Fitness Instructor

**City of Kenora**

**Fitness Instructor**

**Kenora provides a high quality of life for residents and unforgettable experiences for visitors by celebrating and embracing the community’s rich heritage, diversity, and natural environment.**

Division: Recreation & Culture

Branch: Recreation

Hours of Work: 0-24 hours per week during hours of 6:00am and 10:00pm including weekends

Classification: Aquafit Instructor/ Fitness Consultant

Benefits: In accordance with Collective Agreement

**Salary**: $28.90/hr

Posted Internally October 11, 2024

The City of Kenora is seeking instructors to deliver a wide variety of fitness and aquafit programs. Reporting to the community programs supervisor, the Fitness Instructor ensures the enjoyment of patrons while delivering a wide range of aquatic and dryland fitness. Courses will run from forty five minutes to an hour in length 7 days per week and are typically eight weeks in length per program.

**Qualifications**:

- Must be registered as a Personal Trainer and/or equivalent education and experience.
- Preference will be given to those who have previous experience and training delivering fitness courses.
- Must be willing to participate in training and skills workshop
- Strong communication skills
- Valid First Aid/CPR Certification, or willing to obtain
- Act as an innovative fitness ambassador, both in and out of class
- Ability to effectively communicate exercise techniques and principles to participants
- Ability to work mornings, days, evenings and weekends
- Time management skills to effectively plan and organize class schedules
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills with a proven focus on service delivery
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to get along well with others including supervisors, co-workers, members of the public and other partners in service

The City of Kenora is committed to providing accommodation in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process in accordance with the _Ontario Human Rights Code_ and the _Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA_). If you require an accommodation, please advise the Human Resources department in advance to ensure your participation in the recruitment and selection process.

Personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and is used to determine eligibility for potential employment.