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About the Role
The YMCA of Kingston & Ulster County is seeking knowledgeable, adaptable, and community-minded Personal Trainers to join our Health & Wellness team. Our Personal Trainers work one-on-one and in small-group settings to help people build strength, confidence, knowledge, and sustainable approaches to health and movement. Trainers should be comfortable meeting people where they are and working with a wide range of ages, abilities, experience levels, goals, and backgrounds. This position reports directly to the Director of Health & Wellness.
Responsibilities
- Assess individual needs, goals, abilities, and relevant health considerations and develop safe, appropriate, individualized training programs.
- Provide clear instruction in exercise technique, equipment use, progression, and modification.
- Adapt programming as clients' abilities, goals, or circumstances change.
- Build positive, authentic relationships with clients and contribute to a welcoming and supportive YMCA environment.
- Maintain appropriate professional boundaries and remain within professional scope of practice.
- Maintain accurate client schedules, session records, and other required documentation.
- Remain current on relevant fitness practices, professional standards, and continuing education.
- Maintain training spaces and equipment in a safe, clean, and organized condition.
- Follow YMCA policies, emergency procedures, and health and safety protocols.
- Recognize and promptly report safety concerns, hazards, damaged equipment, incidents, policy concerns, or other situations that may affect the safety or wellbeing of members, participants, staff, or the broader YMCA community.
- Respond appropriately to emergencies and complete required accident/incident documentation.
- Complete required YMCA staff, safety, and abuse-prevention trainings.
- Participate in staff meetings, trainings, department initiatives, and community events as appropriate.
- Support the YMCA's mission and contribute to a culture of caring, honesty, respect, responsibility, inclusion, and belonging.
Requirements
- Hold a current NCCA-accredited Personal Trainer certification, or a bachelor's degree in Physical Education, Exercise Science, Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology, or a closely related field.
- Hold current CPR/AED and First Aid certification.
- Experience working with diverse ages, abilities, fitness levels, and/or specialized populations is preferred.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to modify and adapt exercise appropriately to individual needs.
- Reliability, professionalism, sound judgment, and a collaborative approach.
- Additional health, fitness, wellness, or specialty certifications are welcomed.
- Candidates should be able to establish at least 1-2 consistent days of availability each week.
- Candidates should have enough regular availability to establish and maintain a client base.
Skills
- Personal Training
- Health & Wellness
- Strength Training
- Confidence Building
- Knowledge Building
- Sustainable Health Approaches
- Movement
- Client Assessment
- Program Development
- Exercise Instruction
- Exercise Technique
- Equipment Use
- Progression
- Modification
- Client Relationship Building
- Communication
- Interpersonal Skills
- Adaptability
- Professionalism
- Judgment
- Collaboration
- Group Fitness Facilitation
- Specialty Programming
- Community Health Initiatives
- Evidence-Based Programming
Location
- Kingston
- Ulster County
Work Type
- One-on-one settings
- Small-group settings
- Flexible schedule
Experience Level
- Experience working with diverse ages, abilities, fitness levels, and/or specialized populations is preferred.
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Physical Education, Exercise Science, Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology, or a closely related field.
- NCCA-accredited Personal Trainer certification
About the Company
- The YMCA of Kingston & Ulster County is seeking knowledgeable, adaptable, and community-minded Personal Trainers to join our Health & Wellness team.
- Our Personal Trainers work one-on-one and in small-group settings to help people build strength, confidence, knowledge, and sustainable approaches to health and movement.
- Trainers should be comfortable meeting people where they are and working with a wide range of ages, abilities, experience levels, goals, and backgrounds.
- Our Health & Wellness Department also provides group fitness, specialty programming, community health initiatives, and evidence-based programs.
- Trainers interested in additional certifications, program facilitation, small-group training, or expanding into other areas of health and wellness are encouraged to grow within the department.
- Support the YMCA's mission and contribute to a culture of caring, honesty, respect, responsibility, inclusion, and belonging.