Fitness Director (Healthy Living Program Director)

1. Directs and manages the development, operations, and growth of assigned program area(s), which include but are not limited to the overall member experience on their health and wellness journey to include group fitness, small group training, personal training, chronic wellness initiatives and adult sports.
2. Establishes new program activities and expands program(s) within the community in accordance with the Association and branch strategic plans to create pathways for members to be successful in reaching their goals.
3. Develops and manages the budgets related to the position, meets fiscal objectives, closely monitors revenue and expense for small group training, personal training, and chronic wellness initiatives.
4. Recruits, hires, trains, evaluates and supervises assigned staff and volunteers in assigned areas. Provides development and leadership.
5. Compiles program statistics and provides data and reports as required for assigned program(s). Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of and participation in program(s).
6. Provides leadership and support for branch management team, annual fund-raising campaign, and volunteer committees/boards as assigned.
7. Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with community organizations and agencies related to assigned programs.
8. Distributes program information necessary to promote assigned programs in accordance with branch marketing plans.
9. Ensures that safety procedures are followed and that all programs follow YMCA standards, all regulations, and other applicable standards.
10. Ensures high quality programs through innovative program development evaluations and ongoing training of staff.
11. Ensures upkeep of related facilities and equipment.
12. Teaches and leads a variety of group workouts or personal training clients.
13. Responsible for creating the environment and culture on the wellness floor and through our healthy living programs to create a welcoming environment reaching the new exercisers to the already fit.
14. Other duties as assigned.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in a professional office environment.  This role routinely uses standard office equipment. As well as demonstrates a thorough knowledge of wellness equipment and tools.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use and reach with hands and arms.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.  This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds. This position requires a much higher level of lifting and physical demands based on needing to teach etc.

POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK

This is a full-time position, and hours of work and days may change depending on the class times, and program needs, evening and weekend work is required as job duties demand.

TRAVEL

This is an onsite position with occasion travel to other branches or association programs within the service area.