25-164 Group Fitness Instructor

**GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTOR**

**COMPETITION: #25-164**
**STATUS: Auxiliary**
**DEPARTMENT: Recreation Services**
**SALARY: $36.84 per hour**
**CLOSING: October 13, 2025**
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**POSITION OVERVIEW**

Are you passionate about health, wellness, and inspiring others? We’re looking for dynamic and energetic Group Fitness Instructors to join our team

As a Group Fitness Instructor, you’ll be a key part of our fitness community, bringing enthusiasm and a love for helping others reach their wellness goals. With your effective communication and interpersonal skills, you’ll lead safe, fun, and effective classes that engage participants of all fitness levels and ages. The incumbent will also be teaching various classes such as Tabata Circuit, Pump It, Step, Bootcamp, Low Impact to mention a few.

**What You’ll Do**:
Lead Inspiring Classes: Design and lead group workouts that are accessible, motivating, and adaptable for participants at different fitness levels.

Ensure Safety: Maintain a safe environment in the fitness areas by demonstrating proper form and techniques, offering modifications as needed, and providing clear instructions.

Build Connections: Foster a welcoming and supportive atmosphere where participants feel encouraged and empowered.

Maintain a Positive Environment: Bring energy and positivity to every class, creating an experience that keeps people coming back

**What We’re Looking For**:
Team players with great communication and interpersonal skills.

Passionate and knowledgeable about fitness, health, and wellness.

Confident in demonstrating exercises and offering modifications for diverse fitness abilities.

Enthusiastic, personable, and committed to creating a supportive and enjoyable fitness experience.

If you’re ready to inspire others, make a difference, and have fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you Join us in creating a community where everyone can thrive in their fitness journey.

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES**

Sound knowledge of applicable policies, procedures, standards, safety regulations and rules governing the work performed.

Sound knowledge of current techniques and the principals of anatomy and physiology as it applies to the work performed.

Sound knowledge of current industry standards and methods of practice as it applies to the work performed.

Sound knowledge of various fitness programs, equipment and group dynamics.

Ability to plan, develop, design and instruct general group fitness exercise classes to assist participants of varying levels and ages in reaching their health and fitness goals.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of internal and external contacts and deal tactfully and diplomatically with a variety of participants.

Ability to provide, select and utilize music appropriately to enhance class.

Skill in the operation of a variety of equipment used in fitness facilities

**DESIREABLE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE**

Recognized fitness certificate approved by a creditor plus recent related experience, including working with group fitness classes in a fitness facility, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

**LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES**

Current Emergency First Aid and CPR ‘A’ certification.

Current BCRPA Fitness Certification registered as a fitness leader in group fitness, or equivalent certification/registration.

**HOURS OF WORK**:
This is an auxiliary position with no ongoing regular schedule of hours.

**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**:
Group Fitness Instructor

Specialty Fitness Instructor I

Specialty Fitness Instructor 2

**Article 13 - Hours of Work**

**Article 15 - Overtime**

Overtime pay shall be paid for all hours worked in excess of eight (8) hours within the twelve (12) hour period from the start of the shift.

**Article 22 - Payment of Wages and Allowances**

Dependent on registration, employees working in these classifications shall be a minimum of one (1) hour to a maximum of eight (8) hours in a day. Wherever practicable, the Employer will endeavor to provide employees working in these classifications with a minimum of two (2) consecutive hours of work. Employees working in these classifications will be paid an additional fifteen (15) minutes for each class instructed for program set up, take down, and customer service.

**Article 22.08 Fees and Licenses**

Employees in these classifications are solely responsible for the fees associated with the holding of

specialized certifications (i.e. Zumba). The city will pay for recertification fees for BCRPA fitness

certification (or equivalent) once an employee has passed their probationary period

**EQUITY STATEMENT**

**WHAT WE OFFER YOU**

The City of Maple Ridge is a great place to work with competitive compensation p