About This Role
This role is for a yoga instructor at a new movement and wellness studio, teaching small-group Vinyasa yoga classes. It involves building genuine relationships with members and contributing to a warm, community-driven studio experience. The studio is opening in Asbury Park, NJ in January 2027.
Responsibilities
- Teach small-group Vinyasa yoga classes with safe, encouraging, and inclusive instruction
- Adapt sequences for students of all levels and needs
- Create and deliver exceptional yoga classes within Vitality Haus framework
- Adhere to the start and end times, intensity, and description of each class or session, based on the class schedule and the varying levels of participants in the room
- Commit to a consistent weekly teaching schedule and follow the studio’s established substitute-coverage process when needed
- Build rapport with members, know their individual needs and goals, and greet every member by name
- Arrive 15 minutes before each class or session and stay 15 minutes after
- Use that time to educate prospective and new members on our formats and offerings, help current members book additional classes and packages, and engage every member with our studio's systems
- Support studio marketing, community events and member-retention initiatives when appropriate
- Contribute to the integrative and community-oriented studio culture
- Leave the studio and equipment clean and tidy after every class or session
- Work directly with Management, communicating feedback, maintenance issues, substitution changes and requests, and scheduling
- Attend mandatory meetings with Management
For experienced instructors:
- Help develop and document the Vitality Haus yoga formats, teaching standards and class promises
- Establish expectations for sequencing, pacing, cueing, music, hands-on assists and the overall room experience
- Support the audition, onboarding and development of yoga instructors
- Mentor instructors and provide thoughtful, actionable feedback
- Conduct regular class observations to support safety, quality and consistency
- Partner with management on the yoga schedule, instructor coverage and programming needs
- Help develop yoga workshops, special events and continuing-education opportunities
- Ensure all yoga instruction remains accessible and within each instructor’s training and scope
Requirements
New Instructors:
- 200-hour certification
- Newly certified or early in teaching career
- Open to mentorship
Experienced Instructors:
- 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training required