Bloom Fitness Volunteer - Accessible Fitness for Everyone!

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A-B Tech’s Transitional Studies department inspires and supports students engaging in ongoing academic, personal, and career development. A-B Tech's Adult Basic Education Foundation program in Transitional Studies offers FREE classes for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities and low levels of literacy, to explore and develop academic and employable skills.

Through a special partnership between A‐B Tech and Bloom Fitness, classes are offered to improve the health and wellness of students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Bloom Fitness classes include cycling, dance, yoga, and nutrition and are a fun way to promote health, build self‐esteem, and be part of a fitness community.

Volunteer Responsibilities:

• Bloom Fitness volunteers will assist and support the instructor or depending on experience may lead 30‐minute fitness classes in yoga, strength, Pilates, dance, and indoor cycle.
• To learn more about Bloom Fitness visit bloomfitness.org/.

Requirements:

• An application, background check and orientation/ brief training are required before starting this position.
• Must be able to commute to A-B Tech in Asheville NC. This position is in-person.

Skills Required:

• Passion for physical fitness
• Experience and enjoyment of working with intellectual and developmentally disabled individuals
• Teaching/Coaching experience preferred

Attire:

• Comfortable and appropriate attire is required.
• Room temperatures are variable - please dress accordingly.

Location:

• Hemlock Building, A-B Tech, 207 Victoria Rd., Asheville NC 28801

Health and Safety:

• For current COVID-19 guidelines visit https://abtech.edu/COVID

Founded in 1959 in the heart of Asheville, A-B Tech is the largest higher education institution in Western North Carolina, serving approximately 23,000 students a year in Buncombe and Madison counties. One of 58 community colleges in the NC Community College System, A-B Tech offers 190 degrees, diplomas, and certificates, as well as a wide range of workforce training and continuing education programs. A-B Tech includes the main Asheville campus, A-B Tech Enka (home of the A-B Tech Small Business Center and Business Incubation Program, Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast and N.C. BioNetwork), A-B Tech Madison, A-B Tech Woodfin, the Goodwill Center and the ABCCM Transformation Village in West Asheville, and a future location at Biltmore Park West. Learn more at abtech.edu. To learn more about our volunteering program visit www.abtech.edu/volunteer.