Personal Trainer at Speer YMCA

Job Title: Personal Trainer at Speer YMCA

Description: Designs personal fitness programs for people with diverse backgrounds and abilities. Instructs
and educates members in proper strength, cardiovascular and overall wellness training principles in individual or small-group settings. Educates and enforces operational guidelines and regulations with all members. Promotes healthy living for personal training clients and staff, while working in a results-driven, team atmosphere.

Duties:

• Develops safe and effective personalized training programs for clients including cardiovascular, strength training, and flexibility components, based on client's goals and motivations.
• Observes clients in exercising and demonstrates correct techniques to minimize injury and improve fitness.
• Gives alternative exercises during workouts for different levels of fitness and skill level.
• Monitors clients' progress and adapts programs as needed.
• Maintains professional standards among clients including punctuality, proper attire and the creation and maintenance of a friendly, safe and motivating training relationship.
• Contacts and sets up initial meetings with prospective clients, promoting personal training, while also providing information on general YMCA programs as needed.
• Properly completes and turns in all paperwork and digital formats as per personal training accounting policies and best practices.
• Attends all personal trainer staff and wellness training meetings, mandatory branch staff meetings and continuing education sessions.
• Performs fitness consultations, assessments and orientations.
• Communicates any equipment problems, member concerns, or suggestions to the Wellness Director Explains and enforces safety rules and regulations for fitness activities, and the proper use of exercise equipment.
• Gives clients information or resources about nutrition, weight control, and related lifestyle issues.
• Gives emergency first aid if needed, and fills out appropriate incident reports when necessary.
• Attends required abuse risk management training.
• Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements.
• Adheres to job specific risk management responsibilities.

Qualifications:

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• ACE, AFAA, NASM, NSCA, and ACSM or other nationally accredited organization certification prior to employment
• Current CPR, AED, and First Aid certification
  
• All required association training completed as per HR directives
• Newly certified trainers must shadow an experienced, certified personal trainer (2 years or more experience) for a minimum of 2 sessions/shifts at the discretion of the Wellness Director
• Must be able to articulate and communicate effectively while instructing participants in proper execution of weight bearing and cardiovascular exercise.
• Must have current knowledge of strength training guidelines and ability to modify exercises for special populations when needed.
• Pass a 10-panel drug screen.
• Clear a Level 2 background check*

Pay & Perks: Part-time, $22.00-$30.00 per hour, depending on experience and certifications. Free individual YMCA membership for employee and discount for household family members.

Work Location: Speer YMCA - 495 62nd Ave NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33702

*Level 2 background clearance through DCF (Florida) required. Check out this link for more information: https://info.flclearinghouse.com