Group Exercise Instructor - Casual
End Date: 6/30/2023
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Position Type: Technician (Clinical)
Shift: Day Shift, No Rotation
About ChristianaCare:
ChristianaCare is the one of the Mid Atlantic's largest academic health care providers and consists of 3 campuses: Wilmington, Newark and Union at Cecil County. Through our values of love and excellence, ChristianaCare is consistently identified as a regional center of excellence for cardiology, cancer and women's health services and ranked by US News & World as Best Hospital.
-Twice Recognized as Magnet Status Hospital.
-Growth Opportunities defined by our Clinical Ladder.
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
To lead a group of caregivers through a pre-arranged format of exercises designed to enhance overall fitness, strength, flexibility, and endurance, while ensuring the safety of each caregiver. Examples are aerobic and strength classes, step, Barre, indoor cycling, kickboxing, Yoga, HIIT, tone & stretch, Pilates, etc.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Choregraph and lead exercise classes
- Manage exercise class size up to 20 participants with varying abilities
- Design and teach a variety of exercise routines
- Monitor and teach class participants proper exercise form and technique using positive reinforcement
- Educate class participants about fitness, exercise, and safe exercise techniques
- Set up, move, and store exercise equipment
- Leave a clean and organized exercise room after class
- Perform exercise equipment maintenance
- Record class attendance
- Report to the fitness center manager or supervisor, in a timely manner, any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself and other caregivers
- Complete system-wide education and other requirements including but not limited to vaccination deadlines and surveys
- Comply with the health system's COVID and other health issued regulations
- Meet with caregivers for orientations, consultations, and exercise instruction
- Prescribe exercise prescriptions and fitness assessments
- Staff and oversee daily operations of the fitness centers
- Operate and assist in department programs, projects, and challenges
- Present to other departments, partake in system-wide events and exercise demonstrations
- Perform assigned work safely, adhering to established departmental safety rules and practices
- Perform other related duties as required
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- High School Diploma
- Group Fitness Instructor Certification
- Degree in Exercise Science, Fitness Management, Physiology, Kinesiology or in a related discipline or a fitness certification other than Group Fitness Instructor with experience teaching and leading group exercise classes may be substituted for the Group Fitness Instructor certification. As a condition of employment, a Group Fitness Instructor certification from a nationally recognized institution including, but not limited to ACE, ACSM, AFAA, NETA, must be obtained within 4 months after Day One Orientation.
- CPR with AED certification
Special Requirements:
- Experience instructing group fitness classes to diverse abilities
- Maintain CPR/AED certification
- Maintain certifications required to teach group fitness classes and specialty classes
EEO Statement: Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
UPDATE: ChristianaCare is committed to prioritizing the health and safety of our patients and caregivers. As we continue to meet the needs of our caregivers and our community through the COVID-19 pandemic, our commitment to health and safety requires that we take new steps to ensure a safe environment for medical care for our patients and a workplace that avoids preventable harm for our caregivers. For this reason, vaccination for COVID-19 is required for all caregivers at ChristianaCare and is considered a safety standard that is job-related and consistent with business necessity for all caregivers.
“Both as a patient and a caregiver, I have witnessed our core values of love and excellence firsthand.”
David Hoehn
Registered Nurse
“I am so proud to be a part of ChristianaCare due to its emphasis on our core values of Love and Excellence.”
Tabe Mase
Director, Employee Health
“What started out as a temporary assignment has taken me on a career journey as a Medical Assistant to my current role as a Social Worker.”
Luis Juarez
Social Worker
“During our COVID-19 response I witnessed each of us coming together, not only as individual teams, but as an organization.”
Nicole Maher
Administrative Services Coordinator
“For me, ChristianaCare is a place of personal growth.”
Joseph Jacobs
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“I have been with ChristianaCare for 9 years. Through these 9 years, I have really been able to grow my career and apply my talents within the company.”
Keysha Ryder
Director, Practice Operations
“ChristianaCare is deeply committed to professional development. As we seek new knowledge and continuously improve through feedback, we support our case managers through the achievement of professional certification in case management.”
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