Fitness Team Member (Southwest)

What You Bring To The Y

• Must be a minimum of 18 years of age upon date of hire.
• High school diploma, GED or equivalent.
• Beginner level fitness skills including some previous fitness experience.
• Current First Aid/CPR Certifications preferred (must be obtained within 30 days of employment).
• Quickly learn from failure and value feedback in the effort to continuously improve.
• A team player with a positive, service-oriented attitude and can work well with others.
• Listens for understanding and meaning. Speaks and writes effectively.
• Buils good customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions.
• Leverages people's differences as strengths.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend.
• Occasionally lift and/or move items, including equipment, furniture, and/or children.

How You Will Make An Impact

• Protect health, safety, and welfare of all participants by keeping fitness area safe and clean (i.e., racking weights, floors clear, and fitness equipment clean and sanitized, etc.).
• Encourage members to learn and understand the benefits of exercise and weight training and provide information about other available programs offered through the YMCA.
• Be available to answer questions and address fitness-related concerns of members.
• Lead individual or group activities as designated by the supervisor.
• Submit proper maintenance requests as needed for repairs and maintenance of fitness equipment.
• Assist with any administrative duties as assigned by supervisor (i.e., copies, data entry, flyers, etc.).
• Be responsible for judging the appropriate level for all participants.
• Set up and put away equipment as needed.
• Understand and carry out YMCA Fitness Program objectives.
• Know and follow the Greater Austin YMCA's People Guidelines, Code of Ethics, payroll procedures (including completing timesheets), and established emergency procedures.
• Attend all required meetings and/or trainings.
• Support Center and Association goals and directions through effective completion of tasks and verbal display to peers, staff, members and guests.
• Lead by example the Y's mission, vision and values with program participants, members, staff, and guest.
• Become an Ambassador of the Y's work and culture by being the ultimate storyteller of who we are as an organization and brand.
• Complete other duties as assigned.