Water Aerobics Instructor - JCC

Summary

The Water Aerobics Instructor is responsible for providing members with a great workout and experience. The instructor educates participants about useful and safe exercises, assists them in achieving exercise goals, modifies moves for the needs of participants and creates a fun workout environment, while promoting wellness for all class participants.

Qualifications

- Must be at least 18 years of age. - Must demonstrate the ability to put together a water fitness program. - Current CPR/First Aid/AED certification or willing to obtain. - Strong communication skills. - Knowledge of safe exercise technique and principles; able to incorporate music, tempo, cueing technique, and rhythm. - Ability to effectively demonstrate all skill being taught to participants. - Maintains a professional attitude toward your responsibilities, fellow instructors and members. - Be in good physical condition to teach group exercise. - Awareness of proper body mechanics to prevent injury. - Must be outgoing, energetic and able to perform in front of an audience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

- Keeps management informed of pool activities, facility needs, and significant problems. - Teaches scheduled classes, beginning and ending on time; provides adequate warm-up, exercise, stretching, and cool down. - Prepares appropriate equipment, music, and handouts for each class. - Teach with a positive upbeat attitude. - Instructs patrons on effective workout methods; explains proper techniques, demonstrates exercises; identifies different muscle groups, and teaches appropriate methods to strengthen specific muscles. - Enforce pool rules and policies. - Refer ongoing issues to a member of the Aquatics Leadership Team. - Perform other/related duties as assigned.

Work Environment

- The work environment is usually hot and humid. - Air quality within indoor pools may be reduced due to increased levels of chloramines and ammonia compounds produced from the disinfection of pool water. - Able to project voice over pool noise, to ensure all instructions can be heard. - The noise level in the work environment is usually high.

Physical Demands

- Instructors must have the physical flexibility required to demonstrate and perform skills required for various training programs. - The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. - Occasionally must aide, if needed, in the rescue of drowning swimmer. - This person must be able to see in bright light. - (This person must provide their own equipment, i.e. sunglasses, for dealing with glare and bright light conditions.) - Instructors are expected to be attired appropriately for entering the water as part of their responsibilities.