Fitness Coach - Internship (Creative Design)

Summary
The Fitness Coach Intern, under the supervision of the Healthy Living Director and Fitness Coach, is responsible for assistance in implementing small group fitness programs designed to help individuals achieve performance goals at the YMCA of Central Kentucky. The Intern will have the opportunity to work alongside health and wellness professionals and support youth and teens discovering fitness opportunities and/or focusing on sports performance fitness, along with the growing active aging adult population, and individuals needing orthopedic fitness support, or fitness support after a cancer diagnosis. This position requires the intern to have a fundamental understanding and goal to grow their knowledge of exercise science, movement screenings, athletic assessments, and program development for fitness performance. The Fitness Coach Intern 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. The goal is for the intern to develop the skills and knowledge to become a well-rounded health and fitness professional, learning to serve individuals throughout the lifespan.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Assist with program design and curriculum for small groups based on achieving performance fitness goals.

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

Assist with goal of conducting independent consultations, movement screenings, and athletic assessments to measure baseline and performance progress.

Assist in the instruction and implementation of small group programs for youth and teens including preschool movement, youth fitness, and learn to lift.

Assist in the instruction and implementation of small group programs for youth and adult sports-performance-based programs like athletes in training, team in training and sport-specific fitness.

Assist in the instruction and implementation of small group programs serving active aging adults, orthopedic fitness needs and cancer survivors.

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

Pursuit of Kinesiology, Exercise Science/Physiology, Health Promotion or similar health and fitness degree

CPR/AED certification upon hire

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.