols.
Ensure all exercise areas are safe.
Provide safe exercise recommendations to clients in accordance with established industry guidelines.
Develop exercise programs to fit individual client needs.
Be comfortable using and demonstrating all the equipment.
Track and reporting client training times and dates.
Maintains an acceptable level of physical fitness as necessary to maintain all certifications.
Supervisory Responsibilities: None Education and/or Experience: Minimum high school diploma and a current nationally accredited Personal Training Certificate. Examples are ACE, ACSM, NASM, NCSF, NFPT, NETA, NSCA, Cooper Institute, or IFPA Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: CPR/AED Certification, Blood borne Pathogens, Child Abuse Prevention and appropriate Wellness/Personal Training Certificates. 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. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Wage: $20/hr
Part Time employees receive: YMCA Membership & Program Discounts: Free YMCA membership for employees and their families plus basic program discounts.
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