Healthy Living Director
YMCA
- Madisonville, KY
- $35,500 per year
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Healthy Living Advocates: 5 part-time specialists dedicated to the well-being of our members and staff
- Personal Trainers: 2 part-time Personal Trainers dedicated to results oriented programming
- Group Exercise Instructor:19 part-time Group Exercise staff delivering fun, safe, effective group fitness classes
- Sports Coordinator: 1 Sports Coordinator ensuring engage in fun and safe physical activity.
- Develops and manages the Aquatics, Wellness, and Sports operating budgets and meets or exceeds budget targets.
- Responsible for total annual revenue: $100,000
- Collaborates with membership to implement annual marketing plan to drive new member recruitment. Efforts to include: personal training, group exercise, small group training, Smart Start Appointments, corporate engagement, cross-promotion, tour follow-ups, etc.
- Market private and semi-private swim lessons to outside organizations.
- Market youth sports programming to outside organizations.
- Ensure all program participants are paid in full prior to receiving services.
- Develops and implements sustainable member engagement strategies with focus on increasing member retention.
- Drives development of innovative and high-quality programs within the Aquatics, Healthy Living, and Sports Department, which supports branch and association mission, goals and strategies.
- Creates a member-focused culture and models relationship-building skills in all interactions. Fosters a climate of innovation and resolves problems to ensure member satisfaction. Set the standards for and model exceptional member service.
- Responsible for coordinating and managing aquatics, sports, and wellness communications. In this capacity, the Healthy Living Director collaborates with the leadership team and front line staff.
- Develops and cultivates strong relationships throughout the branch, association and community.
- Participates in weekly Directors Meetings
- Coordinates quarterly meetings for Wellness Staff
- Coordinates monthly lifeguard in-service
- Coordinates lifeguard certification and recertifications
- Participates in monthly Board meetings
- Bachelor's Degree or commensurate work experience in Aquatics, Fitness, Wellness, Healthy Living, or Exercise Science (Preferred)
- Nationally recognized certification in Personal Training, Wellness Coaching, Life Coaching (Preferred)
- Experience/Certification in leading Group Exercise or Small Group Training
- Lifeguard/CPR/First Aid/AED certified instructor within 6 months
- YMCA of the USA Lifeguard Instructor within 6 months
- YMCA of the USA Swim Lesson Instructor within 6 months
- YMCA of the USA Swim Lesson Instructor Trainer within first year
- Previous management experience in recruitment, training, supervision of staff and volunteer groups.
- Must be willing and able to work a flexible schedule, particularly evening and weekend hours.
- Excellent problem solving, organizational, customer service and communication skills.
- Ability to set the standards for and model exceptional member service and build a culture of member involvement and engagement in all staff.
- A positive, can-do attitude and the ability to work creatively and independently or as part of a team.
- Sound judgment and decision making as well as problem solving and interpersonal skills to relate to people of all socio-economic levels and diverse backgrounds.
- Ability to provide facility tours, travel locally to meetings and stand for many hours at a time.
- Experience supervising and training staff.
- Passionate belief in the Y's cause of nurturing the potential of all youth, supporting healthy living for all people and finding ways to help and support our neighbors.
- Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet and database programs.
- CPR, First Aid, and AED certifications must be obtained within 30 days.
- Willingness to obtain necessary certifications to complete job duties.
- MUST be accountable, coachable and able to adapt in fast pace environments.
- Understand and exemplify the YMCA mission “To put Christian Principles into practice through programs and services that build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all.”
- Thrive on serving kids, families, and seniors.
- Have the desire and energy to make a positive impact in the daily lives of people in our community
- Have high ownership and strong work ethics.
- Maintains a leadership presence at programs. Not expected to be at every single function. Professional look expected.
- Leads continuous improvement efforts focused upon established benchmarks including, but not limited to, the following measures by setting short term and long term agreed upon goal:(Developed with Associate Executive Director and CEO)
- Responsible for developing goals of enrollment for aquatics, sports, and wellness by researching past participant numbers
- Upkeep all certification and maintain records of staff certification
- Responsible for surveying participants and parents of programs
- Meet campaign goal through member/donor engagement. All members must be aware we are a charity
- Supports and participates in assigned aspects of the Annual Giving Campaign
- Accept and complete any assignments as deemed appropriate by the Associate Executive Director and CEO
- Responsible for effective communication between departments
- Participates in the planning of the annual budget