Fitness Instructor

**Fitness Instructor, Clarington**
**(Part-Time)**

Reporting to the Supervisor Exercise and Falls Prevention, the Exercise Instructor will lead online and/or in-person exercise classes, providing instruction and guidance to class participants.

Responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited to:

- Actively leads exercise classes, including aid to individual class participants, form corrections, exercise modifications, and promotion of guidelines for safe participation
- Set up physical class environment (chairs, equipment, etc.), / preparation for on-line streaming of exercise classes.
- Provides aid to individual class participants, including form corrections, exercise modifications, and promotion of guidelines for safe participation.
- Provides First aid and CPR assistance if/when required.
- Submits class attendance to program coordinator

**Qualifications**:

- Specialized training and certification/registration in various fitness and wellness programming, including Group Exercise
- Current Emergency First Aid Certificate CPR C & AED
- Minimum 1-year experience working with seniors
- Minimum 1-year experience leading exercise/fitness classes
- Experience in fitness testing, exercise prescription, and group fitness program implementation
- Experience working with individuals with cognitive impairments including but not limited to: Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, and age-related cognitive decline.
- Autonomy and interpersonal skills with ability to communicate with clients, colleagues, supervisors, location staff and other healthcare professionals
- Knowledge and understanding of human anatomy, physiology, biomechanics and how common injuries and/or surgeries may affect mobility
- Experience working with mobility aid
- Instructors are required to be certified in various fitness and wellness programming from various certifying bodies including but not limited to: CAN FIT Pro, CSEP, ACE, Various Yoga certifying bodies, Zumba Fitness, Nordic Pole Walking, College of Kinesiologists of Ontario, Registered Physiotherapists
- Adhere to all safety protocols including COVID-19 safety practices and all full vaccinations that align with current public health regulations where medically able in accordance with our Immunization Policy

**Compensation**:Starting at $25.00 per hour; with 6% vacation pay

**Job Type**: Part-time

**Salary**: From $25.00 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

COVID-19 considerations:
Work Location: On the road