Rec leader - Group fitness instructor
City of Ocean City
Location
Ocean City, New Jersey
Salary
$17 - $38 / HOUR
Quick overview
The instructor will educate members on fitness and wellness while ensuring member safety during group sessions. Essential duties include planning and leading exercise activities, setting up and monitoring equipment, and advising participants on class procedures.
Requirements summary
Candidates must possess current certifications, including adult CPR/AED, and demonstrate dependability and reliability. The role requires the ability to lead groups, enforce safety protocols, give individualized instruction, and maintain good working relationships with staff and the public.
Job description
Position: Group Fitness, Yoga, Water Exercise
Location: Aquatic & Fitness Center
Work Days: TBD
Definition
The instructor will serve as a resource to educate members on various aspects of fitness and wellness, and are responsible for ensuring that safety of the members is not compromised. A group fitness instructor will act as a role model and resource for all patrons and staff.
Essential Duties and Requirements
Must have current certifications including adult CPR/AED.
Must be dependable and reliable.
- Plans and leads exercise/activity sessions in one or more assigned fitness areas.
- Sets up and monitors class equipment and ensures its return in serviceable condition.
- Advises participants on program and class procedures and policies.
- Distributes handouts and/or class evaluations, if appropriate, and answers questions from participants after each session; assists in performing follow up and communication with participants as required.
- Ensures that safety and injury prevention policies and procedures are adhered to by participants; reports accidents and prepares accident reports when needed.
- Considerable knowledge of the problems involved in the leadership of a group.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position; promote and organize recreation programs; give individualized instruction to participants, enforce safety precautions and give first aid in the event of a mishap; establish and maintain good working relationships with participants, associates and the public.
Physical Demands
Position requires employee to continuously sit and hear; frequently talk; and occasionally stand, balance, reach with hands and arms, and smell. Employee must have the physical ability to perform physical exercise. Special vision requirements: Distance, peripheral, and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
Position requires employee to
continuously work in an inside or outside environment. The work physical demands and work environment characteristics described 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.
