Personal Trainer

Santa Monica Family YMCA; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Santa Monica Family YMCA is seeking a Pilates Reformer Instructor to lead safe, engaging classes and support members' health goals. Under the Healthy Living Director, you will greet participants, tailor reformer sessions to skill levels, demonstrate proper form, and monitor progress.

You will cultivate a positive gym experience, ensure safety, and adhere to YMCA guidelines while building community through relationships and excellent customer service.

Qualifications

• Certification required: National Pilates Reformer
• At least 1 year of Pilates Reformer teaching experience
• All trainings within 30 days of hire
• Strong communication with members of all fitness levels
• Knowledge of fitness principles

Responsibilities

• Create a positive member experience and actively engage participants
• Design and lead customized Pilates Reformer classes
• Demonstrate proper form, modifications and cues for safety
• Monitor progress and provide encouragement and feedback
• Modify exercises to accommodate injuries or varying skill levels
• Maintain proper alignment, body mechanics and injury prevention
• Keep workout area clean and equipment organized
• Set up and breakdown class equipment within allotted time
• Build community by learning names and helping members reach goals
• Adhere to YMCA class guidelines and core functions
• Respond to emergencies with swift action
• Communicate effectively with groups of varying sizes
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Communication skills

Group instruction

Safety awareness

Customer service

Fitness principles

Education

National Pilates Reformer Certification

CPR/AED Certification

First Aid Certification

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Healthy Living Director and in accordance with established Association policies, procedures and goals, the Pilates Reformer Instructor is responsible for building positive relationships among members, participants, volunteers, and staff by actively greeting and providing excellent customer service, guidance, and leadership. The Instructor creates and leads Pilates Reformer classes in a safe, effective, and timely manner, appropriate to the level of the participants in class, to enhance physical, mental, and spiritual health.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Create a positive member experience through welcoming participants and ensuring they are actively engaged in their workout
• Design and implement customized Pilates exercise classes tailored to participant needs, goals, and fitness levels
• Provide a safe workout routine by demonstrating proper form and technique, appropriate modifications, and cueing
• Monitor participant progress and provide ongoing feedback, encouragement, and support to promote improvement and goal attainment
• Modify exercises and routines as needed to accommodate injuries, limitations, or varying skill levels while maintaining participant safety
• Ensure all instruction prioritizes proper alignment, body mechanics, and injury prevention at all times.
• Maintain a clean and safe workout area
• Effectively utilize scheduled class time
• Properly set up and breakdown class equipment in allotted timeframe
• Build community through forming positive relationships through learning names, and helping members reach their Health & Wellness Goals
• Adhere to the core functions of the YMCA and exemplify Y Group Exercise Class Guidelines
• Visual and auditory ability to respond to critical situations and physical ability to act swiftly in an emergency
• Physical ability to lead and participate in exercise/fitness activities
• Ability to communicate verbally to large and small groups of members
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Nationally Accredited Pilates Reformer Certification required
• Minimum one year of experience teaching Pilates Reformer in a class setting
• All job required trainings within 30 days from date of hire
• Strong communication skills and the capability to work with members of all fitness levels and abilities
• Knowledge of fitness principles and practical applications required
• Licensing, state law and our government funders require that staff within YMCA of San Diego County be fingerprinted, prior to reporting to work, and include subsequent arrest notifications
• CPR/AED, and First Aid Certification, must include Adult and Child/Infant, obtained within 30 days of hire and must be from one of the following certifying organizations:
  • American Red Cross
  • American Heart Association
  • American Safety & Health Institute