Personal Trainer (TownLake)

How You Will Make An Impact (Essential Responsibilities)

• Cultivate a robust personal training client base by providing personalized fitness plans tailored to each client’s unique needs.
• Conduct personal training sessions with members as scheduled.
• Encourage members to learn and understand the benefits of exercise and weight training, and provide information about other available programs offered through the YMCA.
• Lead individual or group activities as designated by the Health & Wellness Director.
• Understand and carry out the YMCA Fitness Program objectives.
• Ensure equipment is clean and ready to use for the next session.
• Promote the YMCA's character values, mission, wellness philosophy, and role in the community.
• Lead by example the Y's mission, vision, and values with program participants, members, staff, and guests.
• 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.

What You Bring to Power your Purpose (Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

• High School graduate or GED equivalent.
• Minimum of 18 years of age.
• Must have a current certification from a nationally recognized and NCAA-accredited organization.
• Experience in one of the following certifications: Athletics and Fitness Association of America Personal Fitness Trainer (AFAA), American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), American Council on Exercise (ACE), Cooper Institute, International Fitness Professionals Association (IFPA), National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), National Council on Strength & Fitness (NSCF), National Council for Certified Personal Trainers (NCCPT), National Exercise and Sports Trainer Association (NESTA), National Exercise Trainers Association (NETA), National Federation of Professional Trainers (NFPT), National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), World Instructor Training Schools (WITS).
• Positive, service-oriented attitude and ability to work well with others.
• Organized and productive, able to prioritize tasks and handle multiple assignments.
• Strong communication skills, listening for understanding and meaning, speaking and writing effectively.
• Foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, leveraging people's differences as strengths.

Physical Requirements

• Sit, stand, walk, bend.
• Lift and/or move items, including equipment, furniture, and/or children.