Fitness Instructor - Bowmanville, Canada - Community Care Durham

Community Care Durham

Verified Company

Bowmanville, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Part time

Description

Fitness Instructor, Clarington

(Part-Time)

Reporting to the Supervisor Exercise and Falls Prevention, the Exercise Instructor will lead online and/or in-person exercise classes, providing instruction and guidance to class participants.

Responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited to:

Actively leads exercise classes, including aid to individual class participants, form corrections, exercise modifications, and promotion of guidelines for safe participation
Set up physical class environment (chairs, equipment, etc.), / preparation for online streaming of exercise classes.
Provides aid to individual class participants, including form corrections, exercise modifications, and promotion of guidelines for safe participation.
Provides First aid and CPR assistance if/when required.
Submits class attendance to program coordinator

Qualifications:

Specialized training and certification/registration in various fitness and wellness programming, including Group Exercise
Current Emergency First Aid Certificate CPR C & AED
Minimum 1year experience working with seniors
Minimum 1year experience leading exercise/fitness classes
Experience in fitness testing, exercise prescription, and group fitness program implementation
Experience working with individuals with cognitive impairments including but not limited to: Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, and agerelated cognitive decline.
Autonomy and interpersonal skills with ability to communicate with clients, colleagues, supervisors, location staff and other healthcare professionals
Knowledge and understanding of human anatomy, physiology, biomechanics and how common injuries and/or surgeries may affect mobility
Experience working with mobility aid
Instructors are required to be certified in various fitness and wellness programming from various certifying bodies including but not limited to: CAN FIT Pro, CSEP, ACE, Various Yoga certifying bodies, Zumba Fitness, Nordic Pole Walking, College of Kinesiologists of Ontario, Registered Physiotherapists
Adhere to all safety protocols including COVID19 safety practices and all full vaccinations that align with current public health regulations where medically able in accordance with our Immunization Policy