Personal Trainer

## Description

**POSITION SUMMARY:**

This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Instructs individual member clients, provides excellent service to members in a safe, enjoyable, and positive environment that promotes member wellness and engagement in accordance with YMCA policies and procedures.

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**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:**

• Conducts energizing, fun, safe, and educational training sessions.
• Conducts fitness evaluations (e.g., step test, flexibility, resting heart rate, blood pressure, and heart rate) following the Y’s way to physical fitness protocol; uses information from evaluations to help members set and reach their fitness/wellness goals; perform follow up testing to ensure goals are being met (as per needed).
• Conducts two or more FitPath Orientations weekly.
• Builds effective relationships with members; helps members connect with each other and the YMCA.
• Maintains working knowledge of wellness and trends to provide effective information and support to members.
• Keeps accurate and confidential member records including health and wellness assessments, personal information, fitness routines and training schedules.
• Demonstrates proper operation and correct use of fitness equipment; assists with exercise techniques and helps develop member’s knowledge of physiology and exercise.
• Refrain from diagnosing injuries, offering medical advice and dispensing or endorsing any and all commercial health products especially nutritional supplements, vitamins, performance enhancing substances and pain relievers.
• Follows YMCA policies and procedures; responds to emergency situations.
• Adheres to YMCA’s core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.
• Performs other duties as assigned. Available to train evenings and weekends.

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**LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:**
*Advancing Our Mission & Cause:* Engaging Community, Volunteerism, Philanthropy, Change Leadership
*Building Relationships:* Collaboration, Communication & Influence, Inclusion
*Leading Operations:* Critical Thinking & Decision Making, Fiscal Management, Functional Expertise, Innovation, Program/Project Management
*Developing & Inspiring People:* Developing Self & Others, Emotional Maturity
## Qualifications
**QUALIFICATIONS:**

• Required certifications: CPR, First Aid, AED, national personal training certification (including but not limited to ACE, NETA, AFAA, NASM, ACSM, NSCA, ISSA).
• YMCA New Employee Orientation within 30 days of hire.
• Must obtain YMCA certifications within 6 months of employment; these include, but are not limited to, YMCA Principles of Healthy Lifestyles and YMCA Foundations of Strength & Conditioning.
• Preferred: At least one year of experience as a personal trainer.
• Continuing educations/renewals of certifications kept up to date and submitted to the supervisor on or before certifications expire.

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**WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:**

• Ability to conduct personal training sessions and activities relating to fitness.
• Ability to perform all physical aspects of the position; including walking, standing, bending, reaching, and lifting.
• Repetitive stooping and bending with occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds is required.

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.