Pilates Instructor

This posting is for an 1099 Independent Contractor role, and is not a W-2 Employee position

Role and Responsibilities:

• Normal work hours:  varied to include nights, weekends, and holidays 
• Ensuring that a safe and healthy environment exists for exercising, and keeping up-to-date on safety and fitness trends
• Arriving to teach class in advance of the scheduled time to greet participants, answer questions and address concerns 
• Creating a class experience that shows your unique skills while adhering to the JCC Denver’s standards and guidelines
• Knowing the names of participants who attend your classes and sharing educational information with your class participants 
• Teaching classes with energy and enthusiasm to motivate class participants to the best of your ability
• Noting new participants and sharing basic exercise information with them 
• Reporting any equipment/facility problems to the management team 
• Beginning and ending all classes on time 
• Ensuring that class areas are clean and set according to procedures 
• Completing assigned professional trainings and other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications 

• Must be certified through ACE, ACSM, or other approved nationally accredited organization 

• Must hold, or obtain as a condition of employment, a valid CPR and First-Aid Certification 

• Ability to work positively with diverse populations, in groups and individually 

• Must be well-organized and prepared to teach classes 

• Must be able to think independently and develop routines for teaching specific exercise classes 

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Prior successful experience teaching to a fitness/gym population 

• 2+ years teaching experience preferred 

Physical/Mental Requirements (ADA Compliance) 

• Mental requirements include, but are not limited to, the ability to concentrate, take initiative, cope with stress, adapt to and stay alert in a business environment 

• Able to demonstrate exercises relevant to class style, as is frequently required. 

• Must be physically able to walk through the classroom freely in order to demo postures and transitions, monitor students' movements, and provide them with hands-on adjustments as needed and if desired by students. 

• In order to perform the essential duties of the job, the employee must be able to speak, hear, see and walk more than 2 miles each day. 

• Standing and sitting on the floor 

• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds