Minimum Requirements: • High school or GED degree required • Must be at least 18 years of age or older • May have less than one year of experience in teaching group exercise classes or one or more years of group exercise participation • Land instructors must obtain YMCA/ACE online Group Exercise Instructor Certification (or equivalency) and supplemental courses required by Y-USA/Y-Metro Atlanta within 60 days of hire date • If teaching group strength and/or conditioning classes, the YMCA Strength and Conditioning Instructor Certification is also required • Water instructors must obtain all YMCA/AEA online certification and supplemental courses required by Y-USA/Y-Metro Atlanta, including the Y-Metro Atlanta Water Fitness Specialty Course (Prerequisite: YMCA Group Exercise Instructor Certification) or the AEA Aquatic Fitness Professional (AFP) Certification, within 60 days of hire date • Must obtain/maintain full access to Y-Link (link.ymca.net) and to the Metro Atlanta YMCA Workday account: https://www.myworkday.com/wday/authgwy/ymcaatlanta/login.htmld • Must maintain certifications by uploading continuing education credits via Y-Link (link.ymca.net) prior to date of expiration • Must possess current CPR/AED certification and renew it every two years prior to date of expiration • Updated licenses shall be uploaded via Y-Link (link.ymca.net) • Must obtain and maintain Specialty Certifications (e.g., Y-Metro Atlanta Pilates, Group Cycling, Active Older Adult) or outside certifications approved by Metro Atlanta Y (e.g., TRX, Barre, Zumba, Pound) prior to teaching the designated format • Must pass group exercise audition based upon the format(s) of group exercise instruction for which the instructor is being hired • Must be knowledgeable about fitness-related issues including but not limited to aerobic vs. of the night that the class is taught • Classes may be logged via the GroupEx PRO App or GroupEx PRO website • Must log in to GroupEx PRO a minimum of two times/week to check for facility updates, subbing opportunities, and other important information • Must secure his/her own substitute instructor in a timely manner (using the GroupEx PRO App or other process outlined by supervisor) if he/she is unable to teach a YMCA class • Substitute request must be accepted and approved before the instructor is relieved of responsibility for the class • Know, understand, and consistently apply Metro Atlanta YMCA risk and safety guidelines, best practices, and branch emergency procedures • Adhere to strength training and nutrition guidelines in alignment with • Refrain from diagnosing injuries, offering medical advice, and dispensing or endorsing any and all commercial health products, especially nutritional supplements, vitamins, performance-enhancing substances, and/or pain relievers.