Group Exercise Instructor

Description

The Jeff Rouse Swim and Sports Center is currently accepting applications for Group Exercise Instructor. The Group Exercise Instructor will enthusiastically lead group exercise classes safely and securely and within the guidelines of the facility. This part-time position reports directly to the Group Exercise Coordinator.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead group exercise class while adhering to safety guidelines and regulations
• Maintain all necessary certifications needed to maintain employment and teach classes
• Begin and end class on time
• Prepare/coordinate appropriate exercises for scheduled class
• Ensure equipment is put away and studio is ready for next class
• Report incidents, inquiries, complaints to Group Exercise Coordinator
• Secure a substitute for class when unable to work. Inform supervisor of substitute and confirm with substitute
• Track attendance
• Must be physically able to perform workout
• Must be able to prepare/choreograph exercises that are appropriate for designated class
• CPR/AED certified
• Work in a team environment
• Communicate effectively with others, verbally and in writing
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as needed, required, or assigned by the Group Exercise Coordinator and/or the General Manager

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.

Education and/or Experience: Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual must have working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.). Upon hire and training, the individual must be able to successfully utilize the Member/Guest registration software and Timeclock software.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: To perform this job, an individual should possess the following

• National Certification for applicable course format(s)
• CPR/AED Certification within 60 days of hire

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.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.

• The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions: