Group Exercise Instructor Team Phoenix Triathlon Coach

Per Diem - Must be available March 15 – July 28th Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6pm-8:30pm (also Saturday July 10th 6am-12pm and Sunday July 25th 6am – 2pm) 

• High School education or equivalent with 1 year of experience in fitness class instruction.
• Must display ability to motivate - members in Fitness classes.
• Requires good communication skills.

• Triathlon experience required – triathlon coach certification preferred

• Good skills in coordination, rhythm and timing.
• Triathlon coach certification preferred (willingness to get certified)
• Experience and knowledge of instruction for swimming, biking, and run/walk technique and safe training progression
• Lifeguard certification or willingness to get certified (strong swimming skills required)
• Physical strength and flexibility is needed.
• CPR certified.

Serve as a Team Phoenix coach, helping facilitate triathlon training for 50+ female cancer survivors of varying abilities and experience levels.

• →Deliver safe, effective, and professional group exercise classes.
• →Maintain a positive, enthusiastic presence with members and staff.
• →Set up equipment and space properly and operate audio equipment correctly.
• →Handle emergencies appropriately and follow all policies and agreements.
• →Minimize class substitutions and help grow class participation.

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

• Answer fitness questions or find accurate information.
• Stay current on new equipment, class formats, and training methods.
• Promote Wellness Center programs, services, and events.
• Serve as a visible, helpful resource and guide members to additional services.

• Maintain and report damage/loss of equipment.
• Track attendance, class statistics, and work hours accurately.
• Follow proper timekeeping procedures before and after classes.

• Attend required meetings and trainings.
• Complete HR and safety requirements on time.
• Stay informed on communications and schedules.
• Maintain HIPAA confidentiality and uphold organizational standards of excellence.

The biggest challenge in this role is being able to coordinate the social, emotional and physical needs of a wide variety of athletes/volunteers while assuring that athletes have safe and successful training and triathlon experience.  

Team Phoenix complements efforts to better understand how exercise improves survival after cancer. Our researchers collaborate with higher education institutions on the effects of moderate exercise on aerobic capacity, strength and psychological well-being after cancer treatment. With the help of cancer survivors, we’re making steady progress in advancing all aspects of cancer care, including diagnosis, treatment and survival.

• The job routinely demands a great deal of cardiorespiratory and muscular endurance. Occasionally, the group exercise classroom furnishings may require rearranging to provide adequate space for instruction.
• Occasionally, may be asked to provide instruction at an affiliated site or business within our hospital service area.
• Occasionally, may be called upon to provide instruction at an unscheduled time in the absence of another instructor.
  If position has direct patient care or direct patient contact, the following lifting requirement supersedes any previous lifting requirement effective 06/01/2015. Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance.
• For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available.
• Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. 

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Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.