Group Fitness Instructor
Department Description
UW Recreation is a department within the Division of Student Life. We provide safe, accessible, and dynamic recreation experiences to engage students in growth and wellbeing. UW Recreation serves over one million students, faculty, and staff each academic year through informal and formal recreation, including fitness and sports classes, intramural and club sports, outdoor education, mindfulness programs, and more.
Diversity Statement
At the University of Washington, diversity is integral to excellence. We value and honor diverse experiences and perspectives, strive to create welcoming and respectful learning environments, and promote access, opportunity and justice for all.
Job Description
Under the supervision of the Fitness Manager, Group Fitness Instructor Is are responsible for teaching specialized classes such as dance, cardio, and/or strength and conditioning classes. Examples of duties include: developing and implementing lessons plans that are in accordance with their training, providing customer service, managing risk, and responding to emergency situations. Group Fitness Instructor I have been teaching between 0-3 years.
Educational Benefits
UW Recreation provides student employees with a meaningful work experience. As a part of our Husky Experience initiative, student employees will engage in a variety of experiences including staff orientation and trainings, leadership development workshops, social justice roundtables, service projects, and social gatherings to build connections across the department with peers and professional staff. Some intended learning competencies that will be developed in this position include:
Analysis/evaluation
Idea generation
Problem solving
Decision making
Scope of competence
Receiving/providing feedback
Productive relationships
Appropriate interaction
Customer service
Motivation
Supervision
Collaboration
Inclusion
Verbal, non-verbal, listening, and written communication
Conflict negotiation/resolution
Goals, plan, organization
Initiative
Functioning independently
Follow-through
Positive attitude
Confidence
Excellence
Minimum Qualifications
Zero to two years of group fitness instruction experience
Certification in applicable area required (i.e. ACE Group Fitness, Schwinn Cycling, TRX, etc.). Education can substitute for certification (i.e. Dance major)
Successful completion of format specific audition
Earn and maintain certification in First Aid, CPR, & AED
Application Instructions
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University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
The University of Washington prohibits sex discrimination and sex-based harassment in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns, make complaints, or direct inquiries to the Title IX Coordinator. The notice of nondiscrimination is located at: uw.edu/titleix/title-ix-notice/.
The University of Washington is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: 206.543.6450/V, 206.543.6452/TTY, 206.685.7264 (FAX), or dso@uw.edu.