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Wellness Institute Fitness Programs Services

Job Stream

Non-Clinical

Union

MAHCP

Anticipated Start Date

10/01/2026

FTE

Casual

Work Arrangement

In Person

Daily Hours Worked

7.75

Annual Base Hours

2015

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

Position Overview Experience

Two to five years’ experience in health and lifestyle assessments, motivational interviewing techniques and training individuals with varying needs and fitness levels.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology, Human Performance, Exercise Science or equivalent.

Training in health behaviour and lifestyle change, particularly from a self-management approach preferred.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) obtained through the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology or equally recognized certifying body required.

Health Provider CPR per Wellness Institute and professional association policies required.

Qualifications and Skills

Demonstrated ability to maintain effective communication and work collaboratively with all team members.

Strong customer service skills with experience working in the service industry.

Excellent time management strengths; able to schedule and coordinate client sessions to ensure orderly, timely and accurate completion of program requirements and ensure completion of client records.

Skilled in working in a fast-paced work environment with a variety of activities, client requirements, and numerous interruptions; able to prioritize workload to meet departmental and client requirements while maintaining composure under stress.

Easy,



approachable personal manner with solid communication and interpersonal skills for effective client contact whether in person, by phone or other electronic technology.

Action oriented, able to take the initiative, able and willing to participate and contribute in a team-based work environment.

Basic computer literacy and comfort with use of electronic media.

Physical Requirements

Rapid-paced, deadline and goal-oriented multi professional team with excellence in communication and customer service.

Must be able to withstand considerable amounts of standing, walking, bending and other activity associated with exercise instruction and fitness assessments.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, Prairie Crocus Manor, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.

📌 Wellness Consultant (Winnipeg)
🏢 Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
📍 Winnipeg