Wellness Coach

About This Role

This Wellness Coach role focuses on building personalized relationships with members to enhance their experience, while also overseeing and managing the wellness area and assisting with equipment usage. The coach ensures all activities align with YMCA policies and protocols, including equipment cleaning and safety guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the wellness center floor and assist members as needed, while enforcing wellness center policies
• Clean, maintain, and check equipment continuously and after member use, reporting any repair needs
• Know, understand, and consistently apply Metro Atlanta YMCA risk and safety guidelines/best practices, and/or branch emergency procedures
• Promote, monitor, evaluate, and ensure that all wellness programs run smoothly with a high level of service to participants
• Stay updated on current issues regarding wellness programs
• Complete the YUSA foundational courses for Health & Wellness within 60 days of hire: Orientation to Healthy Living, Foundations of Listen First, Principles of Member Health & Wellness, Wellness Center at the Y
• Complete BLS training within 60 days of hire
• Maintain all national and YUSA wellness certifications by meeting continuing education requirements (10 CECs every two years)
• Maintain BLS certifications (renews every 2 years)
• Secure a substitute coach in a timely manner if unable to work an assigned shift, with approval before being relieved of responsibility
• Attend all required staff meetings and trainings, including facility or equipment orientations prior to working on the wellness floor
• Assist as needed in all aspects of the YMCA and its community
• Maintain and report incident/accident paperwork

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Knowledge of general weightlifting and health/wellness concepts and the ability to demonstrate use of wellness-related equipment
• Must be knowledgeable about fitness-related issues including aerobic vs. anaerobic exercise, nutrition, benefits of exercise, injury-prevention, and The Coach Approach
• Must obtain/maintain full access to Y-Exchange

About the Company

The YMCA of Metro Atlanta is one of the oldest and most essential non-profits serving Atlanta, focusing on education, wellness, youth development, and community-building. It provides high-quality literacy and STEAM-infused learning to over 3,000 children, offers sports, aquatics, camps, and leadership programs to 58,000 youth and teens, serves over 200,000 members with wellness programs, and engages over 25,000 volunteers and donors annually.