Summary:
Provides dance instruction for all levels of participants in a safe, engaging, and professional manner. Teaches proper dance techniques, movements, and routines through group and/or private instruction. Greets and serves all members and their guests in a professional and courteous manner.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
· Plans and conducts dance classes and/or private dance instruction for members and guests of varying ages, skill levels, and abilities.
· Tailors dance instruction to meet the individual needs, abilities, experience levels, and goals of participants.
· Provides clear instruction and proper demonstration of dance techniques, movements, steps, combinations, and routines.
· Teaches proper posture, alignment, balance, coordination, rhythm, and movement to promote safe and effective dance techniques.
· Develops engaging and age- and skill-appropriate lesson plans, choreography, and class routines.
· Provides individual attention, feedback, encouragement, and corrective instruction to participants as needed.
· Monitors participants during instruction and modifies movements or activities when appropriate to promote safety and prevent injury.
· Creates a welcoming, positive, and enjoyable class environment that encourages member participation and engagement.
· Maintains knowledge of current dance techniques, trends, teaching methods, and industry practices.
· Prepares the instructional area prior to classes and ensures the space is clean, organized, safe, and properly arranged.
· Ensures any equipment, music, or other materials used during instruction are properly maintained and used in a safe manner.
· Learns members’ names and builds positive relationships by encouraging and motivating participants.
· Adheres to industry standards and The Club’s policies regarding private instruction and member relationships, including refraining from soliciting members or guests for outside personal business.
· Provides 5-star service and maintains cooperative and professional working relationships with members, guests, co-workers, and other departments.
· Enforces Fitness Center and Wellness Department rules and follows all aspects of job safety.
· Knows and implements all emergency procedures including hurricane, inclement weather, fire, medical, and security as needed.
· Maintains accurate written records of all members and guests engaged in Dance Classes who are assigned to you. Records should provide a chronological case history of health advisory, assessments, blood pressure, resting heart rate, per iodization of their program, individual exercises prescribed detailing the type of equipment used, workloads, repetitions, and any other relevant information that the member/guest shares. Season and Off-season chart notes.
· Monitors clients and provides corrective assistance when necessary. Monitors respiration, skin color, perspiration, and other physical signs to ensure client safety.
· Participates in all staff trainings, special events, and fitness programs as planned by the Director of Salon, Spa, and Fitness.
· Communicates with members, co-workers, management, and the general public in a courteous and professional manner.
· Conforms with and abides by all regulations, policies, work procedures, and instructions.
· Exhibits and maintains a professional demeanor to reflect a positive image of The Club at Admirals Cove.
· Performs other duties as assigned by the Fitness Manager and Director of Wellness.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
· Requires broad knowledge of dance techniques, movements and instructional methods.
· Knowledge of proper body alignment, posture, coordination, rhythm and movement to ensure safe and effective instruction.
· Must have excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
· Must be in excellent physical shape.
· Knowledge in all areas of fitness, wellness, and personal training programming.
· Ability to verbally communicate well in English and in writing.
· Ability to understand and carry out verbal and written instructions in English.
· Ability to interact professionally and maintain effective working relationships with superiors, co-workers, and members.
· Must be able to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This job does not have supervisory responsibilities,
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Experience:
Associate degree (A.A.) or an equivalent to a two-year college or technical school; or two years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Ability:
Ability to communicate well in English. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of members or employees of organization.
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Word, Outlook, and Reservation software.
Certificates and Licenses:
Group Fitness Certified or
Dance Specialist
CPR & AED Certification
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, feel, reach with hands and arms, and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to standing for long periods of time and working near moving mechanical parts.
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
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This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
This position description has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of the essential job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Pay: $60.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Employee discount
- Referral program
Work Location: In person
