Summerville Family YMCA

Job Description

Job Title: Healthy Weight and Your Child Instructor
Branch: Downtown/Ponds
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt (hourly) Part-Time
Reports to: Director of Community Health
Job: Starting pay $12.85

Revised: April 15, 2025

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

The Healthy Weight and Your Child Instructor leads a 25-session evidence-based lifestyle change program designed to empower children ages 7–13 with excess weight and their families to live healthier lives. This role focuses on education, encouragement, and family-centered support to help participants build habits for lifelong health.

PRINCIPLE ACTIVITIES:

Staff will work with participants to safely achieve their goals in living a healthier lifestyle:

  • Facilitate engaging, interactive group sessions using YMCA-approved curriculum
  • Create a welcoming, supportive, and non-judgmental environment for children and families
  • Model healthy behaviors and encourage practical, sustainable lifestyle changes
  • Track participant attendance and progress, and communicate updates to program coordinator
  • Collaborate with fellow instructors and support staff to ensure a high-quality experience
  • Uphold the mission, values, and policies of the YMCA

ABILITY TO:

  • Set an example for the members by displaying YMCA Core Values: caring, honesty, respect, responsibility and faith.
  • Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with members, staff, and others contacted in the course of the work.
  • Exercise good judgment, flexibility, creativity, and sensitivity in response to changing situations and needs.
  • Communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing.
  • Commitment to and support of the YMCA’s Mission and more specifically, the vision and goals of the Y’s focus on health seekers
  • Ability to work with members to address the whole person’s well-being, including spirit, mind and body
  • Upon hire, completion of required CATCH and Healthy Weight and Your Child training.

Education

High school diploma at minimum.
Current CPR Certification, REQUIRED.

Physical Demands

Carrying _X_ Kneeling_X_ Pushing_X_ Sitting_X_

Climbing_X_ Lifting_X (min 25 lbs)_ Running_X_ Stooping_X_

Crouching_X_ Pulling_X_ Standing_X_ Walking_X_

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Employee Signature Date

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Supervisor Signature Date