Assistant Director of Health and Wellness at Auburn YMCA-WEIU – Auburn, New York

Want to make a positive difference in the lives of other people? Come work for the Auburn YMCA where meaningful relationships are made every day. Y employees receive a free membership and other benefits! Check out all that is happening at the Y!

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The Auburn YMCA is currently looking for an Assistant Director for our Health and Wellness Programs to help lead the team and oversee our expanding programs and new spaces. The Auburn YMCA is freshly renovating our spaces and adding new Cutting-Edge Equipment for our Increased Membership. We've added a new E-Gym and Functional Training Space. Come be a part of the new updated fitness center!

General Functions:

Under the direction of the Sr. Health & Wellness Director, the Coordinator assists the Sr. Director in administering Wellness programs for the YMCA.

Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks:

The essential functions of this position include but are not limited to the following:

• Manages group fitness and wellness programs.
• Assists in hiring, scheduling, and evaluating all fitness and wellness staff.
• Actively researches new trends in fitness, participates in developing, along with implementing, various levels of fitness programs.
• Supervises and trains wellness floor staff to provide safe and effective orientations.
• Evaluates and reports that all equipment is in proper working order.
• Assists in evaluation of program offerings to improve participation.
• Actively pursues training, learning, certifications and educational opportunities as they pertain to responsibilities.
• Personal Training clients- either one on one or small group – is required.
• Promotes facilities and programs using a variety of media, including but not limited to digital marketing, social media, brochures, flyers and press releases.
• Assists in the coordination of Wellness department events and activities, this occasionally entails working evenings and weekends.
• On-call as needed; may need to travel to other worksites or to training classes.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Health and Wellness, Exercise Science, Kinesiology or Health Science; working toward a degree is also considered.
• Must have at least one year of experience in a fitness facility.
• Experience in implementing wellness programs is welcomed.
• Thorough knowledge of wellness programs, exercise physiology, exercise prescription, fitness testing and evaluation.
• Must have a nationally accredited recognized personal training certification required (have up to 60 days if not currently certified). (NSCA, NASM, ACSM, NETA, ISSA, ACE, AFAA)
• Possess strong relationship building, communication and organizational skills.
• CPR/FIRST AID required within 30 days
• Must maintain a driver’s license free from substance related infractions.

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 communicate with members, staff and program participants. This involves setting up and attending staff meetings
• The employee is frequently required to stand for extended periods; walk around the facility and climb 4 flights of stairs. This will occasionally occur while transferring equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• The employee will direct fitness classes that require the employee to participate in repetitive motion including frequent reaching, lifting, bending, stooping, kneeling and occasionally crouching, crawling, balancing and climbing.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit for extended periods to work on a computer
• Specific visual acuity includes the ability to distinguish colors, work on a computer, read calibrations on equipment and recognize program participants up to 80 feet away.

Work Environment:

• The work environment is indoors in a temperature-controlled environment.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Job Type: Part-time

Benefits:

• Retirement plan

Experience:

• fitness facility: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• Nationally accredited personal training certificate (Required)

Work Location: In person