Wellness Coordinator

Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the Executive/Wellness/Program Director and in accordance with the policies of the YMCA of Southwest Florida, the Wellness Coordinator will assist with the leadership, management, and supervision of all health enhancement activities including; wellness center, health innovations, and group exercise to provide the highest quality programming within a safe environment. Responsible for overseeing the safe, effective and physically appropriate wellness programming and classes.  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Stay current with group exercise trends and suggest recommendations.
• Hires, trains and supervises assigned staff which may include instructors, trainers and volunteers to ensure proper staffing levels. 
• Reviews and evaluates staff performance. Develops strategies to motivate staff and achieve goals.
• Create and implement group exercise schedule monthly and update weekly.
• Promote/highlights group exercise classes and encourage member engagement.
• Ensure group exercise instructors are current with their certifications.
• Staff are expected to act professionally and dress according to the requirements.
• Ensure that classes are safe and within industry standards and guidelines.
• Become familiar with participants and members; learn names, their health concerns and their physical limitations.
• Attend and host regularly scheduled staff meetings.
• Direct all maintenance concerns to Executive/Wellness/Program Director immediately.
• Manages Payroll for Wellness staff
• Participate in YMCA-sponsored special events and activities when possible.
• Responsible for upholding all staff safety requirements including cleaning protocols throughout the day, as required by my department
• Active participation in teaching, training and coaching members. 
• Assists in the marketing and distribution of program information, may organize and schedule program registrations. 
• Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with community organizations. Constantly assess the community for needs, opportunities and threats as they pertain to the successful development of the Wellness Department. 
• Develops and monitors program budget to meet fiscal objectives. 
• Responds to all member and community inquiries and complaints in timely manner. 
• Compiles program statistics. Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of and participation in program. 
• Assist Executive/Wellness/Program Director with additional duties as required

WORK ENVIRONMENT & 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 perform a range of exercise activities. Requires full range of motion, including manual and finger dexterity and hand and eye coordination. Requires corrected vision, speech, and hearing to normal range, or special accommodations made of sufficient nature for completion of assigned tasks. 
• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Walking, bending, reaching, and kneeling to reach equipment.
• Ability to actively demonstrate exercise moves, communicate with class, aerobic capacity to perform class motions.

The YMCA of Southwest Florida has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the SYMCA of Southwest Florida reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the YMCA of Southwest Florida may deem appropriate.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be 18 years of age
• One year or more of experience in fitness.
• Successfully complete State of Florida Criminal History Background Check requirements as well as meet the Association’s policies on background screening
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
• Refrain from diagnosing injuries, offering medical advice, and dispensing or endorsing any and all commercial health products especially nutritional supplements, vitamins, performance enhancing substances, and pain relievers.
• Must be a self starter, with high energy and a positive attitude
• Adhere to drug/alcohol/smoke free workplace policy
• Employment is contingent upon completing required Level 2 background screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. Details: https://info.flclearinghouse.com

CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

• Appropriate fitness certification
• CPR/First Aid/AED Certification required 
• Completion of YMCA’s Blood Borne Pathogens training annually
• Completion of YMCA’s Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Class annually
• Staff Safety Requirements/Cleaning Protocols
• Additional training classes as recommended by Supervisor