Normal work hours: varied to include nights, weekends, and holidays
Ensuring that a safe and healthy environment exists for exercising, and keeping up-to-date on safety and fitness trends
Arriving to teach class in advance of the scheduled time to greet participants, answer questions and address concerns
Creating a class experience that shows your unique skills while adhering to the JCC Denver’s standards and guidelines
Knowing the names of participants who attend your classes and sharing educational information with your class participants
Teaching classes with energy and enthusiasm to motivate class participants to the best of your ability
Noting new participants and sharing basic exercise information with them
Reporting any equipment/facility problems to the management team
Beginning and ending all classes on time
Ensuring that class areas are clean and set according to procedures
Completing assigned professional trainings and other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

Must be certified through ACE, ACSM, or other approved nationally accredited organization

Must hold, or obtain as a condition of employment, a valid CPR and First-Aid Certification

Must be able to think independently and develop routines for teaching specific exercise classes

Preferred Qualifications:

Physical/Mental Requirements (ADA Compliance)

Mental requirements include, but are not limited to, the ability to concentrate, take initiative, cope with stress, adapt to and stay alert in a business environment

Able to demonstrate exercises relevant to class style, as is frequently required.

Must be physically able to walk through the classroom freely in order to demo postures and transitions, monitor students' movements, and provide them with hands-on adjustments as needed and if desired by students.

In order to perform the essential duties of the job, the employee must be able to speak, hear, see and walk more than 2 miles each day.