Personal Trainer

Essential Functions

• Provide excellent member service by exceeding member expectations and encourage wellness participation.

• Enforces all member codes of conduct, rules and policies including, but not limited to, age restrictions, dress codes, language and proper use of YMCA equipment and facilities.

• Demonstrates correct stances, posture, alignment and technique during wellness consultation and orientation sessions; shows safe, effective ranges of motion and exercise control, demonstrates strength & endurance maintaining role-model form throughout.

• Help maintain a neat, clean, and pleasant environment on the Wellness floor and/or Personal Training studio.

• Take professional initiative to offer information, promote and sell personal training and additional YMCA Healthy Living services and programs.

• Integrate the mission of the YMCA and follow the core values of honesty, caring, respect and responsibility into the healthy living aspect of job responsibilities.

• Understand the prevention, detection, and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries, basic emergency procedures, and the legal and professional responsibilities of wellness coaches.

• Assist YMCA Personal Training Director with administrative tasks that include keeping accurate records of programming and scheduled, rescheduled, and cancelled appointments.

• Attend continuing education and mandatory trainings.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift 20 pounds in weights.

• Ability to perform all physical aspects of the position, including leading others, walking, standing, bending, reaching, and lifting.

• Ability to speak concisely and effectively communicate.

• Visual and auditory ability to respond to critical situations and physical ability to act swiftly in an emergency.

Qualifications

• EGYM Onboarding (training provided) 

• National certification (ACE, ASCM, NSCA, NASM or NCCA accredited certification) as a Certified Personal Trainer.

• Degree in exercise science, or a related field from an accredited college is a plus.

• At least one-year experience in a related field is a plus.

• Pervious YMCA experiences, or experience in personal training, and health and wellness programming.

• CPR, First Aid, AED or BLS certification.