Liaison, Fitness & Programming

Keyano College’s Sport & Wellness Centre is currently seeking a Liaison, Fitness & Programming to join our dynamic team. This role is responsible for providing supervision of the Fitness Centre during opening hours (445am) and closing hours (11pm). The standard shifts for this role are Sunday: 745am-345pm, Monday and Tuesday: 445am-1245pm and Wednesday and Thursday: 3pm-11pm. The incumbent ensures a safe, clean, and welcoming fitness environment by maintaining facility cleanliness and equipment standards.

This position is also responsible for monitoring access to the Fitness Centre and track, ensuring that only authorized members and users enter and utilize the facilities.

Note:

this is not a remote or hybrid work opportunity, you will be required to work on campus and relocate to Fort McMurray, AB.

Keyano College is a comprehensive post-secondary educational institution located in Fort McMurray, nested in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo on traditional Treaty 8 territory. We are a strategic community partner that meets both the training and talent upgrading needs of industry, as well as the personal enrichment and cultural needs of the Wood Buffalo community. We take pride in offering a safe work and study environment that embraces Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging.

Our students and customers come from all walks of life and so do we. That is why we are committed to hiring great people from a variety of backgrounds because it makes our employee community stronger.

• Provide front-line support to members and guests in person, by phone, and via email
• Respond to inquiries regarding fitness classes, facility usage, bookings, and general information
• Enforce facility rules and ensure valid access to fitness spaces
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of fitness equipment and facility spaces
• Lead and perform weekly preventative maintenance on cardio and circuit equipment
• Liaise with preventative maintenance provider on which units are broken/down. Arrange site preventative maintenance visits, and repair visits.
• Coordinate monthly cleaning of portable fitness equipment
• Conduct regular inventory checks and assess/report equipment damage
• Ensure all equipment is safe, functional, and well maintained
• Oversee all student recreation programming in collaboration with Student Wellness and Student Life
• Develop and deliver programming that supports student mental health and recreational needs
• Partner with internal departments to create and maintain student drop-in schedules and training sessions
• Manage all fitness facility bookings, including the aerobics studio, high-performance studio, and track
• Ensure required equipment is prepared and available for bookings
• Provide or coordinate training sessions as requested
• Oversee community partnerships for community trainers and instructors.
• Provide onboarding training to new students in recreation team.
• Oversee youth recreation programming, including facility bookings and training

• Post Secondary Diploma in one of the following:
  Sport and Recreation Management, Fitness leadership, Recreation, Business Management, Human Resources Management, Business Administration, or Office Administration Diploma
• Minimum 6 months related experience
• Personal trainer certification (Can Fit Pro-PTS, OR CSEP-CPT or Equivalent)
• Youth camp or sport experience, experience with booking and point of sales systems
• Strong customer service and communication skills
• Experience in fitness, recreation, or facility operations preferred
• Strong organizational and problem‑solving skills

Please note that if your education was received internationally, upon hire we will require you to provide an international education assessment completed through WES, IQAS or one of the other IRCC approved designated organization.

• Compensation is $65,455.54 (CUPE SW6-1) with the following health and benefit package.
• Employer paid comprehensive health and dental benefits, including a health spending account.
• Generous defined benefit pension plan through LAPP starting on day 1 of employment.
• This position qualifies for additional payment of the Northern Living Allowance of $1,040.00 per month.
• Generous vacation entitlement and the bonus of paid holidays between Christmas and New Years.
• Life insurance is 2.5 times your annual salary.
• Paid sick days.

We offer various perks and discounts to our employees:

• Employee Service and Academic Achievement recognition
• Greatly discounted employee membership to the Syncrude Sports and Wellness Centre (our well‑known gym and recreational facility).
• Tuition waiver for all employees and dependents to take courses at Keyano College to support your thirst for learning.
• Employee Discounts for the Keyano Theatre and the Keynotes Bookstore.

At Keyano College, we are committed to fostering an equitable, caring and resilient environment where everyone feels valued and connected to the common goal and the college community. We welcome…