Certified Group Exercise Instructor - French Creek YMCA

The Y's mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. Join the Greater Cleveland YMCA team in living this cause and helping to provide quality, safe, and healthy programs and services in the community.

About the role

Group Exercise Instructors design and instruct safe, high-quality, effective, and challenging group exercise classes as determined by the class format and description. Instructors must be knowledgeable, professional, motivating, and member-focused.

Responsibilities

• Design classes that adhere to the designated format and are appropriate for participants' abilities.
• Teach scheduled classes with energy and enthusiasm.
• Demonstrate skills being taught in class, explain them clearly to class members, and work at a skill and intensity level appropriate for the class, emphasizing members' workouts, not their own.
• Frequently and consistently demonstrate multiple movement modifications, and repeatedly encourage members to modify movements and work at their own pace.
• Monitor intensity, technique, proper form, and hydration throughout the class.
• Utilize clear and easy-to-follow verbal and physical cues in advance of a movement change.
• Plan in advance the specific composition/choreography of each class, consistently changing music and routines.
• Ensure that class attendance of each member is accurately recorded in the designated manner.
• Be responsible for the safety of all participants; know emergency procedures and the location and proper use of emergency equipment.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required; Associate degree preferred.
• Current certification in CPR/AED for Adults, Children, and Infants and First Aid.
• Current certification in Foundations of YMCA Group Exercise or current Group Exercise certification from an organization approved by the YMCA of Greater Cleveland.
• Must possess current certification (if available) and/or documentation of training in the specific class format.

Benefits

• A free membership to your local YMCA and discount to YMCA programs including childcare (part-time positions do not receive discount on childcare).
• Additional employee discounts at many places in and around town.
• Eligible employees receive a comprehensive Benefits Plan including Health, Dental, Vision, and Employee Assistance Plan.
• Retirement: 8% paid by the YMCA of Greater Cleveland.
• Paid vacation.