Aquatics Group Exercise Instructor (Certified) - Hillcrest YMCA
Ymca of Greater Cleveland
Mayfield, OH, USA · mayfield, ky, usa · Hillcrest, CA, USA · Lyndhurst, UK · Ohio, USA · United States
Posted on Oct 17, 2025
The Aquatics Group Exercise Instructor is responsible for the design and instruction of safe, high-quality, effective, challenging, and fun group exercise classes as determined by the class format and description.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Design and teach effective, safe and enjoyable exercise classes using proper exercise progressions and cueing techniques.
- Plan composition/choreography of each class, consistently changing music and routines relative to the class participants.
- Maintain positive rapport with participants (and parents of participants, if applicable).
QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school diploma or GED required; Associates degree preferred.
- Current national NCCA-accredited Group Exercise Instructor certification, or YMCA Group Exercise Instructor certification. If not currently certified, must obtain within 90 days of hire.
- All YMCA employees are mandated reporters of child abuse or neglect.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
- Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.