Aquatic and Dryland Fitness Instructors

City of Grande Prairie; Grande Prairie; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Fitness Instructor, where you'll lead engaging fitness classes tailored to diverse abilities. This role emphasizes safety, professionalism, and adaptability, ensuring participants have a positive experience. You'll be responsible for planning effective classes, managing participant interactions, and maintaining a safe environment. The position offers a competitive hourly wage and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community. If you're passionate about fitness and enjoy working with people, this is the perfect chance to shine in a supportive and energetic setting.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid fitness instructor certification and liability insurance.
• Emergency First Aid CPR/AED certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Plan and instruct safe and balanced fitness classes for various levels.
• Adapt classes to accommodate different abilities and fitness levels.

Skills

Fitness Instruction

Emergency Response

Adaptability

Multitasking

Education

Valid Fitness Instructor Certification

Emergency First Aid CPR/AED Certification

Job description

Plans, choreographs, and instructs fitness classes.

Responsibilities

• Plan safe, effective and balanced classes
• Lead and instruct safe, effective, and balanced classes
• Stay within Scope of Practice
• Physical abilities to perform the duties of the position
• Be on time to prepare class setup for participants and be available during and after class for any questions or concerns
• Professional and fun
• Mindful of different abilities and fitness levels
• Adaptable
• Report any unsafe behavior and equipment
• Keep inventory organized
• Ability to multitask and react quickly to emergency situations

You Bring

• Valid Fitness Instructor Certification
• Minimum 2 million Liability Insurance
• Emergency First Aid CPR/AED Certification (renewed yearly as required by Certification)

Hours

Must be available to work on evenings and weekends.

The rate of pay is in accordance with the CUPE Collective agreement, Fitness Instructor III, and will be $40.26 per hour.

Selection Process

We thank you in advance for your interest. Those selected for an interview will be contacted by phone or email. We will contact those who did not make it to the interview stage by email within one month of the closing date of this job posting.

1. Submit a cover letter and resume using the "Apply Now" tab on this web page.
2. Applications will be reviewed, shortlisted, and interviews will be scheduled.

Note: Once you apply and upload a resume you should receive an email confirming that your application has been submitted for this position. If you receive this email, there is NO further need to contact us regarding this position.

• This posting may be used to fill future vacancies in this position.
• This posting may be used to fill more than one position.
• This posting will be open until suitable candidate(s) is/are found.

Due to the high volume of applications that we receive per job posting, we are not able to answer job-specific questions before the interview stage. If you are successful in getting to the job interview stage, we will be more than happy to answer any questions you might have at that time.