24-196 Specialty Fitness Instructor 2

**SPECIALITY FITNESS INSTRUCTOR 2**

**COMPETITION: #24-196**
**STATUS: Auxiliary - CUPE**
**DEPARTMENT: Recreation Services**
**SALARY: $41.89 per hour**
**CLOSING: January 26, 2025**
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**POSITION OVERVIEW**:
Do you love fitness, dance, and inspiring others? We’re seeking energetic, personable, and certified Specialty Dance Fitness Instructors to bring the joy of movement to our community through fun, engaging classes like Zumba

As a Specialty Dance Fitness Instructor, you’ll create an uplifting environment where participants of all ages and fitness levels feel motivated and supported. Your strong communication and people skills will help foster a sense of community, while your passion for health and wellness will keep participants excited to return.

**What You’ll Do**:
Lead Dynamic Dance Classes: Design and lead specialty dance fitness classes, such as Zumba, that are engaging and accessible to participants at various fitness levels.
Ensure Safety First: Maintain a safe environment by demonstrating proper form and offering clear, adaptable instructions to meet each participant’s needs.
Encourage and Motivate: Build a positive, inclusive atmosphere where participants feel comfortable, energized, and inspired to move.
Create Memorable Experiences: Use your energy and enthusiasm to keep classes lively, enjoyable, and memorable for everyone involved.

**What We’re Looking For**:

- Certified instructors in specialty dance fitness, particularly Zumba
- Team-oriented professionals with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Passionate about health, wellness, and the power of dance to promote fitness
- Confident in demonstrating dance fitness routines and providing modifications for diverse abilities
- Enthusiastic, approachable, and dedicated to making fitness enjoyable for all participants

If you’re ready to share your love of dance and make a difference in others’ wellness journeys, we’d love to hear from you Join us in building a vibrant, supportive fitness community.

**DESIRABLE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE**

Recognized specialty dance fitness certification plus recent related experience, including working with specialty fitness classes in a fitness facility, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

**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 dance fitness programs, equipment and group dynamics.
- Ability to plan, develop, design and instruct dance specialty 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.

**LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES**
- Current Emergency First Aid and CPR ‘A’ certification.
- Specialty Designation (Zumba Certificate), or equivalent.
- Valid Zumba Instructor Network (ZIN) membership.

**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**

**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 packages that include the Municipal Pension Plan, a strong employee