Join us to shape the future of St. Catharines! At the City of St. Catharines, we are committed to realizing the vision outlined in Strategic Plan 2023 to 2027 . Our goal is to cultivate a city that thrives on safety, innovation, sustainability, and caring—not just for today, but for generations to come. Join our team and be part of a meaningful journey to shape the future of our community, leaving a lasting impact that extends far beyond the present.

Here’s what you can count on when you work with the City:

• Great People: Work with a supportive team and leadership focused on your success.
• Make Your Mark: Share your ideas, drive change, and leave a lasting impact through modernization efforts.
• Training & Development: Access training and development funds to support your professional growth.
• Competitive Pay: Receive competitive pay from a certified Ontario Living Wage Employer.
• Pension Plan: Enjoy enrollment in the OMERS pension plan with matched contributions.
• Balance & Benefits: Experience flexibility through our hybrid work environment, plus health, dental, and vision benefits (available to eligible employees).

About The Role Develops and delivers safe and enjoyable fitness instruction while following the guidelines of the certifying agency and in accordance with corporate and departmental policies, procedures, guidelines and standards. Educates patrons on fitness and safety and maintains a safe and enjoyable atmosphere for class participants.

What You Will Be Doing

• Organize equipment and materials before and after each class.
• Create a friendly and positive learning environment for all new and existing participants.
• Deliver safe, effective fitness classes that create a pleasant exercising environment for customers and enable them to achieve their aquatic and fitness goals.
• Demonstrate skills and include a variety of progressive exercises that will allow for all fitness levels to participate.
• Keep current with industry trends and new class formats.
• Teach scheduled classes beginning and ending on time, providing adequate warmup, exercising, stretching and cool down.
• Instructs participants on effective workout methods; explains proper techniques, demonstrates exercises, identifies different muscle groups, and teaches appropriate methods to strengthen specific muscles.
• Knowledge of water fitness teaching strategies and the incorporation of music, temp, cueing technique and rhythm.
• Be familiar with the facility’s emergency procedures and be confident of your own role in an emergency situation.
• Be prepared to assist in an emergency if one occurs.
• Contribute to a positive, motivated, energetic and enthusiastic work environment.
• Be self-motivated and a dependable team player.
• As a member of a team, promote and enable safe and enjoyable experiences for participants and guests of the facility through effective customer service.
• Represent the City of St. Catharines with a high level of professionalism.
• Complete accident and incident reports immediately following an accident or incident.
• Understand and follow all applicable facility, aquatic, municipal policy and procedures, including Health and Safety, to ensure the aquatic facility remains safe, clean and healthy.
• Communicate effectively and appropriately with patrons and guests of the facility as well as other municipal staff, including face to face, telephone, print and electronic communications.

Customer Care

• Greet guests as they enter the facility.
• Direct patrons, answer inquiries, remind people to shower and where to wait before their classes.

Reports To

• Head Guard
• Recreation Assistant Lead
• Aquatics Coordinator
• Aquatics Supervisor

What's Required:

• Standard First Aid and CPR C (valid for three (3) years from the date of issue).
• CALA and/or WaterArt certification.
• Vulnerable Sector Police Clearance valid for two (2) years from the date of issue.
• A professional and enthusiastic employee who embraces a service-minded approach.

Other Requirements:

• Must be willing to work a variety of shifts including days, evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Proven completion of Ministry of Labour Worker Health and Safety Awareness training.
• A demonstrated commitment to enhancing a safety culture.

Other Job Details:

• Pay Rate: $30.76
• Employee Group: Non-union
• Department: Community, Recreation and Culture Services
• Position Type: Part-time, Temporary
• Work Mode: In-person
• Work Location: Kiwanis Aquatics Centre
• Hours of Work: Up to 24 hours per week

To ensure fairness and efficiency in our recruitment process, we request that all applications be submitted through our official portal at https://stcatharines.ca/jobs . Applications received through other channels will not be considered. We also advise applicants to maintain up-to-date contact information and regularly check their spam and junk email folders, as important communications regarding their application may be directed there.

For applicable positions, the recruitment process will be conducted using video conference technology. Please note that for certain roles, in-person interviews may be required.

The City of St. Catharines does not use AI Technology in any part of the recruitment process.

Dedicated to fostering an inclusive and accessible work environment, the City of St. Catharines is an equal opportunity employer committed to accommodating the needs of applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). We encourage applicants to inform the Human Resources Division of any accessibility needs to ensure they are accommodated throughout the recruitment and selection process.