Group Exercise Instructor

YMCA Southcoast
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Group Exercise Instructor
Job Family: Wellness
Position Summary:
Lead, supervise, and instruct members and guests in exercise classes designed to improve and/or maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrates proper techniques and routines for class participation.
• Communicates exercise physiology principles in generic terms for class understanding.
• Educates participants on proper form, anatomy, contraindications, and modification of moves.
• Develops routines for diversity, enjoyment, and energizing.
• Maintains working knowledge of wellness trends to enhance participation and educate participants.
• Maintains class attendance records; encourages participant commitment individually and as a group.
• Identify and address participant safety concerns.

YMCA Competencies:
Mission and Community Oriented: Accepts and demonstrates YMCA values. Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions and perceptions. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill a community need. recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them.
People Oriented: Seeks first to understand the others point of view; remains calm in challenging situations. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative in developing others.
Results Oriented: Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high value experience for members. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Makes sound judgments and transfers learning
from one situation to another. Establishes goals, clarifies work, and participates in meetings.
Personal Development Oriented: Accurately assess personal feelings, strengths and limitations, and how they impact relationships. Pursues self-development that enhance job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change; seeks
opportunities in the change process.

Qualifications:

• BS Degree in Physical Education or related program; or a minimum of three years experience and knowledge in leading group exercise classes.
• Physically able to conduct and demonstrate exercise routines.
• Ability to interact and instruct individuals of a wide range of age and ability.
• National certifications in ACE, AFFA, ACSM highly desirable.

Physical Demands:

• Required to physically perform and communicate exercise routines.
• Required to demonstrate physical stamina and agility, and to stoop, kneel, crouch, walk, run, and stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to react to emergency situations by quick movements, strenuous activity, and communicate in noisy environment.