The Health & Wellness Director directly supervises and provides leadership to the Esic Center Health & Wellness department including group fitness, personal training, community outreach, and overall oversight of the fitness center. This position is responsible for establishing the YMCA as the leader and a pacesetter for health and wellness programs in the community.
Under the direction of the Branch Director and consistent with the mission of the YMCA, the Health & Wellness Director must have a commitment to the YMCA and its core values of: caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Directs, implements and manages operating plans to promote program and/or membership growth for the YMCA.
- Recruits, hires, trains, develops, schedules and directs personnel as needed. Reviews and evaluates staff performance. Develops strategies to motivate staff and achieve goals.
- Ensures high quality member-focused programs through creative program development, evaluations and on-going training of staff.
- Coordinate a weekly schedule of 50+ group fitness classes and instructors. Be responsive to participants by implementing new and innovative classes.
- Establish systems for regularly scheduled fitness equipment inspections to ensure safe and proper working order at all times. Coordinate and schedule equipment maintenance and repairs.
- Executes strategies to ensure that members and/or program participants connect with one another and connect with the YMCA.
- Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with community organizations.
- Develops and monitors program budget to meet fiscal objectives.
- Supports and assists with multiple health & wellness special events and activities at YMCA and off-site locations.
- Provides leadership and support to the YMCA fund raising activities and volunteer committees/boards assigned.
- Models relationship-building skills (including Listen First) in all interactions. Responds to all member and community inquiries and complaints in timely manner.
- Assists with Program Committee meetings upon request.
- Compiles program statistics. Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of and participation in programs.
- Assures compliance with state and local regulations. Ensures that program standards are met and safety procedures followed.
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree in health science, wellness, kinesiology, recreation or related field, or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
Skills/Experience:
- Two or more years of program management experience, preferably in a YMCA or other nonprofit organization.
- Ability to direct programs through supervision of staff and volunteers, development and monitoring of budgets, marketing and public relations, program development and fund-raising.
- Must possess highly effective communication, interpersonal and organizational skills and perform job duties with exceptional attention to detail.
- Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
- Proven experience in budget and fiscal management.
- Ability to work independently and a willingness to work irregular hours including nights and weekends.
- CPR/AED/First Aid Certified or within 30 days of hire.
- Group fitness or Personal Training certifications preferred.
- Completion of YMCA Team Leader certification preferred.
Compensation/Benefits:
Salary: $33,000.00 - $36,000.00
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Jan 6 2018
Active Until:
Feb 6 2018
Hiring Organization:
YMCA of the USA
industry:
Nonprofit