Small Group Trainer - Perry

Position Summary

Leads small group training classes using proper exercise techniques and motivation.

Essential Functions

• Promotes and incorporates the YMCA five core values into all activities.
• Plans and develops fitness programs to implement during small group training classes.
• Observes and discusses individual progress with participants.
• Develops rapport with members and responds to questions related to fitness.
• Offers alternatives during class to accommodate different fitness levels.
• Maintains a safe workout environment by monitoring participants and responding to and reporting accidents and incidents.
• Prepares room and equipment prior to class and properly secures room/area and equipment following the class; reports equipment and/or facility problems to supervisor promptly.

YMCA Culture & Cause Expectations

• Welcoming: Accept neighbors eagerly, warmly, hospitably, and as equal participants.
• Nurturing: Care for, support, and help develop through encouragement.
• Hopeful: Take an optimistic or positive view of future outcomes.
• Determined: Devote full strength and concentrated attention to the cause.
• Genuine: Be honest and open in relationships with others.

YMCA Competencies (Leader)

• Mission Advancement: Accepts and demonstrates the Y’s values. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them. Supports fund-raising.
• Collaboration: Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view, and remains calm in challenging situations. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative to assist in developing others.
• Operational Effectiveness: Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work and actively participates in meetings. Follows budgeting policies and procedures, and reports all financial irregularities immediately. Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members.
• Personal Growth: Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change, and seeks opportunities in the change process. Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths and limitations and how they impact relationships. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.

Qualifications

• Minimum age of 18.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of National Personal Training certification (see list below) or Primary Group Fitness Certification (ACE, AFAA, NASM).
• CPR, First Aid, AED certifications and Child Abuse prevention trainings.
• Previous experience working as a Personal Trainer, Group Exercise Instructor or Small Group Training Instructor is preferred.
• Previous experience with diverse populations.

Personal Training Certifications Recognized by the YMCA of Greater Houston

• YMCA Personal Trainer
• American College of Sports Medicine ACSM Health and Fitness Instructor
• National Academy of Sports Medicine NASM Certified Personal Trainer (NASM-PES or OPT)
• The Cooper Institute Cooper Certified Personal Trainer
• National Strength and Conditioning Association NSCA Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT)
• American Council on Exercise ACE Certified Personal Trainer
• Aerobics and Fitness Association of America AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
• Professional Fitness Instructor Training (PFIT)
• Certified Personal Trainer Instructor (CPFT)
• National Exercise Trainers Association NETA Certified Personal Training

Reasoning Abilities

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to resolve routine problems.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to be sensitive and alter to the needs, feelings, and safety of others.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and taste or smell.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Work Environment

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.