Healthy Living Lead--Houston Texans YMCA
YMCA of Greater Houston, Houston, TX, United States
Position Summary
Provides excellent service to members in a safe, enjoyable, and positive environment that promotes member wellness, engagement and healthy living in accordance with YMCA policies and procedures.
Essential Functions
Promotes and incorporates the YMCA five core values and character development model into all program activities.
Assists the Healthy Living Director with administrative duties such as scheduling, training and communicating with other floor staff.
Ensures compliance with Healthy Living standards and policies.
Assists members on the wellness floor and upholds safety standards.
Monitors the wellness floor to ensure proper and safe use of equipment, responding to and reporting accidents and incidents.
Monitors the condition of the exercise equipment and reports any necessary repairs.
Keeps the exercise equipment neat and orderly, including cleaning the equipment.
Responds to member questions or concerns.
Builds effective relationships with members; helps members connect with each other and the YMCA, and promotes personal training and other programs offered.
Maintains working knowledge of wellness trends to provide effective information and support to members.
Follows YMCA policies and procedures; responds to emergency situations.
Attends mandatory trainings and meetings.
Reports suspicious and inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
Follows mandated abuse and incident reporting requirements.
Meets timelines and deadlines related to supporting systems and employee compliance, including use of Kronos Workforce Ready for review and approval of timesheets.
Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
YMCA Culture & Cause Expectations
Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. We are cause‑driven. As a cause‑driven leader you are expected to be:
Welcoming – Accept neighbors eagerly, warmly, hospitably, and as equal participants.
Nurturing – Care for, support, and help develop others through encouragement.
Hopeful – Take an optimistic or positive view of future outcomes.
Determined – Devote full strength and concentrated attention to the cause.
Genuine – Be honest and open in relationships with others.
YMCA Competencies (Leader)
Mission Advancement : Accepts and demonstrates the Y’s values, demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs, recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them, and supports fund‑raising.
Collaboration : Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions; builds rapport and relates well to others; seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view, remains calm in challenging situations, listens for understanding, speaks and writes effectively, and takes initiative to assist in developing others.
Operational Effectiveness : Makes sound judgments, transfers learning from one situation to another, embraces new approaches to improve member experience, establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work, actively participates in meetings, follows budgeting policies and procedures, reports all financial irregularities immediately, and strives to meet or exceed goals to deliver high‑value experience for members.
Personal Growth : Pursues self‑development that enhances job performance, demonstrates openness to change, seeks opportunities for growth, accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths, and limitations, and utilizes functional and technical knowledge and skills to perform well.
Qualifications
At least 21 years of age.
CPR, First Aid, AED certifications and Child Abuse prevention training upon hire.
Previous related work experience preferred.
Previous experience working with diverse populations preferred.
Language Skills
Ability to read, interpret, retain, and teach documents such as safety rules, operating maintenance instructions, and procedure/educational manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; and speak effectively before groups of children, parents, staff, members, or others, including one‑on‑one situations.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense, understanding, and sound judgment to carry out instructions, assist with curriculum learning, handle problems involving multiple variables, maintain confidentiality, be sensitive and alert to the needs, feelings, and safety of others, and ensure children’s safety while maintaining YMCA and state standards and guidelines.
Physical Demands
Regularly required to stand, walk, talk, and hear; frequently uses hands to handle objects, tools, or controls; climbs, balances, stoops, kneels, crouches, and/or crawls; reaches with hands and arms; tastes and smells; frequently lifts up to 50 pounds and moves up to 100 pounds (e.g., furniture, supplies, equipment, children). Requires adequate vision and hearing to monitor environment and children.
Work Environment
Works outdoors in varying weather conditions; non‑smoking and drug‑ and alcohol‑free environment; moderate noise levels, occasionally loud; occasional exposure to fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme heat, or blood; exposure to bodily excretions of children depending on developmental level.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The YMCA of Greater Houston provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants, including those with disabilities and protected veteran status.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Provides excellent service to members in a safe, enjoyable, and positive environment that promotes member wellness, engagement and healthy living in accordance with YMCA policies and procedures.
