Group Fitness Instructor

Job Description

Job Description

The Yard Gym Woburn is a group strength and conditioning gym built around high-quality coaching, an exceptional member experience, and an immaculate facility.

We’re seeking experienced, energetic, and personable coaches with strong technical coaching skills and the confidence to lead the training floor. The right candidates are dependable, coachable, collaborative, and take pride in the member experience.

Coaching & Member Experience

• Lead energetic, organized sessions for 10–25+ members, delivering a motivating experience that is challenging, effective and focused on movement quality/safety.
• Confidently demonstrate and coach foundational and advanced barbell movements and their variations, including bench press, overhead press, squat, deadlift, hip thrust, row, power clean, and squat clean.
• Correct movements in real time, providing individual feedback, regressions, progressions, and modifications for a wide range of fitness levels.
• Apply a strong understanding of movement patterns, proper technique, progressive overload, and safe training practices.

Gym Operations & Team Support

• Support member check-ins, class transitions, equipment organization, facility resets, and pre/post-class cleaning.
• Support membership sales by engaging prospective members, answering questions, and assisting with onboarding.
• Participate in member/community events.
• Provide consistent availability and step in where needed to support the team and day-to-day operations.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of group coaching experience in strength and conditioning, CrossFit, HIIT, or a comparable training environment.
• Current nationally recognized fitness certification, such as NASM, NSCA, ACSM, ACE, or CF-L1+.
• Current CPR/AED certification.
• A background in athletics, sports performance, functional training, or performance coaching is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive hourly pay.
• Complimentary gym membership.
• Team events and brand activations.
• Opportunities for career growth.

Compliance & Disclosures

• My People Fitness LLC is an independently owned and operated Massachusetts limited liability company franchisee of THE YARD GYM.
• Equal Employment Opportunity: My People People Fitness LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, ancestry, disability, pregnancy or a condition related to pregnancy, or military/veteran status, or any other status protected by M.G.L. c. 151B, §4, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C.
  §§12101 et seq. If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete this application or participate in the interview process, please contact Jonathan Pozzi, Co-Owner of My People Fitness LLC via email or phone call.
• This role regularly requires availability during early mornings, evenings, and weekends. If you need a religious or disability-related accommodation to meet this schedule, you may request one, and the Company will consider it in good faith consistent with M.G.L. c. 151B, § 4(1A) (reasonable accommodation of sincerely held religious practice, as amended) and § 4(16) (reasonable accommodation of a qualified handicapped person, as amended). No applicant will be rejected for requesting an accommodation.
• Certification & Acknowledgment
  You certify that the information provided in this application is true and complete to the best of your knowledge. You understand that any material misrepresentation may result in denial of employment or termination if discovered after hire. You understand that, if hired, your employment with My People Fitness LLC will be at-will, meaning either you or My People Fitness LLC may end the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice, and that nothing in this application creates a contract of employment for any specific duration. Submitting this application does not require you to sign any confidentiality, non-solicitation, or non-competition agreement; any such agreement is a separate document and, in the case of a non-competition agreement, is governed by the Massachusetts Non-competition Agreement Act, M.G.L. c. 149, §24L (effective Oct. 1, 2018). You further understand that at-will employment does not waive your statutory rights, including your rights under the Massachusetts Wage Act (M.G.L. c. 149, §148) and the Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law (M.G.L. c. 149, §148C). You understand that The Yard Gym Woburn may verify information I provide, including my experience, qualifications, certifications, and references.
• It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
• Volunteer Experience: You may include any verified work performed on a volunteer basis in your experience history.