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Fitness Instructor
Casual Part-time, Multiple Vacancies
Posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Job Number: RCSPT-23-21
Job Type: Casual Part-time, Up to 10 Months, Non-Union
Position Closing Date: December 31, 2024
Choose Barrie
The City of Barrie is a vibrant, progressive, and growing community with deep connections to our heritage, to nature and to the opportunities surrounding us.
Our community values quality of life; the ability to play year-round with 300 hectares of park space, our beautiful waterfront, our lively downtown core and the nearby hills, wetlands, and forests. We also value connections; to our neighbours and the community, to our road and rail network, and to the opportunity Barrie provides to enjoy life.
Everything Barrie has to offer, from the water we drink to the roads we travel on, has one thing in common - municipal workers. Joining a municipality is one of the most rewarding, engaging, and exciting careers you could choose. It is a career you can take pride in knowing that every day you make a positive impact on an entire community. We are one team, with one goal and we all work together to continue making our community great.
The Opportunity
Recreation and Culture Services builds vibrant, healthy, active and connected communities by providing facilities and programs that give all Barrie residents an opportunity to participate in recreational activities. Key responsibilities include identifying community recreation needs and interests, developing and delivering recreation opportunities which meet these needs and interests, maintaining and operating recreational and cultural facilities to provide a setting for these activities, and managing the provision of space to external community providers and groups.
Under the general guidance and direction of the Recreation Active Living Programmer, and reporting to the Recreation Supervisor, the Fitness Instructor (PT) position is responsible for the organization and delivery of fitness classes. Specifically, this position leads and facilitaes various fitness classes such as Zumba, Pilates and Yoga while ensuring the safety, well being and enjoyment of participants. Overall, this position plays an integral role in enabling the City to provide comprehensive and enjoyable recreation active living programs to its residents by instructing fitness classes for all age groups.
Our Culture and Qualifications of the Job
Corporate Culture
- Your workplace values align with our corporate values of Strive, Share and Care and you want to join us in providing exceptional services and programs to build a prosperous, growing and sustainable community
Education (degree/diploma/certifications)
- Valid Fitness and/or Personal Training Certification and completion of accredited fitness courses in accordance with certification requirements for the course(s) being taught
- HIGH FIVE® Principles of Healthy Child Development Certificate from HIGH FIVE® National within three (3) months of hire, if instructing applicable age group
- Standard First Aid, CPR Level C, and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Certifications
Experience
- Previous experience instructing and/or participating in the specific program activity in accordance with experience requirements laid out in any applicable certifications required to instruct the program activity in question
Knowledge/Skill/Ability
- Demonstrated ability in the specific program activity being taught; including the ability to demonstrate/participate in the activity for the duration of a class session
- Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and facilitate fitness lesson programs
- Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision
- Intermediate interpersonal, customer service and oral communication skills
- Availability to work weekdays, evenings, weekends and/or holidays, as required
Conditions of Employment
- Standard First Aid, CPR Level C, and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Certifications
- Satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Check*
*Please note that this is a requirement of the position for any new employees to the City of Barrie in accordance with the Police Record Check Procedure. Existing employees may be grandparented from this requirement in accordance with the Police Record Check Procedure.
Other Important Information
Wage: This is a casual part-time non-union position with the following 2023 pay range:
- Hourly Pay Rate: $21.68 to $29.49 per hour
Hours: The normal hours of work are up to and including 24 hours per week with a varying schedule to support business demand.
Location: Allandale Recreation Centre (190 Bayview Drive, Barrie), East Bayfield Community Centre (80 Livingstone Street East, Barrie), Peggy Hill Team Community Centre (171 Mapleton Avenue, Barrie).
The City of Barrie is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to creating a workplace culture of inclusiveness and welcomes applications from qualified individuals of diverse backgrounds. We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices and we will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise if you require Code-protected accommodation and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Disclaimer: The job posting has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities required of employees to do this job. For full position details, please request a copy of the Job Description by emailing RCS.Recruitment@barrie.ca.
We thank all applicants and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.