Certified Group Exercise Instructor for Older Adults - Hillcrest YMCA

The Group Exercise Instructor for Older Adults is responsible for the design and instruction of safe, high-quality, effective, challenging, and fun group exercise classes as determined by the class format and description. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and teach effective, safe and enjoyable exercise classes using proper exercise progressions and cueing techniques.
• Plan composition/choreography of each class, consistently changing music and routines relative to the class participants. 
• Maintain positive rapport with participants (and parents of participants, if applicable).

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or GED required; Associates degree preferred. 

• Current national NCCA-accredited Group Exercise Instructor certification, or YMCA Group Exercise Instructor certification. If not currently certified, must obtain within 90 days of hire.
• All YMCA employees are mandated reporters of child abuse or neglect. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. 
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.