Personal Trainer - Towson (Orokawa)

Ymca Of Central Maryland, Inc.; Towson (MD); On-site; USD 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The YMCA of Central Maryland, Inc. is seeking a Personal Trainer to deliver high-quality fitness services, including one-on-one and small group training. You will evaluate client goals, design customized programs, and monitor progress to help members achieve their wellness goals.

Responsibilities include leading group classes, maintaining certifications, and fostering an inclusive, motivating environment for a diverse member base.

Qualifications

• Current national personal training certification (e.g., ACE, NASM, ACSM, NSCA) required.
• Current CPR/AED certification required.
• Experience leading group fitness classes or bootcamps preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work with individuals of all fitness levels, ages, and backgrounds.
• Ability to create and adapt fitness programs based on client assessments and evolving needs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver one-on-one and small group training sessions.
• Evaluate client fitness levels, goals, and abilities.
• Design individualized and group fitness programs based on assessments.
• Lead group exercise classes and bootcamps as needed.
• Monitor, adjust, and document client progress.
• Maintain a clean, safe workout environment and report equipment concerns.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Group fitness leadership

Communication skills

Program design

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY: The Personal Trainer is responsible for delivering high-quality fitness services, including one-on-one and small group training sessions. Trainers will engage members through personalized fitness programming, evaluate client fitness levels and goals, design customized programs, and monitor client progress. The Personal Trainer fosters a welcoming, inclusive, and motivating environment that supports members in achieving their wellness goals.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Build meaningful relationships through positive, solution-focused interactions.
• Conduct fitness assessments to evaluate client needs, goals, and abilities.
• Design individualized and group fitness programs based on client assessments.
• Lead group exercise classes and bootcamps as needed.
• Monitor, adjust, and document client progress regularly.
• Promote wellness concepts that encourage a healthy and balanced lifestyle.
• Maintain national certification in personal training and required continuing education credits.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe workout environment; regularly inspect and report equipment concerns.
• Demonstrate sensitivity, patience, and encouragement when working with a diverse membership base.
• Respond professionally to member concerns, conflicts, and facility challenges, escalating issues as needed.

YMCA COMPETENCIES (Leader):

Mission Advancement: Models and teaches the Ys values. Ensures a high level of service with a commitment to changing lives. Provides volunteers with orientation, training, development, and recognition. Cultivates relationships to support fund-raising.

Collaboration: Champions inclusion activities, strategies, and initiatives. Build relationships to create small communities. Empathetically listens and communicates for understanding when negotiating and dealing with conflict. Effectively tailors communications to the appropriate audience. Provides staff with feedback, coaching, guidance and support.

Operational Effectiveness: Provides others with frameworks for making decisions. Conducts prototypes to support the launching of programs and activities. Develops plans and manages best practices through engagement of the team. Effectively creates and manages budgets.

Holds staff accountable for high-quality results using a formal process to measure progress.

Personal Growth: Shares new insights. Facilitates change; models adaptability and an awareness of the impact of change. Utilizes non-threatening methods to address sensitive issues and inappropriate behavior or performance. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current national personal training certification (e.g., ACE, NASM, ACSM, NSCA) required.
• Current CPR/AED certification required.
• Experience leading group fitness classes or bootcamps preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work with individuals of all fitness levels, ages, and backgrounds.
• Ability to create and adapt fitness programs based on client assessments and evolving needs.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

1. Will be required to walk, stand, kneel, stoop, push, and lift up to 50 pounds.
2. While performing duties the employee may occasionally work in the outside weather conditions, and is exposed to wet, cold and /or humid conditions.
3. Continuous operations requiring attention to detail and multi-tasking.
4. Will be exposed to cleaning supplies.
5. Must be able to stand or sit for long periods of time.
6. Must be physically able to successfully complete required certifications.

An offer of employment is contingent upon receipt of satisfactory results to meet minimum requirements for the position. They may include a background check, drug test, driver’s license record, CPS, and/or Criminal Background check.

Additional driver’s license check, CPS, Criminal Background check, alcohol and/or drug testing may be required to be processed in the future in order to meet and maintain the minimum requirements of this position.