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YMCA of Southwest Florida

Wellness Director

town of venice, NY

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YMCA of Southwest Florida lists this Wellness Director opportunity in town of venice, New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Description

POSITION SUMMARY: Under the direction of the Branch Executive Director, the Wellness Director oversees a department that includes cardiovascular and strength training equipment, group exercise studios providing premiere group exercise programs, and a versatile staff of wellness coaches, group exercise instructors, personal trainers, and massage therapists (if applicable).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Serves as part of a team with the Association and other Branch Wellness Director(s), designs a strategic, multi-year plan for the Wellness Department, fitting with the overall fiscal and strategic plan of the organization. This strategic plan must include:

Quarterly evaluation and revision of current programming

Member Retention Initiatives

Special Events planning and implementation

New program design and implementation

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.

Supervise Health Innovations Coordinator(if applicable):

Ambassador program/wellness appointments

Health Innovations programming

Oversee Wellness Staff:

Hire/train/supervise wellness floor

Implement member service standards

Oversee wellness appointments and tracking

Oversee Group Exercise

Hire/train/supervise instructors

Oversee quality, variety, consistency

Oversee “Ready and Open for Business” staging for studios

Oversee Personal Training

Hire/train/supervise trainers

Increase revenue

Reviews and evaluates staff performance.

Develops strategies to motivate staff and achieve goals.

Develop staff retention initiatives.

Job training and development of all new Wellness staff is the responsibility of the Wellness Director and should not be delegated to other staff.

Oversee Wellness events

Manages Payroll and Group Ex Pro for Wellness Staff

Work Environments

Ensure office is clean and a welcoming professional environment

Be visible on Wellness Floor

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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 30 pounds or more

Walking, bending, reaching, and kneeling to reach equipment.

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 YMCA 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:

Preferred candidate possess a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology, Wellness, Physical Education or related field

A minimum of two years in Health & Wellness leadership

Must have excellent knowledge and skills in the Wellness / Fitness area

Experience in programming implementation

Experience in leading and appeasing a large membership

Ability to direct programs through supervision of volunteers and staff, development and monitoring of budgets, marketing and public relations, program development and fund-raising.

Successfully complete State of Florida Criminal History Background Check requirements

Ability to establish and maintain collaborations with community organization

Employment is contingent upon completing required Level 2 background screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. Details:

CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

CPR/First Aid/AED Certification required

Possess a current accredited and nationally recognized certification in one or more of the following areas Personal Training, Lifeguard, Land or Water Group Exercise, Swim Instructor or Pilates Reformer.

YMCA Team Leader or Multi-team/Branch Leader certification preferred

Annual Completion of YMCA Blood Borne Pathogens Training

Annual Completion of YMCA Child Sexual Abuse Prevention class

Additional training classes as recommended by Supervisor

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