About the role
Fitness Instructor
Job S****tatus: Continuous Part-Time
Pay & Grade**:** $25.58 to $34.11 hourly
Hours of Work**:**Up to 24 hours per week
Initial location: City Hall
**Posting period:**July 31, 2025 to August 14, 2025 (at 6:00pm)
Overview
Seeking dedicated Fitness Instructors to teach a variety of fitness disciplines starting in the Fall. An ideal candidate will have group fitness, Pilates, Zumba or Barre certification, excellent communication skills, and availability to instruct classes during evenings and weekends. The position will start with 1 to 2 programs per week during the fall session.
Responsibilities
- Develop and conduct engaging fitness programs for participants, ensuring they meet required standards.
- Ensure participant’s safety through proper instruction, feedback and supervision
- Modify programs as needed to ensure the inclusion of all participants. Integrate inclusion staff, private support workers and volunteers into programs as needed
- Maintain cleanliness and organization of fitness spaces and equipment
- Maintain accurate records, including class attendance and incident reports, and distribute relevant forms and program information.
- Provide a high level of front-line customer service and respond to participants' immediate concerns and need
- Act as a bridge between the facility and participants.
- Provide first aid as required.
- Specify the type of group fitness program(s) you are able to instruct.
- Perform other related tasks as assigned.
Requirements
- Grade 12 diploma.
- Certified Fitness Instructor or Certified Wellness Instructor relevant to the program. interested in instructing.
- 6 months of related experience.
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including daytime, evenings, weekends, and holidays, based on program needs.
- Proven experience in providing instruction within a program setting.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills, along with strong customer service and behavior management abilities.
- Provide a satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Check at your own expense as a condition of employment.
- Valid CPR Level “C” and Emergency First Aid Certificate, or willingness to obtain prior to employment.
- Demonstrated reliability, positive attitude, and good employment record.
**Department/Division:**Community Services, Neighbourhood Programs and Services
**Group:**Non-Union/Management
Competition Number**:** 2025-268
Job Code: 9407
Number of positions**:** 13
Why work at the City of Kitchener
About City of Kitchener, ON
Kitchener is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of three cities that make up the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is the regional seat. Kitchener is located about 100 km (62 mi) west of Toronto. Kitchener was previously known as Berlin until a 1916 referendum changing the name. The city covers an area of 136.86 km2, had a population of 233,222 at the time of the 2016 Census.
About the role
Fitness Instructor
Job S****tatus: Continuous Part-Time
Pay & Grade**:** $25.58 to $34.11 hourly
Hours of Work**:**Up to 24 hours per week
Initial location: City Hall
**Posting period:**July 31, 2025 to August 14, 2025 (at 6:00pm)
Overview
Seeking dedicated Fitness Instructors to teach a variety of fitness disciplines starting in the Fall. An ideal candidate will have group fitness, Pilates, Zumba or Barre certification, excellent communication skills, and availability to instruct classes during evenings and weekends. The position will start with 1 to 2 programs per week during the fall session.
Responsibilities
- Develop and conduct engaging fitness programs for participants, ensuring they meet required standards.
- Ensure participant’s safety through proper instruction, feedback and supervision
- Modify programs as needed to ensure the inclusion of all participants. Integrate inclusion staff, private support workers and volunteers into programs as needed
- Maintain cleanliness and organization of fitness spaces and equipment
- Maintain accurate records, including class attendance and incident reports, and distribute relevant forms and program information.
- Provide a high level of front-line customer service and respond to participants' immediate concerns and need
- Act as a bridge between the facility and participants.
- Provide first aid as required.
- Specify the type of group fitness program(s) you are able to instruct.
- Perform other related tasks as assigned.
Requirements
- Grade 12 diploma.
- Certified Fitness Instructor or Certified Wellness Instructor relevant to the program. interested in instructing.
- 6 months of related experience.
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including daytime, evenings, weekends, and holidays, based on program needs.
- Proven experience in providing instruction within a program setting.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills, along with strong customer service and behavior management abilities.
- Provide a satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Check at your own expense as a condition of employment.
- Valid CPR Level “C” and Emergency First Aid Certificate, or willingness to obtain prior to employment.
- Demonstrated reliability, positive attitude, and good employment record.
**Department/Division:**Community Services, Neighbourhood Programs and Services
**Group:**Non-Union/Management
Competition Number**:** 2025-268
Job Code: 9407
Number of positions**:** 13
Why work at the City of Kitchener
About City of Kitchener, ON
Kitchener is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of three cities that make up the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is the regional seat. Kitchener is located about 100 km (62 mi) west of Toronto. Kitchener was previously known as Berlin until a 1916 referendum changing the name. The city covers an area of 136.86 km2, had a population of 233,222 at the time of the 2016 Census.