Health Fitness Professional

If you have a passion for empowering others in their journey to better health, come join our fantastic team as a **Health Fitness Professional** in **Kanata, ON**

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**Who we are**:
HealthFitness, a Trustmark company, is a proven leader in providing fitness solutions that engage and connect people both on-site and online, to create a strong community of health. Our work focuses on creating meaningful connections with each of our participants to help them move forward. We foster each individual’s journey by creating communities of health within the organizations we serve - so that everyone is supported. We provide personal and professional support, training and development and flexible employment opportunities.

**What you will be doing**:

- Supervises facility; interacts with participants and monitors equipment and participant safety.
- Provides individual and group exercise instruction; educates participants on proper techniques to maximize exercise safety and effectiveness.
- Coordinates and leads a variety of HealthFitness and program-specific health improvement programs & promotions.
- Conducts fitness testing and assessments and advises participants of results; designs individualized programs to meet the participant’s interests, abilities and goals.
- Researches health & fitness educational topics and identifies appropriate participant educational materials; conducts health education seminars/presentations.
- Participates in membership drives to acquire new participants; enrolls new participants and conducts facility, program and equipment orientations.
- Promotes program offerings and conducts outreach activities to increase participation and re-engage inactive participants.
- Creates and maintains webpage, newsletters and other marketing & communication materials.

**What you bring with you**:

- Bachelor’s degree in a related field (Kinesiology, Exercise Science, etc.) or 2+ years’ fitness and wellness industry experience, along with fitness industry certification(s) from a HealthFitness approved provider.
- Adult First Aid and CPR/AED certifications through the Canadian Red Cross, St. Johns Ambulance, Heart and Stroke Foundation or Ottawa Paramedic Service.
- Personal Training industry certification from ACE, ACSM, AFAA, NETA, NSCA, NASM, CanFitPro or *ISSA/NCCPT (*NCCA accredited version only). Would also accept a Certified Exercise Specialist certification from CSEP; if not current, will be required within 3-6 months of hire.
- Group Exercise Instructor certification from ACE, AFAA, ACSM or NETA; if not current, will be required within 3-6 months of hire.
- Virtual teaching and program delivery experience a plus.

HealthFitness is committed to leveraging the talent of a diverse workforce to create great opportunities for our people and our business. EOE/AA. Race/Color/Gender/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Age/Disability/Veteran

**For the second consecutive year we were selected as a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune.** The award is based exclusively on Trustmark associate responses to an anonymous survey. The survey measured 15 key drivers of engaged cultures that are critical to the success of an organization.

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