Program Coach

Overview

The YMCA of Springfield is seeking fitness professional to lead classes for YMCA fitness programs (TRX, Spinal Injury, etc).


The Program Coach guides participants in Health & Wellness Programs in a safe, enjoyable, and positive environment that promotes member wellness and engagement in accordance with YMCA policies and procedures.


Responsibilities

• Maintains working knowledge of wellness and fitness trends to provide effective information and support to participants
• Builds effective, authentic relationships with members; helps members connect with each other and the YMCA.
• Demonstrates self-confidence
• Attends team challenges and encourages participation from group. Program coach will check in with participants who failed to participate in challenge within 24 hours
• Attends coaches' meetings
• Attends mandatory department and association meetings
• Upholds all duties in accompanying addendum specific to the associated program

OUR SERVICE EXPECTATIONS:

• Display a friendly, helpful and positive disposition.
• Provide customer service that is thorough, timely, organized and accurate.
• Help ensure the Y is meeting member and participant needs by utilizing good listening skills, attentiveness, objectivity and patience in all situations.
• Place members and participants as the first and highest priority showing kindness and compassion at all times.
• Demonstrates the Y core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility through all daily activities and responsibilities

Child Abuse Policies & Prevention: The YMCA enforces policies to prevent child abuse. Allegations or suspicions are taken seriously and reported to authorities. Procedures include unscheduled visits, open doors for parents, and a code of conduct for staff. We screen carefully to prevent abusers from being hired and provide child abuse prevention training to staff. Employees who fail to support these policies will be subject to discipline, up to termination.


Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required certifications: CPR, First Aid, AED.
• Holds a nationally accredited certification in either group exercise or personal training.
• Ability to analyze and modify exercise progression and regression.
• Can detect failure in a movement pattern
• At least one year of experience teaching group exercise classes preferred.
• Have leadership competencies in the identified key areas
• Ability to learn quickly.
• Ability to work with integrity, discretion and a professional approach.
• Prefer knowledge of, and previous experience with, diverse populations (language, culture, race, physical ability, sexual orientation, etc.).
• Ability to complete all required trainings within 60 days of employment, including but not limited to CPR, first aid, Living Our Cause, DCFS Mandated Report, IL Gateway Registry Modules and to maintain these certifications as current as outlined by regulations or requirements.

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to perform all physical aspects of the position; including leading class, walking, standing, bending, reaching, and lifting

• Ability to speak concisely and effectively communicate. Be able to communicate using a computer and phone/smart device.

• The employee frequently is required to sit and reach and must be able to move around the work environment.

• Visual and auditory ability to respond to critical situations ability to act swiftly in an emergency.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust.

• May require physical effort while reaching with hands and arms, stooping, kneeling, crouching, standing, walking, balancing, bending, leaning, kneeling, walking and climbing.

• Specifically,

• Walking up and down stairs multiple times a day.

• Carrying supplies to and from work locations, normally lifting less than 25lbs.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Benefits

Full-Time:

• Free Family Membership
• Discounted Programming
• 8% Retirement for Vested Employees
• Optional Insurance plans including Health, Dental, Vision, and more
• Paid Leave for All

Part-Time

• Free 1 Parent Family Membership
• 8% Retirement for Vested Employees
• Paid Leave for All

Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day. We are welcoming: we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become. We are genuine: we value you and embrace your individuality. We are hopeful: we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world. We are nurturing: we support you in your journey to develop your full potential. We are determined: above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger beginning with you.


Posted Salary Range

USD $17.00 - USD $26.00 /Hr.