Job Description
Yoga Instructor: Two classes per week for a total of 3 hours. Classes run from September 2026 - May 2027 with summer months off.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science, Health Promotion, Wellness required
- Master's Degree in related field preferred
- Minimum of three (3) years in a health related field, health and wellness management, or fitness/corporate facility management
- Personal fitness trainer certification preferred
- Group exercise certification preferred
Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Exempt $25.00 per hour
Reports To: Deputy Superintendent of Operations
Job Goal:
This position will be the driving force to achieve a "culture of wellness" among all employees, students and families at Independence School District.
Performance Responsibilities:
Employee Wellness
- Ability to develop and execute annual Wellness Strategic Plans and Calendar of Events
- Ability to develop and report quarterly/annually on participation, outcomes, and health improvements
- Ability to develop wellness initiatives/challenges/classes/events for district based on needs/data
- Ability to implement and evaluate wellness programming offered to the district
- Ability to develop and execute a plan to promote, communicate, and engage employees to participate in the wellness program
- Ability to direct and manage all activities associated with annual screenings (to include planning, budgeting, promotion, communication, execution of events, follow-up)
- Develop and maintain method for tracking employee participation with initiatives/challenges
- Evaluate participant satisfaction for overall program, each wellness initiative, and wellness center
- Interact, collaborate, communicate, and partner with internal and external stakeholders, departments, businesses, and vendors
- Plan, manage, evaluate budget
- Attend all district meetings as required
- Maintain wellness website for both Employee and Student
- Other duties as assigned
Wellness Center
- Manage district wellness center and staff
- Assist staff with health or fitness related inquiries and personal wellness goals
- Plan and manage budget
- Ability to work with employees on fitness goals and develop exercise programs
- Ability to teach group exercise classes
- Ability to manage and complete day to day operations
- Other duties as assigned
Student Wellness
- Facilitate the implementation of the student wellness programming/events as determined by the Student Wellness Advisory Committee
- Facilitate the Student Wellness Advisory Committee
o Coordinate these members to assist in designated tasks associated with the program
- Coordinate employee, student and family wellness events
- Evaluate satisfaction for overall program success as well as each student wellness activity
- Other duties as assigned
Terms of Employment:
The Wellness Coordinator will be employed for a twelve-month position. The salary and work year will be established by the Board of Education.
Evaluation:
Performance of this job will be evaluated by the immediate supervisor, using the employee Performance Based Summative Appraisal.
