PILATES GROUP INSTRUCTOR

Summary & Reports to:

Member of the Fitness Services Team who is responsible for delivering Pilates Group Reformer and individualized programming to our members. You will help our members improve their Fitness level and achieve their goals through education and results-based sessions. With your guidance and expertise, clients will develop an overall sense of well-being through this Mind-Body Practice. The Pilates Group Instructor exposes our members to the studio experience.

Duties & Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

Develop and instruct professional, innovative and comprehensive Pilates programs to ensure clients are satisfied and remain motivated to attain their personal fitness goals

Deliver progressive semi-private sessions, while developing a sense of community with the client base

Monitor and instruct clients during their Pilates training sessions on the safe and effective use of Pilates training equipment, flexibility, and postural alignment.

Conduct Introductory class sessions and individual assessments for new clients including pre-participation screening, medical history, lifestyle questionnaire, and goal setting to assess and recommend Pilates training programs

Availability to sub classes and work as a team to create a seamless, professional studio environment

Sales & Promotion:

Present client options and facilitate conversions to program

Promote all Edge Fitness programs, services, and products

Performance:

Responsible for Lead generation and filling classes to capacity

Responsible for retention of client base

Key Qualifications:

Ability to build a relationship with members

Excellent customer service and promotional skills; energetic, enthusiastic, and motivational

Ability to resolve conflicts in a professional, tactful manner

Excellent interpersonal skills

Extensive knowledge of Pilates Practice and able to adapt to all brands of studio apparatus

Knowledge of safe exercise techniques

Ability to multi-task and learn quickly

Excellent time management and organizational skills

Ability to operate a computer and Microsoft Office software (Word and Excel)

Education & Experience:

Certified Pilates Instructor- Reformer certified minimum

One year Pilates training experience preferred

CPR/AED certification

Specialty Certifications Preferred (I.e.: Barre, TRX)

Competencies:

Communication Skills: Conveys information accurately, concisely and compellingly to a variety of audiences and adapts communication methods based on situation.

Customer Service Orientation: Listens & responds effectively to customer questions; resolves customer problems to the customer's satisfaction; respects all internal and external customers; follows up to evaluate customer satisfaction; measures customer satisfaction effectively; commits to exceeding customer expectations.

Integrity & Trust: Demonstrates consistently sound personal and business ethics and behaviors. Builds trust with others through openness and candor. Communicates intentions, ideas, and feelings openly and directly.

Initiative: Demonstrates self-motivation through action. Thinks & acts without being asked; strives for results & achieves them.

Technical/Professional Knowledge & Skills: Demonstrates a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; keeps up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise. Able to effectively apply technical knowledge.

Provides Motivation Support: The ability to enhance others’ commitment to their work. They recognize and reward people for their achievements. Expresses pride in the person or group and encourages people to feel good about their accomplishments. Energizes their audience.

Results Driven: Defines appropriate goals, works toward achieving goals, articulates vision and steps for achievement.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position requires the ability to perform an aerobic activity for the duration of a class. Bending and moving is done frequently. Physical activity will include standing, walking, reaching with hands and arms, climbing or balancing, sitting and stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling. Lifting requirements are 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds. The vision requirements are close, distant, depth, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

This job operates in a health club environment. This position routinely deals with club employees, members and vendors. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones. This is a high paced environment.

Travel: There is no travel required for this position.

Position type and expected hours of work:

This is a non-exempt part-time position with varied hours based on business needs. This position requires night and weekend hours.

Benefits: (If employed full time)

Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision

Life insurance ($25k), MetLife

Long Term Disability (LTD), MetLife

PTO & Paid Holidays

401K

Employee Assistance Program (EAP), MetLife

Complimentary membership for you and one other (full-time employees only)

Employee Discounts and more!

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Edge Fitness, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.

The above statements are intended to describe the general activities, duties and responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Please note these statements are not an exhaustive list of all activities, duties and responsibilities. Duties, Responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.