Westwood Yoga Fitness Instructor Sub

Overview:

A Yoga Instructor is someone who leads their class through a fun and engaging experience. Yoga Instructors embody the core values, are enthusiastic, self-motivated, proactive, and deliver outstanding customer experiences to their class participants.

Responsibilities:

• Provide instruction to our members, guests, and staff using the knowledge learned through your various certifications;
• Provide modifications for all experience levels;
• Safely and effectively demonstrate poses being aware of student experience levels;
• Connect with guests with a big smile and positive energy;
• Mentor new yogis and staff by sharing creating beta you have learned;
• Provide instruction, encouragement, corrections and adjustments (if student wishes) to other yogis;
• Inspire new people to discover a yoga practice by sharing your passion with them;
• Manage the inherent risks involved with practicing yoga;
• Maintain all current policies and procedures concerned with customer facing cleanliness and sanitation including but not limited to use of personal protective equipment;
• Take initiative to help the team progress to our shared purpose - discover ourselves and connect with others through climbing, yoga and fitness;
• Provide members and guests with information about other one Sender One offerings, schedule, pricing and promotions.

Profile:

• Passionate about yoga and the yoga community;
• A positive and patient teacher who is flexible and able to adapt to change and the needs of your yogis;
• Professional and punctual;
• Detail oriented with the ability to make either clear verbal or physical corrections to other yogis;
• Motivated and self driven;
• Creative (bring your own personality into your practice);
• Strong interpersonal and professional skills;
• Knowledgeable about different styles of yoga;
• Has a strong knowledge of functional anatomy;
• Able to provide modifications for all experience levels;
• A team player, willing to step in to help other instructors and offer feedback about class offerings;
• Can make decisions and work confidently in an unsupervised environment;
• Time conscientious and can start and end class on time.

Industry Experience:

• At least one year teaching experience;
• 200 plus hour certification from an accredited yoga program;
• CPR certified;
• Ability to use computer system / sound system within studios;
• Basic knowledge of Mindbody or RGP (a plus);
• Ability to demonstrate exercises relevant to class style;
• Physically be able to lift and carry up to 20lbs.

Time Commitment:

• Must be able to work at least one instruction class;
• As an instructor with classes on the schedule, a weekly commitment to that specific class (either 60 / 75 minute class);
• Flexibility to sub for other instructors;
• Offer at least one workshop per year within the studio;
• As a sub, ability to step in to teach either a 60 or 75 minute yoga class;
• May attend the Mandatory All Staff Quarterly meeting (optional).