Fitness Group Exercise Instructor

Ymca Of Southern Nevada; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 20,664 - 34,440; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Retirement contribution

Free YMCA Family Membership

Program discounts

Job summary

Ymca Of Southern Nevada is seeking group exercise instructors for part-time positions at all Las Vegas YMCA locations. This role involves leading fitness classes, promoting healthy living, and ensuring participant safety.

Qualifications include a high school diploma and certifications in group exercise and CPR/First Aid. Benefits include paid time off, retirement contributions, and a free YMCA family membership.

Qualifications

• Group Exercise certification or specialty fitness certification(s) within 30 days of hire.
• American Red Cross CPR/First Aid for Professional Rescuers Certification within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Lead group fitness classes for YMCA members.
• Promote YMCA’s healthy spirit, mind, and body philosophy.
• Ensure a safe environment and proper exercise techniques.

Skills

Group Exercise Certification

CPR/First Aid Certification

Fitness Instruction

Education

High school diploma or G.E.D.

Job description

Job Information

Location: All Las Vegas YMCA Locations - Las Vegas, NV 89107

Position Type: Part Time

Job Shift: Any

Position Summary

The YMCA of Southern Nevada is looking for group exercise instructors. In this position you’ll lead group fitness classes for our members. This is a part-time in-person position located at the YMCA.

Responsibilities

• Promotes the YMCA’s healthy spirit, mind and body philosophy through fitness classes.
• Develops and leads group fitness routines. Comes to class prepared with necessary teaching materials. Begins and ends classes on time.
• Instructs class in proper sequence and with safe physical education principles and techniques.
• Performs and demonstrates safe movements of fitness routine and exercise.
• Makes current required certification(s) up to date.
• Cleans area of safety hazards, sets up, puts away, and operates all equipment and materials needed for class.
• Attends branch and department meetings as required by supervisor and participates as a team member in the department.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Abuse Risk Management Functions

• Adheres to policies related to boundaries with children.
• Attends required abuse risk management trainings.
• Reports suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
• Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements.
• Adheres to job-specific abuse risk management responsibilities.

End Result

• Provide safe, effective classes in the group fitness area.
• Impact the overall effectiveness of the association's implementation of the YMCA mission to strengthen community through healthy living.
• Provide membership with ongoing availability of high-quality classes and leadership in the group fitness area thus helping the association to achieve higher levels of membership retention.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or G.E.D. preferred.
• Group Exercise certification or specialty fitness certification(s) (within 30 days of hire date).
• American Red Cross CPR/First Aid for Professional Rescuers Certification within 30 days of hire.

Physical Demands

This job requires the following physical demands. Reasonable accommodation may be made.

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Frequently required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision and distance vision.
• Minimum physical requirements include ability to stand, walk, run, and/or dance for a period of up to 60-75 minutes.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• 10% Retirement Contribution* and access to our 403(b) retirement savings account.
• Free YMCA Family Membership and program discounts.
• Join a supportive team and organization.
• Make a meaningful impact in your community.

*Automatic retirement contributions are made to employees 21 years or older after contributing 1,000 hours of service in each of two years.