Careers
Welcome and thanks for your interest in joining our Dream Team!
We take pride in providing a feel good experience with every interaction,
from world class Pilates instruction, to exceptional client service.
In order to fulfill our mission to ‘share the life changing benefits of Pilates with every body, in Brooklyn, and beyond’, we rely on a team of highly talented, confident, and motivated people.
We’d love to connect with you if you are a natural leader, conversation starter, and enthusiastic about creating an inclusive and thriving community. Most of all, we’re looking for genuinely kind and optimistic people to be part of our dream team!
We are committed to creating a community environment that fosters & celebrates diversity. Our ongoing goal is to establish a cultural and environmental feeling of belonging and create a safe space for Black, Indigenous, and non-Black People of Color, the LGBTQIA+ community, and people of all ages and abilities.
We warmly embrace everyone of all ages, abilities, races, religions, genders and sexualities, and we can’t wait to meet you!
Reach out to careers@eastriverpilates.com with any questions
Future Opportunities
Pilates Teacher Associates
While we are not currently hiring, we welcome rolling applications to keep on file should future opportunities arise. If you’re interested in applying, please click “Learn More & Apply” to submit your application.
Requirements:
Must be certified to teach both Mat and Reformer Pilates.
Pre/Postnatal certified preferred.
If not Pre/Postnatal certified, a willingness to obtain within first 3 months of employment.
Compensation
Certified Pilates Teacher: Minimum starting base rate of $53-$55 depending on Pre/Postnatal certification with earning potential of up to $80+ per class
Senior Pilates Teacher: Minimum starting base rate of $65 with earning potential of $90 per class
Benefits
See below for extensive list of benefits
Our Commitment
In order to maintain a mutually beneficial relationship that fosters personal and professional growth for all employees, ERP is committed to:
Fostering a safe, professional, inclusive, anti-racist, and anti-discriminatory work environment
Providing competitive compensation, benefits, and incentives
Maintaining clear, direct, and open communication at all times
Providing opportunities for personal and professional mentoring and career progression
Responding professionally, fairly, and with compassion, to all staff ideas, suggestions, and concerns
Being flexible and understanding regarding scheduling and time off requests
Keeping employees informed of the objectives and progress of ERP
Our Benefits
We’re passionate about making East River Pilates the best place to work in every way possible, and we’re proud to offer some really positive benefits over the years to help you enjoy your work and lifestyle here in Brooklyn.
East River Pilates
Complimentary ERP Online access & all studio classes
Discounts on SPRING. Movement’s Certifications and Courses
Professional mentoring and career progression, including SPRING. Movement Teacher Training
Paid as Employees
All team members are paid as employees and therefore ERP covers 50% of social security & medicare taxes
Health Benefits
Health benefits (medical, dental, and vision) subsidized by 60% to teachers working 20 hours per week & full-time salaried employees
401K Retirement Savings Plan
All employees are eligible for our 401K Plan
Employer Charity Matching
We match all employee charitable donations up to $200 each year
Paid Safe and Sick Leave
We offer 1 hour of paid safe and sick leave to all employees for every 30 hours worked which can be claimed at any time for any reason
Volunteering Days | DOING GOOD Initiative
In an effort to encourage an ongoing commitment to DOING GOOD, ERP offers 2 Volunteering Days per year which allow paid time off for employees to volunteer their time at charities or organizations.
Ongoing Education Program: Professional Development & Inclusivity Training
We value the growth and development of our people. Each year we offer the opportunity for employees to be reimbursed for professional development related to their role and inclusivity training. The current budget is:
Professional Development Budget: $300 for part & full-time teacher roles / $500-$1000 for certain management roles
Inclusivity Training Budget: $250 per person
Time Off
In order to maintain an inclusive and flexible work environment, employees are entitled to request time off for any public, religious, national, cultural, secular, or alternative holiday.
ERP offers full-time salaried employees a total of 22 PTO days/176 PTO hours per year. This total takes into consideration 14 regular PTO days, plus 8 Floating Holiday PTO days to account for the number of Public Holidays observed by ERP annually, which may be used at any time at the employee’s discretion.
All salaried employees & managers are entitled to take up to a maximum total of six (6) weeks of time off per calendar year.
Insurance Benefits
Paid Family Leave
Short Term Disability Insurance
Workers Compensation Insurance
Professional Liability Insurance