Location
Rock Island, Illinois
Salary
$16 - $16 / HOUR
The Group Exercise Instructor leads high-energy workout routines to help members achieve health and wellness goals. Responsibilities include managing class attendance, maintaining equipment, and ensuring a welcoming environment for all participants.
Candidates must have a high school diploma and at least two years of experience leading group fitness programs. Required certifications include CPR/AED and Bloodborne Pathogen training, along with specific certifications for the classes taught.
Description Join our team! We are looking for hard working, dedicated instructors who have a passion and drive to help others no matter of fitness level, achieve their fitness goals and become a part of our Y community!
Some classes do require specific certifications prior to hire, including all Les Mills and Zumba classes. Other classes may require a Y Group Exercise Certification upon hire.
The Group Exercise Instructor is responsible for the overall member experience when participating in group-based exercise programs. In general, this includes providing and offering cutting-edge workout routines that bring people together to meet their health, fitness and wellness goals. This person must demonstrate high energy with the ability to lead with both initiative and efficiency.
The Group Exercise Instructor is expected to have extensive knowledge of current fitness trends, and have the desire and ability to bring diverse groups of people together, and have good communication, coordination, and training. The individual must be committed to embracing philosophies such as Listen First, LIVESTRONG and continue to identify enhanced means of incorporating both in our group exercise programs.
Maximum weekly hours (Mon-Sun) may not exceed 28 hours total within the Y, with at least one scheduled class time.
Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
High school diploma; at least two years of experience leading other employees and group exercise/fitness programs in a diverse environment.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, curriculum, policy/procedure manuals, and financial documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from members and non-members of the YMCA. Ability to speak effectively before groups of parents, students, administrators, and staff.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions, and percentages. Ability to compose and interpret a department budget and basic statistics.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
CPR/AED Certification, Bloodborne Pathogen Training, and any certification necessary for instructing and leading specific fitness classes (I.e. LIVESTRONG, Yoga, AEA, Pilates, Les Mills, Personal Training).
Must have competence on a computer.
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 frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 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.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 occasionally works in outside weather conditions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Wage: $16/hr
Part Time employees receive: YMCA Membership & Program Discounts: Free YMCA membership for employees and their families plus basic program discounts.
Market context
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