Fitness Coach - Active Aging Adults and Orthopedic Management (Healthcare)

Summary
The Fitness Coach, under the supervision of the Healthy Living Director, is responsible for implementing small group fitness programs designed to help the active aging population, individuals looking for strength development, orthopedic fitness needs, and/or cancer survivors to achieve health and wellness goals at the YMCA of Central Kentucky. This position requires an understanding of exercise science, movement screenings, athletic assessments, and program development for fitness performance. The Fitness Coach must understand the fundamentals to help individuals with a wide range of abilities and needs and be able to effectively train within a group setting that helps the group reach their performance fitness goals. This position requires availability during program delivery and service times.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Program design and curriculum for small groups based on achieving performance fitness goals.

Ensure fitness instruction and training environments are safe, clean and organized.

Conducts independent consultations, movement screenings, and athletic assessments to measure baseline and performance progress.

Implements small group programs for active aging adults, orthopedic fitness clients, Livestrong at the Y participants, and overall strength development programming.

Develop relationships with individuals, teams and groups to promote small group training interests.

Promote and market training opportunities inside and outside the YMCA.

Qualifications
This position requires strong organizational, communication, interpersonal relation skills and an ability to work independently at times without direct supervision. Knowledge of exercise science and performance fitness development is essential to create and deliver safe and effective fitness programs. Our health and fitness employees must be viewed as experts with valuable knowledge and experience. Achieving and maintaining a professional certification and continuing professional development is necessary to design and deliver quality programs that meet an individual's unique health and fitness needs.

Certification/Experience

YMCA approved fitness certification

CPR/AED certification

Personal exercise and/or athletic experience is beneficial

Coaching or personal instructional experience with fitness or sports

Part-Time Benefits

Free individual membership to all YMCA of Central Kentucky locations

Discounted membership for household members
Professional development opportunities through local and Y-USA trainings

Start a 403(b) smart savings account on day one of employment (optional) and begin eligibility for YMCA retirement plan.

Start a Roth IRA savings account

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, but to provide a basic structure of duties; employees may be requested to perform other reasonable related duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor or management.