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Zumba Instructor Trainee
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Job Description
- Req#: 508594
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:
Early April 2025 Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):
Upon successful completion of our training program in Fall 2023 and completion of the Zumba Basic 1 license workshop, trainees are eligible to be hired as Zumba Instructors for Rec Well Remote Work Eligibility Detail:
Not Remote
Anticipated Hours Per Week:
Minimum: 5 hours Maximum: 10 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 Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:
Minimum: $15.00/ per hour Maximum: $20.00/ per hour Number of Positions:
Depending on needs Qualifications:
Must be a UW-Madison student studying on campus in 2025-2026.
Experience attending Rec Well zumba classes preferred
No teaching experience necessaryKnowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Passionate to learn about exercise and leading zumba classes
Leadership, strong verbal and non-verbal communication skills
Enjoy working with peoplePosition Summary/Job Duties:
Zumba Instructor Trainees attend training sessions, are assigned a mentor and co-lead an assigned weekly zumba class with their mentor.
If selected, you will be invited for a tryout. The tryout consists of the candidate teaching 3 assigned Zumba songs (10-12 minutes). Candidates will be provided with choreography and music to learn the 3 songs. Candidates will be contacted to coordinate a tryout date/time.
Training & Mentoring Program
We’ll teach you everything you need to know.
Attend an Orientation and initial Zumba training session in late March, 2025.
Co-lead with a current Zumba instructor one class each week during the Spring 2025 semester.
Complete the Zumba basic one workshop before September 2025 to become licensed to teach Zumba.Physical Demands:
Fitness level congruent with demands of teaching zumba 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
The University of Wisconsin is a top-ranked research institution located in Madison, Wisconsin, providing exceptional education opportunities to undergraduates, graduate and professional students.