Essential Functions
Promotes and incorporates the YMCA five core values and character development model into all program activities.
Assists the Healthy Living Director with administrative duties such as scheduling, training and communicating with other floor staff.
Ensures compliance with Healthy Living standards and policies.
Assists members on the wellness floor and upholds safety standards.
Monitors the wellness floor to ensure proper and safe use of equipment, responding to and reporting accidents and incidents.
Monitors the condition of the exercise equipment and reports any necessary repairs.
Keeps the exercise equipment neat and orderly, including cleaning the equipment.
Responds to member questions or concerns.
Builds effective relationships with members; helps members connect with each other and the YMCA, and promotes personal training and other programs offered.
Maintains working knowledge of wellness trends to provide effective information and support to members.
Follows YMCA policies and procedures; responds to emergency situations.
Attends mandatory trainings and meetings.
Reports suspicious and inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
Follows mandated abuse and incident reporting requirements.
Meets timelines and deadlines related to supporting systems and employee compliance, including use of Kronos Workforce Ready for review and approval of timesheets.
Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
YMCA Culture & Cause Expectations
Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. We are cause‑driven. As a cause‑driven leader you are expected to be:
Welcoming – Accept neighbors eagerly, warmly, hospitably, and as equal participants.
Nurturing – Care for, support, and help develop others through encouragement.
Hopeful – Take an optimistic or positive view of future outcomes.
Determined – Devote full strength and concentrated attention to the cause.
Genuine – Be honest and open in relationships with others.
YMCA Competencies (Leader)
Mission Advancement : Accepts and demonstrates the Y’s values, demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs, recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them, and supports fund‑raising.
Collaboration : Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions; builds rapport and relates well to others; seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view, remains calm in challenging situations, listens for understanding, speaks and writes effectively, and takes initiative to assist in developing others.
Operational Effectiveness : Makes sound judgments, transfers learning from one situation to another, embraces new approaches to improve member experience, establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work, actively participates in meetings, follows budgeting policies and procedures, reports all financial irregularities immediately, and strives to meet or exceed goals to deliver high‑value experience for members.
Personal Growth : Pursues self‑development that enhances job performance, demonstrates openness to change, seeks opportunities for growth, accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths, and limitations, and utilizes functional and technical knowledge and skills to perform well.
Qualifications
At least 21 years of age.
CPR, First Aid, AED certifications and Child Abuse prevention training upon hire.
Previous related work experience preferred.
Previous experience working with diverse populations preferred.
Language Skills
Ability to read, interpret, retain, and teach documents such as safety rules, operating maintenance instructions, and procedure/educational manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; and speak effectively before groups of children, parents, staff, members, or others, including one‑on‑one situations.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense, understanding, and sound judgment to carry out instructions, assist with curriculum learning, handle problems involving multiple variables, maintain confidentiality, be sensitive and alert to the needs, feelings, and safety of others, and ensure children’s safety while maintaining YMCA and state standards and guidelines.
Physical Demands
Regularly required to stand, walk, talk, and hear; frequently uses hands to handle objects, tools, or controls; climbs, balances, stoops, kneels, crouches, and/or crawls; reaches with hands and arms; tastes and smells; frequently lifts up to 50 pounds and moves up to 100 pounds (e.g., furniture, supplies, equipment, children). Requires adequate vision and hearing to monitor environment and children.
Work Environment
Works outdoors in varying weather conditions; non‑smoking and drug‑ and alcohol‑free environment; moderate noise levels, occasionally loud; occasional exposure to fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme heat, or blood; exposure to bodily excretions of children depending on developmental level.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The YMCA of Greater Houston provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants, including those with disabilities and protected veteran status.
#J-18808-Ljbffr