Fitness Technician I

This posting is for multiple, hourly positions located out of Millennium Place, Ardrossan Recreation Complex and Glen Allan Recreation Complex _

Do you have a passion for sharing your fitness and/or kinesiology knowledge with others? Are you someone that thrives in an environment with a focus on promoting a healthy lifestyle for diverse groups of individuals?

The Fitness Technician I proactively monitors Strathcona County Wellness Centres and provides the highest level of customer service to exceed guest expectations. Your primary role in this position is to ensure all guests feel welcome, comfortable, and able to exercise in a clean and organized Wellness Centre. Fitness Technician I’s are expected to work a minimum of 10 hours per week, approximately 2-3 shifts at any of the 3 wellness facilities. Shifts may be any time between the hours of 5:00 a.m. - 10:45 p.m. Fitness Technician I’s will be expected to attend mandatory training sessions monthly.

**Responsibilities**
- Actively engaging and greet guests as they come through the wellness centre to create a comfortable environment
- Providing and educating guests on all available options, spontaneous use services such as Wellness Centre orientations and collecting guest feedback/suggestions
- Monitoring guest activities to ensure they are done in a safe manner, answering their questions, and familiarizing them with Wellness Centre procedures and etiquette
- Complete equipment cleaning, equipment safety checks and statistics of wellness spaces
- Circulate the Wellness Centre to maintain organization of fitness equipment
- Performing first aid and/or CPR when required and make sure all preventable hazards in the wellness centre are taken care of
- Assist group fitness with class set ups
- Promote community wellness events to encourage healthy active living by supporting wellness service initiatives in Strathcona County facilities
- Ability to work daytimes, evenings, weekends, statutory holidays and irregular hours

**Skills and Abilities**
- General fitness equipment knowledge
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; including excellent customer service
- Good physical condition to perform active supervision and light housekeeping
- The ability to deal effectively with diverse groups of individuals (guests and staff)
- Ability to visually monitor a large area with large numbers of guests
- Ability to work well as part of a large team and independently
- Comfortable with Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, word, etc.)

**Qualifications**
- High School Diploma
- One year of experience working in customer service required and experience in a fitness or recreation setting is preferred
- Enrollment in a Bachelor of Kinesiology degree or NAIT Personal Fitness Trainer program is considered an asset
- Standard First Aid, CPR (C) and AED required

**Conditions of Employment**
- Submission of Satisfactory Criminal Record Check Ability to perform physical labour as part of the job duties and stand/walk for extended periods of time

**Who we are**:
Strathcona County is a specialized municipality located in the heart of Alberta. Our vision is to become Canada’s most livable community, where our workplace culture and identity are supported by our people plan and values of integrity, respect, safety, fairness, and cooperation.

**Why Join Strathcona County**:

- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, which includes:

- Health and wellness spending account
- Employee and family assistance program
- Commitment to employee development, through internal and external training and development opportunities.
- Well-being programs and a safety culture focused on physical and psychological health in the workplace.

Equivalencies of education and experience may be considered.

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies for similar positions within the next 6 months.
- Strathcona County is committed to an inclusive, respectful, and equitable workplace that represents the community we serve. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds who can contribute diverse perspectives and experiences. _

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.