Group Exercise Instructor (strength emphasis)

Power Wellness; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Carmel Fitness Center in Lewis Center, Ohio, managed by Power Wellness, seeks a Group Exercise Instructor with a strength emphasis. The role requires delivering engaging classes, maintaining certifications, and ensuring safety and reliability for members and guests.

Responsibilities include teaching scheduled sessions, adapting to fitness levels, tracking participation, and coordinating substitutes as needed, while upholding the center's standards and goals.

Qualifications

• Must hold a group exercise instructor certification.
• NCCA-accredited certification preferred for strength training.
• Specialty group class instruction certification required.
• Minimum 2 years of group class teaching experience.

Responsibilities

• Teach scheduled Group Exercise classes with appropriate difficulty modifications.
• Provide safe exercise options and monitor contraindicated movements.
• Maintain current industry certifications and pursue CE requirements.
• Arrive early for setup; start and end classes on time and clean up after.
• Report equipment needs or malfunctions to supervisor promptly.
• Record attendance after each class.
• Be punctual; arrange substitutes when unavailable.
• Deliver a fun, engaging experience for participants.
• Work toward departmental and organizational goals.
• Be flexible with center hours and scheduling as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job description

Group Exercise Instructor (strength emphasis)

Mount Carmel Fitness Center, 7100 Graphics Way, Lewis Center, Ohio, United States of America

Job Description

Posted Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Position Title: Group Exercise Instructor
Location: Mount Carmel Fitness Center; Lewis Center, Ohio
Class Format: Strength training emphasis

Summary:
Join our team of full time and part time staff at Mount Carmel Fitness Center. Our facility is managed by Power Wellness Management, a company that specializes in managing state-of-the-art medically integrated health and fitness centers. Power Wellness is a medical fitness industry pioneer who improves the lives of clients with a unique and customized approach to medical fitness center development and management. Their turnkey method takes away the stress of the development and management process allowing clients to focus on other areas of their business.

The Group Exercise Instructor is responsible for teaching group exercise classes in a professional and safe manner to the members and guests of the Fitness Center.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• 1. Teach Group Exercise classes as scheduled, providing modifications to accommodate varying fitness levels.
• 2. Understand contraindicated exercises providing a safe and effective approach to exercise.
• 3. Maintain industry certification in good standing and meet continuing education requirements.
• 4. Ensure arrival time allows for proper set up so that class begins on time, ends on time and that area is cleaned up after class.
• 5. Report any equipment needs, or broken equipment needing repair to supervisor immediately following class.
• 6. Record participation numbers after every Group Exercise class.
• 7. Demonstrate accountability to schedule by avoiding missed classes and seek substitute instructors in advance.
• 8. Provide a fun and engaging experience for the participants.
• 9. Work towards meeting departmental and organizational goals.
• 10. The ability to be flexible and accommodating as it relates to center hours and work schedules.
• 11. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• A group exercise instructor certification required. Preferably an NCCA accredited certification.
• Nationally recognized NCCA Personal Trainer certification accepted for conducting strength and conditioning group fitness classes that are not licensed formats requiring a specific certification (Yoga, Pilates, Zumba, Les Mills, MOSSA, BARRE, Aqua, Cycle, etc).
• Certification for some specialty group exercise class instruction is required.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in group class instruction, teaching a variety of styles, levels and population preferred.
• CPR/AED certification required within 90 days of hire (provided by Power Wellness)
• Must possess excellent inter-personal and communication skills, and the ability to work with members in a positive, service based manner.
• Ability to multi-task and maintain a controlled and professional demeanor.

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Mount Carmel Fitness Center, 7100 Graphics Way, Lewis Center, Ohio, United States of America