Wellness Coach III

Responsibilities

• Monitor the wellness center floor and help members as needed, while enforcing wellness center policies.
• Clean, maintain, and check equipment (continuous cleaning and following member use) under the direction of the supervisor, reporting any repair needs.
• Promote, monitor, evaluate, and ensure that all wellness programs run smoothly with a high level of service to participants.
• Stay updated on current issues regarding wellness programs.
• Complete the Coach Approach training within 60 days of hire.
• Complete the YUSA foundational courses for Health & Wellness within 60 days of hire:
• Orientation to Healthy Living
• Foundations of Listen First
• Principles of Member Health & Wellness
• Wellness Center at the Y
• Complete BLS training within 60 days of hire.
• Maintain all national and YUSA wellness certifications by meeting continuing education requirements.
• Secure his/her own substitute coach in a timely manner if he/she is unable to work an assigned shift.
• Attend all required staff meetings and trainings, including facility or equipment orientations prior to working on the wellness floor.
• Assist as needed in all aspects of the YMCA and its community.
• Participate in and partner with wellness cabinet activities.
• Responsible for maintaining and reporting incident/accident paperwork.
• Must be available to work at least two, four-hour shifts per week.
• Establish and maintain a minimum caseload of active members in The Coach Approach as outlined below:
• Full-time coaches: 100 members
• Part-time coaches (20 hours a week): 50 members
• Part-time coaches (less than 20 hours a week): caseload adjusted proportionately based on the average number of hours worked per week (e.g., 25 members if working 10 hours, etc.)
• Manage a personal training load equivalent to 10% of their hours worked.
• Adhere to strength training and nutrition guidelines in alignment with Y-USA/ACE and ACSM guidelines.
• Know, understand, and consistently apply Metro Atlanta YMCA risk and safety guidelines, best practices, and branch emergency procedures.
• Refrain from diagnosing injuries, offering medical advice, and dispensing or endorsing all commercial health products, especially nutritional supplements, vitamins, performance-enhancing substances, and/or pain relievers.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Knowledge of advanced weightlifting and health/wellness concepts and the ability to demonstrate use of wellness-related equipment.
• Must be knowledgeable about fitness-related issues including but not limited to aerobic vs. anaerobic exercise, nutrition, benefits of exercise, injury-prevention, and The Coach Approach.
• Must hold and maintain a current National Personal Training certification from one of the following certifying bodies is required: ACSM (cPT, EP-C, CEP, RCEP, CIFT, CCET), ACE (PT, Adv. HFS), AFAA (cPT), AAPTE (cPT), COOPER INSTITUTE FOR AEROBICS RESEARCH (cPT), IFPA (cPT), NASM (cPT), NCCPT (cPT), NESTA (cPT), NETA (cPT), NFPT (cPT), NSCA (cPT) per yexchange.org. This national certification must be maintained and current throughout employ at Level III.
• Must obtain/maintain full access to Y-Exchange (yexchange.org), YLINK, and to the Metro Atlanta YMCA Workday account: (https://www.myworkday.com/wday/authgwy/ymcaatlanta/login.htmld).
• Must obtain YMCA/ACE online certification and supplemental courses required by Y-USA and Y-Metro Atlanta within 60 days of hire date.
• Coach ApproachWellness Coaching 101 Specialty Training Subject to additional trainings.
• Maintain certifications by uploading continuing education credits via Y-Exchange (yexchange.org) prior to date of expiration.
• Must possess current Basic Life Support certification and renew them every 2 years, prior to date of expiration. Updated licenses shall be uploaded via Y-Exchange (yexchange.org).
• Must possess visual and cognitive abilities to utilize computer-based and written materials to administer all job-related responsibilities.
• Must possess a high degree of human relations skills, must be able to facilitate member interaction and socialization, and should be considered a team player by members, co-workers, and management staff.

Preferred Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in exercise science, physical education, exercise psychology, behavioral science, or a health-related field.