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Executive Director of Healthy Living

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Phoenix, AZ, USA
Full-time

The Valley of the Sun YMCA is one of the top 50 YMCA associations in the United States that has transformed its culture, vision and operations in the last 18 months. With 16 branches in Phoenix, Yuma and Flagstaff along with a fast-growing overnight camp in Prescott, AZ, The Valley of the Sun YMCA is destined for growth in 2019. Join a cause-driven organization that is focused on improving the nation’s health and well-being and providing opportunities to give back and support our neighbors.

This new association-wide position is a tremendous career opportunity to own the successful healthy living operations for a growing $31 million dollar organization with over 70,000 members.

Areas of Responsibility: 

What Will You Be Doing?

  • Ensuring the successful operation of our healthy living department, which includes group fitness, personal training, wellness floor operations and wellness programming.
  • Inspiring, leading and connecting our healthy living staff to our Association’s strategic goals and priorities.
  • Using defined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) – including daily branch gate visits, group fitness attendance, child watch usage, etc. to drive member retention, member and staff engagement, customer service and achievement.
  • Collaborating with branches to deliver high quality group fitness offerings and schedules that will attract new and retain our existing members.
  • Driving consistency, service and safety in our branch wellness floors.
  • Developing our personal training offerings and staffing structure to ensure profitability, consistency, results and quality.

Why Should You Apply?

  • This is not just another healthy living leadership position. Valley of the Sun YMCA is in a rare position to drive a new approach to wellness – using data, staff behaviors and technical expertise to redefine our operations!
  • If you want to bet on yourself and be a part of a hard-working, fun and collaborative team.
  • This is an important time and focus in the Valley of the Sun around healthy living.
  • For the opportunity of ongoing leadership development training.
  • To work with a dynamic and hardworking leadership group driven to succeed.
  • To join a diverse and versatile culture.
  • To impact your community and make a difference.
Educational Background: 
Bachelor's degree in human services, social services, business or related filed (Exercise Science/Kinesiology or another Health and Wellness 4 year accredited degree is a strong plus)
Skills/Experience: 
  • A minimum of eight years of management experience with a minimum of three years of multi-center experience preferably in a YMCA, other not-for-profit agency or profit Fitness operations.
  • A focus and experience in delivering high quality customer service, engaging health & wellness staff and achieving results.
  • Your ability to direct the total healthy living operation through indirect supervision of staff, monitoring of branch budgets, marketing and public relations, and program development.
  • A consistent record of leading high level healthy living programs and services, with a large focus on group fitness and profitable personal, small group & functional training that meets the wants, needs and interest of the membership base.
  • A creative and passionate perspective on the health & wellness industry.
  • A record of accomplishment in operational excellence and driving results through others.
  • A work ethic and determination emphasized on achieving results – and willingness to support a department and organization that is not a 9am – 5pm job.
  • A certification as CPT, ACSM, ACE, NASM, NCSF, NFPT, AFAA.
Compensation/Benefits: 

Salary: $72,003.58 - $80,000.00

Organization Info

YMCA of the USA

Overview
Headquarters: 
Chicago, IL, United States
Annual Budget : 
$100-500M
Founded: 
1983
About Us
Mission: 

The YMCA mission is: To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) is the national resource office for the Y, one of the nation's leading nonprofits strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Across the U.S., 2,700 Ys engage 22 million men, women and children – of all ages, incomes and backgrounds – to nurture the potential of children and teens, improve the nation's health and well-being and provide opportunities to give back and support neighbors. Anchored in more than 10,000 communities, the Y has the longstanding relationships and physical presence needed not just to promise, but also to deliver, lasting personal and social change.

Programs: 
  1. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: Nurturing the potential of children and teens
  2. HEALTHY LIVING: Improving the nation’s health and well-being
  3. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: Giving back and providing support to neighbors

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Oct 22 2018
Active Until: 
Nov 23 2018
Hiring Organization: 
YMCA of the USA
industry: 
Nonprofit