Fitness Team Member (Southwest)

Why Your Role Matters

As a Fitness Team Member, you help people pursue their health and well-being, knowing that they're in a safe, clean, caring, and positive environment. You'll provide the best customer service and ensure the gymnasium is clear of hazards and safety concerns.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Protect health, safety, and welfare of all participants by keeping fitness area safe and clean (i.e., racking weights, floors clear, and fitness equipment clean and sanitized, etc.).
• Encourage members to learn and understand the benefits of exercise and weight training and provide information about other available programs offered through the YMCA.
• Be available to answer questions and address fitness-related concerns of members.
• Lead individual or group activities as designated by the supervisor.
• Submit proper maintenance requests as needed for repairs and maintenance of fitness equipment.
• Assist with any administrative duties as assigned by supervisor (i.e., copies, data entry, flyers, etc.).
• Be responsible for judging the appropriate level for all participants.
• Set up and put away equipment as needed.
• Understand and carry out YMCA Fitness Program objectives.
• Know and follow the Greater Austin YMCA's People Guidelines, Code of Ethics, payroll procedures (including completing timesheets), and established emergency procedures.
• Attend all required meetings and/or trainings.
• Support Center and Association goals and directions through effective completion of tasks and verbal display to peers, staff, members and guests.
• Lead by example the Y's mission, vision and values with program participants, members, staff, and guest.
• Become an Ambassador of the Y's work and culture by being the ultimate storyteller of who we are as an organization and brand.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

What You Bring to the Y

• Must be a minimum of 18 years of age upon date of hire.
• High school diploma, GED or equivalent.
• Must have beginner level fitness skills including some previous fitness experience.
• Current First Aid/ CPR Certifications preferred (must be obtained within 30 days of employment.)
• You quickly learn from failure and value feedback in the effort to continuously improve.
• You are a team player with a positive, service-oriented attitude and you can work well with others.
• You listen for understanding and meaning. You speak and write effectively.
• You build good customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions.
• You leverage people's differences as strengths.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, talk, and occasionally lift and/or move items, including equipment, furniture, and/or children. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.