Are you a fitness enthusiast seeking employment with purpose? At the YMCA, your passion for fitness can help strengthen individuals, families, and our community. Join our team as a Personal Trainer and make a difference one member at a time.

Position Summary:

The Personal Trainer is responsible for creating a welcoming, supportive, and motivating fitness experience for YMCA members. This position works directly with members to assess their individual fitness needs, develop personalized exercise programs, provide instruction and encouragement, and help members achieve their health and wellness goals.

Essential Functions:

Promotes and incorporates the YMCA five core values into all activities. Plans and develops individual fitness programs. Demonstrates proper operation and correct use of fitness equipment; assists with exercise techniques, and helps develop member's knowledge of physiology and exercise. Maintains regular contact with members to regarding effectiveness and progression of their fitness program. Monitors fitness floor/room to ensure safe use of all equipment; responds to and reports, accidents and incidents. Monitors the condition of the exercise equipment, including reporting any necessary repairs. Keeps the weight room neat and orderly, including cleaning the fitness equipment. Keeps accurate and confidential member records including health and wellness assessments, personal information, fitness routines and training schedules. Participates with fitness staff to develop quality programs to meet members' needs. Responds to members concerns. Report suspicious and inappropriate behaviors and policy violations. Follows mandated abuse and incident reporting requirements. Meets timelines and deadlines related to supporting systems and employee compliance. Example includes but are not limited to Kronos Workforce Ready for review and approval of time sheets. Attends staff meetings and trainings as required. Benefits of Working at the YMCA Free YMCA Membership Discounts on YMCA programs Paid training and professional development opportunities Leadership growth pathways within youth development and YMCA operations A supportive, mission-driven team environment Flexible scheduling opportunities Opportunities to make a lasting impact on the community and families

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to resolve routine problems. Ability to maintain confidentiality. Ability to be sensitive and alter to the needs, feelings, and safety of others.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to site and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The YMCA of Greater Houston provides Equal Employment Opportunities for employment to all employees and applicants, including disability and protected veteran status.