• Job Description

  Req#: 505845

  Department Overview:	Join the Rec Well team as we move Badgers to play hard, get fit, and live well. As one of the largest student employers at UW, we practice customer service, problem solving, critical thinking, professionalism, team building, and other skills that you can talk about in an interview with a future employer. We believe we are more than a building. We’re building a movement. And we want you to be a part of it! Visit recwell.wisc.edu for more information.
  Anticipated Start Date:	November 27, 2023 (Majority of training is in Spring 2024 with the exception of a few activities Fall 2023)
  Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):	Upon successful completion of our training program in Spring 2024, trainees are eligible to be hired as Group Fitness Instructors for Rec Well
  Remote Work Eligibility Detail:	Not Remote
  Anticipated Hours Per Week:	5 hours
  Schedule:	5-10 hours per week, including weekends and nights. Based on semester group fitness schedule. Hours range from 6:40 AM to 8:50 PM M-F and weekends Level one tryouts will take place at the Nicholas Recreation Center, 2 – 3:30pm on Sunday, October 29 and Sunday, November 5. If selected, you will take a 45-minute high intensity interval class. You will be evaluated on how well you follow cues, your form and execution, and your enthusiasm. If selected, you will receive directions and guidance to prepare for level two tryouts. Level two tryouts will take place at the Nicholas Recreation Center. You will be assigned to an hour and a half time block between 9am – 3pm on Friday, November 17. You will lead a 12-minute workout (warm-up, tabatas and strength/core exercises) and will be evaluated on your cueing, execution, and enthusiasm. If selected, you will be invited for an interview.
  Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:	$20.00 per hour for teaching / $15 per hour for in-service & training
  Number of Positions:	Depending on needs
  Qualifications:	Must be a UW-Madison student studying on campus in 2024-2025. Experience attending Rec Well group fitness classes preferred No teaching experience necessary
  Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:	Passionate to learn about exercise and leading mind-body classes Leadership, strong verbal and non-verbal communication skills Enjoy working with people
  Position Summary/Job Duties:	Group Fitness Instructor Trainees attend training sessions, are assigned a mentor and co-lead assigned group fitness floor classes with their mentor. Training & Mentoring Program We’ll teach you everything you need to know. Attend our Orientation on Monday, November 27 from 7 – 9pm. Attend our paid training sessions are on January 20 – 22 and selected Saturdays and Sundays during the spring 2024 semester. Co-lead with a current Floor instructor for two classes each week during the Spring 2024 semester.
  Physical Demands:	Fitness level congruent with demands of teaching group fitness floor classes
  Institutional Statements:	Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce. Institutional Statement on Diversity: Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals. The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world. For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu Accommodation Statement: If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

• About the company

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