Fitness Attendant

Santa Monica Family YMCA; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Santa Monica Family YMCA is seeking a Fitness Coach to support new and existing members in achieving their health goals. The role involves coaching, monitoring progress, and ensuring safety within the fitness environment.

The ideal candidate will have a background in wellness, excellent communication skills, and the ability to build strong relationships with members. Candidates must also possess current CPR, AED, and First Aid Certification.

Qualifications

• Experience and/or education in the wellness field.
• Must possess and maintain current CPR, AED and First Aid Certification.
• Full working knowledge of facility safety and emergency procedures.

Responsibilities

• Coach members in support of their desired behavior change.
• Regularly checks on members' progress in meeting personal and program goals.
• Engages with members in a friendly manner to provide assistance.

Skills

Communication skills

Ability to build relationships

Physical fitness skills

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the supervision of the Healthy Living Coordinator, fitness coaches interact with new and existing members to help them in achieving their health and well-being goals. Fitness coaches create a welcoming environment for all members of all backgrounds and abilities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Coach members in support of their desired behavior change.
• Regularly checks on members' progress in meeting personal and program goals.
• Answers questions from members to support them in achieving their goals related to healthy living.
• Maintains working knowledge of wellness and trends to provide effective information and support to members.
• Engages with members in a friendly manner: greets, welcomes, provides assistance or direction
• Assist members in proper use of equipment and ensuring safety of members
• Conducts New Member Orientations, InBody Assessments, Kinotek Assessments as requested.
• Perform equipment checks and ensure appropriate equipment is available as needed
• Monitor fitness rooms, basketball gymnasium, racquetball courts to maintain a neat and orderly environment by ensuring equipment is returned to its proper location after use.
• Clean Fitness Center equipment.
• Monitor functionality of Fitness Center equipment and report equipment needing repair to Healthy Living Coordinator.
• Create a safe environment by being aware of your surroundings and monitoring members to ensure they are performing exercises correctly, are dressed appropriately, are being respectful to other members and following all Fitness Center room guidelines.
• Be visible and accessible while on duty
• Attends all department and staff meetings.
• Must have good communication skills and ability to build relationships.
• Must be familiar with and prepared to use emergency procedures.
• Demonstrate and enforce the core values (Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility) to staff, YMCA members, program participants, volunteers, and the general public.
• Know, follow and understand all guidelines and policies of the facility.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma; Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Experience and/or education in the wellness field.
• Physical ability to lead and interact in fitness activities and perform related physical fitness skills.
• Possess and maintain current CPR, AED and First Aid Certification.
• Full working knowledge of facility safety and emergency procedures.

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Must have the ability to walk around and stand for extended periods of time.
• Must have the ability to see, spot and respond to emergencies.
• Must have the ability to work with and mix basic cleaning/sanitizing chemicals.
• Frequent amounts of sitting, standing, walking, reaching, stooping, kneeling, bending and lifting and moving up to 50 pounds.