Personal Trainer

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$18.00/hr - $25.00/hr

Brief Description

Position Summary:

Instruct, supervise and reinforce proper strength training procedures; provide encouragement and monitor the fitness area to ensure a safe environment.

Reports To: Program Director



Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned

• Teach members the proper and preferred use of all fitness equipment.
• Appropriately demonstrate and instruct proper exercises in accordance with program standards and guidelines.
• Develop and implement exercise programs for individual member needs; maintain member records when applicable. Utilize personal information provided and ensure all medical release forms are filled out.
• Provide and implement exercise programs for individual member needs; maintain member records when applicable.
• Utilize personal information provided and ensure all medical release forms are filled out.
• Provide encouragement during instruction while being an enthusiastic and positive representative of the YMCA.
• Be a member service ambassador, remaining abreast of current programs and facility schedules; being prepared to provide personalized direction to other YMCA services.
• Maintain a neat, clean and pleasant environment; report deficiencies in equipment and cleaning supply inventory to the Program Director.
• Responsible for the health and safety of all individuals in the fitness area, i.e. caution regarding unsafe practices and conditions and perform rescue/first aid when necessary. Report accidents and injuries and complete incident reports.
• Communicate with members, make them feel welcome and address them by name.
• Responsible for attending staff meetings/events. Demonstrate and teach the Character Development values of caring, respect, responsibility, and honesty.
• Continually enhance professional development through certification trainings, additional work shops, educational courses and/or appropriate reading material.
• Work in harmony and cooperation with the staff, volunteers and members of the YMCA.

• CPR (in-house)/AED
• First Aid (Outreach)
• YMCA Healthy Lifestyle Principles (Within 3 months of hire.)
• YMCA Cardio and Step Aerobics Instructor
• Foundations of YMCA Group Exercise
• Foundations of YMCA Strength and Conditioning
• Listen First
• Child Abuse Prevention

• Know our mission and be able to tell our story.
• The mission of the YMCA of Greater Providence is to build healthy spirit, mind and body for all, through programs, services and relationships that are based on our core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.
• Honor your colleagues by being on time, present and fully engaged at all times.
• If you disagree, propose a solution.
• Be accountable for results.
• A commitment to valuing and acting as one YMCA as evidenced by referring to ourselves as employees of the YMCA of Greater Providence.
• Display leadership that requires not only skill, but energy, passion, optimism and creativity.
• Build open and honest communication. Face to face, or voice to voice, is the preferred method of communication with email for information sharing only.
• Deliver exceptional service that is of high value. Build a positive staff team. Be friendly.

• Seniority level
  
  Entry level

• Employment type
  
  Full-time

• Job function Other
• Industries Wellness and Fitness Services

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