Wellness Consultant

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority invites applications for a casual, in-person Fitness Programs/Wellness role. The successful candidate will perform health and lifestyle assessments, use motivational interviewing, and coach clients with varying needs and fitness levels, building tailored programs within our Wellness Institute.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology or related field, CPT certification, CPR, and strong communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology, Human Performance, Exercise Science or equivalent.
• Training in health behaviour and lifestyle change, particularly from a self-management approach preferred.
• CPT certification required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct health and lifestyle assessments for clients.
• Provide motivational interviewing and coaching tailored to varying needs.
• Schedule and coordinate client sessions to ensure timely completion of program requirements.
• Maintain accurate client records and progress notes.
• Collaborate with the Wellness Institute team to deliver integrated services.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Customer Service

Time Management

Interpersonal Skills

Initiative

Computer Literacy

Multitasking

Education

Bachelors in Kinesiology or related

Health behaviour training

Job description

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Department / Unit: Wellness Institute Fitness Programs Services

Job Stream: Non-Clinical

Union: MAHCP

Anticipated Start Date: 10/01/2026

FTE: Casual

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

Position Overview

Experience

• Two to five years’ experience in health and lifestyle assessments, motivational interviewing techniques and training individuals with varying needs and fitness levels.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology, Human Performance, Exercise Science or equivalent.
• Training in health behaviour and lifestyle change, particularly from a self-management approach preferred.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) obtained through the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology or equally recognized certifying body required.
• Health Provider CPR per Wellness Institute and professional association policies required.

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrated ability to maintain effective communication and work collaboratively with all team members.
• Strong customer service skills with experience working in the service industry.
• Excellent time management strengths; able to schedule and coordinate client sessions to ensure orderly, timely and accurate completion of program requirements and ensure completion of client records.
• Skilled in working in a fast-paced work environment with a variety of activities, client requirements, and numerous interruptions; able to prioritize workload to meet departmental and client requirements while maintaining composure under stress.
• Easy, approachable personal manner with solid communication and interpersonal skills for effective client contact whether in person, by phone or other electronic technology.
• Action oriented, able to take the initiative, able and willing to participate and contribute in a team-based work environment.
• Basic computer literacy and comfort with use of electronic media.

Physical Requirements

• Fast-paced, deadline and goal-oriented multi professional team with excellence in communication and customer service.
• Must be able to withstand considerable amounts of standing, walking, bending and other activity associated with exercise instruction and fitness assessments.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, Prairie Crocus Manor, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.