Wellness Leader & Personal Training Mentor

West Suburban YMCA; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 26,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid vacation

YMCA membership

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

The West Suburban YMCA is seeking a full-time Personal Trainer/Health & Wellness Coordinator at the Wells Ave branch in Newton, MA. You will help shape wellness programs, mentor trainers, and lead staff training while delivering outstanding member service and community engagement.

You will support program development, customer relations, and financial results, focusing on onboarding, curriculum development, and maintaining high safety and service standards.

Qualifications

• Associates’ degree in human services, social services, recreation, business or equivalent preferred.
• A national recognized Personal Training Certification.
• Two years’ experience in personal training.
• Ability to prioritize workload in accordance with department, branch and organizational goals.
• Committing to support and further our equity-centered work as an organization. Actively supports all DEIB efforts.
• Integrate and lead groups of diverse individuals and departments in collaborative activities aimed at advancing wellness throughout the association.
• Strong relationship building skills to develop solid relationships leading up, across and down in the organization.
• Reliable, dependable, great time-management skills and ability to multi-task.
• Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
• Understanding of the nature and purpose of YMCA and the respective roles of volunteerism and staff.
• CPR and First Aid certifications required.
• Other certifications necessary for related field.
• Administrative rate = $19-$20 hr., Personal Training rate = $30-$40/hr. depending on experience, education and certifications.
• The WSYMCA rewards dedicated employees by offering a competitive benefits package that includes paid vacation & holidays, group health with vision & drug prescription, dental & life insurance, paid retirement once vested, YMCA membership, access to child care services, tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the development and orientation of personal trainers.
• Assists in implementing strategies to ensure that members and/or program participants connect with one another and connect with the YMCA.
• Monitors monthly revenue goals to assure that revenue targets specific to income-based wellness programs are met and expenses are controlled.
• Actively supports the organization’s DEIB commitments by modeling equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging in daily work.
• Ensures operational growth of both youth and adult personal training sessions through program development and expansion and member/program recruitment and retention.
• Mentor and provide an orientation and training for personal trainers to help understand the YMCA culture and mission.
• Oversees scheduling of Fit Connect sessions for new members.
• Serves as a liaison between members and personal trainers, ensuring appropriate matches based on individual needs, goals, and trainer expertise.
• Build diverse and adaptable curriculum for personal training programs and help to train personal trainers on how to execute curriculum to provide consistent, quality sessions.
• Ensures high-quality member-focused programs through innovative program development, evaluations and ongoing mentoring of staff.
• Aids in the support of medically based wellness programming such as Livestrong at the YMCA.
• Participate in special events and activities to enhance the member experience and volunteer opportunities.
• Ensure standards are met regarding implementation and oversight for program evaluation.
• In direct member service 30-35 hours per week (i.e. 25-30 hours personal training, up to 5 hours of group exercise instruction/small group classes, 5 hours administration).
• Assist Director and/or Assistant Director with monthly staff trainings for Wellness staff and ensure safety training is reviewed.
• Actively support the Annual Campaign and be a department staff leader towards a successful team achievement.
• Help promote the marketing and distribution of program information.
• Support the Director and/or Assistant Director in conducting inventory and operating supplies for the department.
• Gather program statistics as requested. Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of and participation in program.
• Ensure that all programs under supervision meet high standards of program and member service quality and safety.
• Work in earning LiveStrong certification to help administer LiveStrong at the WSY.
• This is a seven-day/week department with a flexible schedule.

Skills

Relationship building

Customer service

Mentoring

Program development

Staff training

Leadership

Time management

Education

Associates degree

CPR/First Aid certification

Job description

The West Suburban YMCA is seeking a full-time Personal Trainer/Health & Wellness Coordinator at the Wells Ave branch in Newton, MA. You will help shape wellness programs, mentor trainers, and lead staff training while delivering outstanding member service and community engagement.

You will support program development, customer relations, and financial results, focusing on onboarding, curriculum development, and maintaining high safety and service standards.