Healthy Living Program Director

Healthy Living Director at the Wang YMCA of Chinatown

Position Summary:

This position is primarily responsible for the supervision and management of all facets of assigned total health and wellness programs and the membership department following the policies established by the Board of Directors of the Branch and the General Board of Directors of the YMCA of Greater Boston, under the direction of the Executive Director. This position is the Health and Wellness Champion for the center. It must assist each department in providing resources and support to help implement and maintain the quality of health and wellness in its programs. The programs should include but are not limited to health and wellness programs for adults, youth, teens, seniors, and special populations in each department. Additional responsibilities include supervising and managing water and land group exercise programming. This position is also responsible for the development, administration, and supervision of the Health Living Department. This position reports to the Executive Director. 

 Key Functions/Responsibilities: 

Oversee planning, development, and delivery of the branch's Health and Wellness Programs and initiatives. • Provide the leadership necessary to advance the organization's mission and be responsible for the development, instruction, retention, maintenance, and staffing of all health and wellness functions at the YMCA. • Has a proven track record in starting and executing innovative wellness programming by staying current with the trends in this field. • Personal Training: Provide oversight for the personal training program to build revenue. • Integrate a comprehensive health, wellness, and membership approach in all programs for children, youth, teens, adults, and special populations. • Creates, develops, and maintains a personal training system focusing on sales, revenue growth, and member retention that meets or exceeds revenue goals with quality, certified personal trainers. • Designs and implements the schedule of Group Exercise programming to serve the membership demographic best, making format or instructor changes when necessary. • Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate fitness floor staff, group exercise instructors, professional health and wellness staff, and volunteers as programs dictate and budget guidelines allow. • Work harmoniously as a team member, ensuring equitable division of time and resources between all programs serving our members in this department and role modeling a flexible, adaptive mindset and a positive attitude. • Ensure that schedules for programs and activities are planned and communicated promptly and efficiently. • Maintain the highest quality of staff through ongoing staff training and evaluations, as well as timely follow-up on employee relations issues. • Assists in the planning and development of the annual departmental budget. Provide managerial oversight for all department budgets and ensure that the financial health of the YMCA is supported by appropriate decision-making. • Work to ensure a risk-free environment, i.e.-caution regarding unsafe practices and conditions. Report accidents and injuries and complete incident reports. • Manages daily operations of the Wellness Center, including scheduling, coverage, and program administration. • Oversees the group exercise program, including scheduling, staff supervision, equipment management, and promotion. • Time in direct service to members as a group exercise instructor, wellness coach or personal trainer is required. • Maintains current certifications and stays up to date with industry trends. • Attends all professional staff meetings and keeps informed of all activities at the YMCA. • Assists in all YMCA activities and special events as needed. • Actively supports the YMCA Annual Campaign under the direction of the Operations Director and the Executive Director, including fundraising and special event planning and implementation. • Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor. 

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in exercise science or a related field from an accredited college or university. • At least 3-4 years of experience instructing Personal Training and Group Exercise classes. • At least 3-4 years of supervision / Leader experience. • Work effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. • Background in internal marketing/special events.

Physical Demands:
• The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. • Ability to physically and verbally interact with members and staff. • At times, it is possible to lift 50 lbs.

Required Training/Certifications:
• Child Abuse Prevention • Working on a Degree in exercise health Science or Physical Education • CPR/AED and First Aid certifications • Personal trainer certification / Group Exercise Certification

Work Environment: 
• Bilingual in Mandarin or Cantonese preferred. • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. • Ability to be flexible to work evenings, early mornings, weekends, and holidays.