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Fitness centre manager

  • Work Term: Temporary
  • Work Language: Bilingual
  • Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Education: Bachelor's degree
  • Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
  • Sport and fitness administration/management
  • Kinesiology and exercise science
  • Sports studies
  • Customer service management
  • Marketing, other

Work setting

  • Sales

Tasks

  • Develop and manage programs and services
  • Provide technical and professional advice
  • Develop policies and procedures to implement programs
  • Recruit professional coaches and athletes
  • Organize and administer national and provincial programs (training, coaching or officiating)
  • Manage the daily operations of a sport or recreational organization
  • Prepare budgets and monitor revenues and expenses
  • Schedule and confirm appointments
  • Provide clients with information
  • Produce reports
  • Perform opening and closing activities
  • Leading/instructing groups
  • Invoice clients
  • Clean and maintain equipment
  • Promote sales to existing clients
  • Provide customer service
  • Leading/instructing individuals
  • MS Office
  • Evaluate safety programs
  • Enter client information in databases

Supervision

  • 5-10 people
  • Staff in various areas of responsibility

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • CPR Certificate
  • First Aid Certificate

Computer and technology knowledge

  • MS Excel
  • MS Outlook
  • MS Word

Area of work experience

  • Reports and records

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Attention to detail
  • Large workload
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Tight deadlines

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Leadership

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Are you currently a student?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
  • Do you live near the job location?

Employment terms options

  • Evening
  • Flexible hours

Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • Weekend
  • Overtime available

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Parking available