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Health & Wellness Director

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Santa Clara, CA, USA
Full-time

Come and share your health and wellness lifestyle with the Silicon Valley team!

The Healthy Living Director develops, supervises, and administers the Health and Well-Being programs: Wellness floor, group exercise classes, personal training, and other healthy living programs. The incumbent will bring the department to the next level by expanding our fitness and wellness programs to meet the needs and demands of our membership and community.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Direct and administer total operation of the Wellness Department including the interpretation and execution of established policies, the development of procedures and methods, staffing, evaluation of the effectiveness of the programs and operation
  • Recruit, hire, train, develop, schedule and direct personnel and volunteers as needed. Review and evaluate staff performance. Develop strategies to motivate staff to achieve goals. Conduct ongoing assessment of staff functions to determine required core competencies and skills; design and implement trainings as needed.
  • Responsible for staff training and maintaining staff certification requirements. Implement a system to keep staff current in required certifications. Regularly evaluate programs by soliciting response from members and staff. Responsible for program enrollment, retention, evaluation, and reporting.
  • Develops and monitors program budget to meet fiscal objectives; Leads assigned aspects of the fund-raising campaign.
  • Participates and leads staff meetings and/or related meetings;
  • Collaborates with other facility and program leaders in engaging and providing excellent programs and customer service.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
Educational Background: 
A Bachelor degree or 1 year experience and knowledge in fitness principles and applications as related to exercise physiology, bio-mechanics and exercise prescription required preferred
Skills/Experience: 
  • ACSM, NASM, NSCA, AFAA or ACE certifications are a plus; at least one year of experience teaching group wellness classes preferred
  • Ability to direct programs through supervision of volunteers and staff, development and monitoring of budgets, marketing and public relations, program development and fund-raising
  • Enthusiastic, Fun, Great Personality
  • Effective organizational and interpersonal skills including written and verbal communication; Bilingual a plus.
  • Ability to build relationships with staff, members, and participants.
  • Ability to multi-task, and make sound independent judgments

The physical demands of the position include:

  • Visual and auditory ability to observe and to respond to critical incidents and the physical ability to act swiftly in an emergency situation.
  • Ability to lead and interact in group activities and perform related physical skills.
  • Ability to stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, or crouch. Ability to climb, push, and pull.
  • Ability to lift and carry objects up to 20 pounds.

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: 
Nov 8 2019
Active Until: 
Dec 9 2019
Hiring Organization: 
YMCA of the USA
industry: 
Nonprofit