The Healthworks Foundation is always looking for volunteers.  Please contact Yesiana at ypizarro@healthworksfoundation.org if you are interested in volunteering! 

Opportunities include:

Front Desk Volunteer - greets members, logs Ids, signs up new members, files paperwork, makes copies of needed paperwork, and answers phones.

Youth Fitness Zone Instructor - develop and/or lead fitness classes for children and/or adolescents. A wide variety of expertise needed-- dance and martial arts instructors, general fitness class instructors (personal trainers/group exercise teachers), athletic coaches for skills development and sports & agility classes, PE teachers, etc. Those with a love of fitness and interest in supporting the health of young people welcome! Students training to be fitness professionals and/or physical education teachers also welcome!

Wellness Coach – act as fitness mentor, develop a professional and personable relationship with a member, and connect member with appropriate resources (no certification necessary).

Personal Trainer – assess a member’s fitness needs, prescribe individual exercise programs, provide education on wellness principles and exercise safety, and motivate members to achieve realistic goals.

Group Exercise Instructor – facilitate group exercise classes, motivate members to attend classes, and impart information on exercise safety.

Nutritionist – facilitate weekly educational workshops, meet one-on-one or in small groups of members for nutrition consultation, and impart nutritional information to staff and volunteers.

Outreach Worker – This volunteer can help with any one or all of the below Outreach Opportunities Facilitate information tables; Distribute fliers; assist with donation solicitation; assist with mass mailings; Assist with Foundation fund and awareness raiser events

Foundation Liaison -  (perfect for current Healthworks employees!) - Responsible for displaying foundation outreach materials; Assist in keeping Foundation outreach corner neat and up to date; Assist with developing outreach boards that attract attention and outreach; Responsible for keeping front desk staff updated on Foundation activities; Assist with setting up drives; Assist with your club's fund and or awareness raising events; Stay abreast of the developments of the Foundation

We are also seeking Volunteers to teach fitness apprenticeships to students at Edison Middle School in Brighton in partnership with Citizen Schools. Volunteers can teach anything they are passionate about, including: YOGA, AEROBICS, DANCE or OUTDOOR SPORTS. Volunteers teach one 90 minute lesson per week for 10 weeks. Volunteers may teach alone or in a small group. Through three training sessions and weekly in classroom staff support, volunteers can teach anything they know about to students. If you’re interested in volunteering at the Healthworks Foundation, please contact us.

Your volunteer experience will include:

The opportunity to develop skills while working with a diverse population in a fun, upbeat, environment.

The chance to help clients create positive changes in their lives.

A complimentary membership to Healthworks at St. Mary's.

If you’re interested in volunteering at the Healthworks Foundation, please contact us.