Group Exercise Instructor

FLSA Status: Nonexempt, Part-Time

Position Summary

The Group Exercise Instructor leads safe, effective, and engaging group fitness classes that support the YMCA’s mission and promote healthy living for all.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead group exercise classes in accordance with YMCA standards

• Demonstrate proper technique and offer modifications for all fitness levels

• Create a welcoming, inclusive, and motivating environment

• Ensure participant safety and follow YMCA policies and procedures

• Arrive prepared and on time for all scheduled classes

• Report incidents, injuries, or equipment issues to the supervisor

• Child Abuse Prevention language:

  Employees and volunteers who directly supervise consumers will:

• Adhere to policies related to boundaries with consumers.
• Attend required abuse risk management training.

• Employees and volunteers who do not directly supervise consumers will:

• Adhere to policies related to boundaries with consumers.
• Attend required abuse risk management training.
• Report suspicious and inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
• Follow mandated abuse reporting requirements.
• Adhere to job specific abuse risk management responsibilities.
  • Maintenance employees and volunteers—ensure unused rooms and closets remain locked; routinely monitor high-risk locations (locker-rooms and bathrooms), etc.
  • Front desk personnel—ensure consumers are properly signed in and signed out,ensures only authorized adults are allowed in the facility, etc.
• Adhere to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising consumers.
• Report suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
• Follow mandated abuse reporting requirements.