Strength & Conditioning Coach

Colorado Psychiatric; Lafayette, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The YMCA is seeking a Strength and Conditioning Coach under the Director of Strength and Conditioning to work with clients, set goals, develop fitness plans, and provide safe one-on-one or semi-private training experiences at our facility.

You will recruit clients, lead group programs focused on speed and power, and adapt plans for diverse ages and abilities while maintaining records and adhering to YMCA safety policies.

Qualifications

• Primary certifications: national accred personal training certification (e.g., ACE, NETA, AFAA, NASM, ACSM).
• Preferred minimum of two years of sports performance coaching experience.
• Knowledge of and ability to teach Olympic lifts and other foundational strength and power movements.
• Experience working with youth athletes and an understanding of age-appropriate athletic development.
• Current certification in area(s) of expertise.
• CPR, First Aid, AED and BBP certifications required.
• College degree in related field and at least one year of personal training experience preferred.
• Ability to develop positive, authentic relationships with people from different backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Provide high level customer service and create a safe environment for all members and participants.
• Actively recruits potential new clients.
• Lead group sports performance programs focused on speed, agility, strength, and power development.
• Provide customized one-on-one or semi-private training based on guidelines.
• Maintain accurate records (timesheets, PT logs) and uphold YMCA policies.

Skills

Relationship building

Youth athletic development

Olympic lifts instruction

One-on-one training

Group coaching

Sports performance coaching

Communication

Emergency response

Education

Nationally accredited personal trainer certification (ACE/NASM/ACSM/NETA/AFAA)

Two years of sports performance coaching experience

College degree in related field

Current certifications in area(s) of expertise

CPR/First Aid/AED and BBP certifications

Job description

Under the direction of the Director of Strength and Conditioning, the Strength and Conditioning Coach will work with clients and sets goals and develops fitness training plans; provides safe, encouraging, and effective one-on-one personal/semi-private training plans and modifies as needed. Maintains a clean, orderly environment. Responds to any emergency that may occur in accordance with YMCA policies and procedures.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides a high-level of customer service; creates a safe environment in which all individuals feel welcomed and respected; build relationships with and among members and program participants, answers questions, responds to email or phone inquiries within 24-hours, schedules sessions.
• Actively recruits potential new clients.
• Maintains professionalism; follows dress code, comes to the Y on time and prepared.
• Lead group sports performance programs focused on speed, agility, strength, and power development?
• Provides customized one-on-one or semi-private training for members based on sound, professional guidelines.
• Works with diverse and varying health and fitness levels, ages and special needs.
• Modifies programs as needed.
• Keeps accurate and timely records as requested by supervisor (e.g., timesheets and PT logs).
• Maintains all certifications and keeps up with Training Home assignments.
• Monitors and instructs members on the safe and effective use of equipment.
• Follows YMCA policies and procedures, including those related to medical and disciplinary situations, child abuse prevention, and emergencies.
• Always works only within scope of qualifications and maintains confidentiality of member information at all times.
• Connects members to one another and to other opportunities within the Y and to the Y as an organization.
• Demonstrates high-level interactions with staff from all departments.
• Answers questions from members to support them in achieving their goals related to healthy living.
• Maintains working knowledge of wellness and trends and various YMCA programs; provides effective information and support to members.
• Uses “Listen First”, and other relationship building skills.
• Communicates any problems, concerns or “mission moments” with supervisor.
• Follows-up on communication as needed to ensure resolution.
• Asks questions for more clarification.
• Reads weekly updates.
• Maintains a clean, safe, and sanitary environment in accordance with CDC guidelines.
• Follows YMCA policies and procedures; responds to emergency situations.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

YMCA COMPETENCIES (Leader)

Mission Advancement

Accepts and demonstrates the Y’s values. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs. Recruits, volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them. Supports fundraising.

Collaboration

Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view, and remains calm in challenging situations. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative to assist in developing others.

Operational Effectiveness

Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work and actively participates in meetings. Follows budgeting policies and procedures and reports all financial irregularities immediately. Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members.

Personal Growth

Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change and seeks opportunities in the change process. Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths and limitations and how they impact relationships. 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.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/FUNCTIONAL ATTRIBUTES

Essential functions are the fundamental job duties, meaning the position exists to perform the function; the position exists to perform the function; and/or the incumbent is hired for expertise or ability to perform the function due to its high specialization. To be considered qualified, an individual must be able to perform the essential functions of a position, with or without reasonable accommodation. It is important that the physical tasks associated with the essential functions be identified appropriately so that persons with disabilities can determine if any accommodation is necessary.

General Physical Requirements

Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Physical Activities List

• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and make fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive Motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Visual Acuity: The worker is required to have visual acuity to perform an activity such as: operating machines such as lathes, drill presses, power saws and mills where the seeing job is at or within arm’s reach; performing mechanical or skilled trades tasks of a non-repetitive nature such as carpenters, technicians, service people, plumbers, painters, mechanics, etc.

Working Conditions

• Noise: The worker is subject to noise: There is sufficient noise to cause worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.
• None: The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This job description is not meant to be all-inclusive. This position description is not a written or implied contract.

Qualifications

1. Primary certifications:Personal trainers: current nationally accredited certification in personal training (e.g., ACE, NETA, AFAA, NASM, ACSM).
2. Preferred minimum of two years of sports performance coaching experience.
3. Knowledge of and ability to teach Olympic lifts and other foundational strength and power movements.
4. Experience working with youth athletes and an understanding of age-appropriate athletic development.
5. Current certification in area(s) of expertise.
6. CPR, First Aid, AED and BBP certifications required.
7. College degree in related field and at least one year of personal training experience preferred. At least one year of experience providing one-on-one training preferred.
8. Ability to develop positive, authentic relationships with people from different backgrounds.