Personal Trainer

Metuchen-Edison YMCA; South Amboy (NJ); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Metuchen-Edison YMCA in South Amboy, NJ seeks a Personal Trainer to instruct and supervise members one-to-one, guiding safe training procedures to help members grow in body, mind and spirit.

Under the direction of the Wellness Director, the trainer will ensure safety guidelines, develop personalized fitness programs, track progress, stay current with certifications, and maintain a professional image.

Qualifications

• Certifications: CPR and YMCA health/fitness and strength training or equivalent.
• Minimum three years of fitness experience across cardio, flexibility, strength, endurance, nutrition and weight management.
• Ability to discuss wellness goals and limitations with individuals in depth.
• Ability to develop and sustain relationships with participants.
• Maintain confidentiality of conversations and goals.

Responsibilities

• Instruct, supervise and reinforce training techniques on a one-to-one basis.
• Develop and adapt fitness programs tailored to individuals.
• Communicate instructions and safety elements clearly.
• Track progress and report results to participants.
• Maintain certifications and a professional image.
• Report equipment malfunctions and adhere to center policies.
• Complete timesheets daily and follow house rules.

Skills

CPR

Communication

Client relationships

Fitness program design

Safety awareness

Education

CPR certification

YMCA Principles of Health and Fitness

YMCA Strength Training

YMCA Personal Training

Job description

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Personal Trainer

South Amboy, NJ, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 1200

Salary Range: $20.00 To $20.00 Hourly

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the direction and guidance of the Wellness Director, the Personal Trainer will be responsible for instructing, supervising, and reinforcing on a one-to-one basis the training techniques of individual members. They will support and guide the physical enhancement of the member through the use of safe, established training procedures with the goal being that the member grows in body, mind and spirit.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Ensure all health and safety guidelines are strictly adhered to.
2. Ability to recognize the need of a doctor’s consent.
3. Ability to read, interpret and recommend a fitness program after reading the doctor’s consent.
4. Ability to develop a fitness program that is appropriate for each individual.
5. Ability to communicate instructions, safety elements and recommendations in a clear and concise manner.
6. Ability to track the progress of the individual and interpret results back to the individual.
7. Responsible for properly tracking payments of your particular member.
8. Responsible for keeping certifications current.
9. Responsible for working closely with the Hale Family Fitness Center Director and other strength training and floor personnel.
10. Must portray a professional image at all times, including but not limited to, wearing of staff shirt, displaying a healthy lifestyle and exhibit safe, effective training techniques.
11. The personal trainer must embrace the four core values of the YMCA, and help to promote our “family and member friendly” environment.
12. Required to attend all staff trainings and to follow and embrace all safety requirements, such as the use of personal protective equipment, the adherence to the Blood borne Pathogens prevention strategies and child abuse strategies.
13. Must work well with fitness center staff to report any malfunctioning equipment, cleaning of equipment and adherence to center policies.
14. Timesheets must be accurately completed on a daily basis, signing at the end of the week.
15. Must adhere to the house rules.

REQUIREMENTS

• This incumbent must possess, at the minimum the following certifications: CPR, YMCA Principles of Health and Fitness, YMCA Strength Training, YMCA Personal Training or equivalent to the above.
• It is recommended that the incumbent has, as a minimum, three years experience and a thorough command of all aspects of fitness, including cardio respiratory improvement, flexibility, muscular strength and endurance, body composition, nutrition and weight management.
• The ability to discuss wellness goals, objectives and limitations with individuals in depth.
• The ability to develop and sustain relationships with participants.
• Must recognize the sensitive and confidential nature of conversations and goals and treat them as such.

PHYSICAL REQURIEMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS

Normal amounts of walking, standing, sitting, running, jumping, lifting, pushing, pulling, speaking, reading, and writing found within a wellness class environment.