Personal Trainer, Fitness Instructor, and Weight Room Attendant

Personal Trainer, Fitness Instructor, and Weight Room Attendant

AUXILIARY
Competition No. 26-40

Internal/External Opportunity
This is a Union Position

About our Community:
Located on the traditional territory of the lək̓ʷəŋən Peoples, the Township of Esquimalt acknowledges its neighbouring First Nations and is committed to building strong and enduring relationships with the Kosapsum and Songhees First Nations.

The Township of Esquimalt, with a population of over 17,000 is recognized as a vibrant, distinct, resilient, and diverse community for people to discover, feel welcome and belong. The Township is home to Canada’s Pacific Navy and boasts extensive amenities including beautiful parks and beaches, scenic waterfront walkways as well as modern recreational facilities.

About our Organization:
The Esquimalt Recreation Centre is a multi-purpose wellness and community recreation facility. Features of the Recreation Centre include: 4500 + square foot Wellness Centre, featuring state-of-the-art cardio and strength training equipment, gymnasium, aquatic centre with six-lane 25 metre lap pool, warm “lifestyle pool” and tot pool with spray features, wheelchair accessible hot-tub, steam room, and sauna. In addition, to recreation activities and programs, there are hundreds of year-round community programs to choose from.

The Township of Esquimalt is committed to integrating equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility into our programs, policies, spaces, and services. Our goal is to cultivate a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the community we serve and aim to become.

About the Opportunity:
The Recreation Department is looking to hire someone who has the qualifications to lead personal training sessions, teach fitness classes, and work in the Wellness Centre (weight room). Applicants must be available weekends and evenings.  Reporting to the Fitness Programmer, the successful applicant will:

• Lead private, semi-private, and small group personal training sessions/programs for patrons of the Esquimalt Recreation Centre
• Instruct a variety of fitness classes including circuit, strength and conditioning, aerobic, step, HIIT, and bootcamp
• Supervise the Wellness Centre (weight room) which includes maintaining a health and safe environment for patrons, cleaning and maintaining equipment, leading orientations and fitness assessments, and other related duties
• Share a passion and enthusiasm for fitness and health
• Be able to promote programs and services of the Esquimalt Recreation Centre as part of the fitness team
• Schedule personal training clients using Xplor registration software and Microsoft Outlook
• Provide excellent customer service

Our Preferred Candidate:
The ideal candidate will have:

• BCRPA Personal Trainer Certification or equivalent (CSEP, CanFitPro, etc)
• BCRPA Group Fitness instructor certification or equivalent
• Two or more years experience as a Personal Trainer or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Current Standard First Aid and CPR-C
• Clear Criminal Record Check including Vulnerable Sector
• Morning, evening, and weekend availability

Salary: Weight Room Attendant: $27.07- $29.25, Personal Training and Fitness Instructor: $40.45- $43.72.  These rates include an additional 14% in lieu of benefits.

Prior to applying, please visit our website at to view the job description which provides a detailed outline of key duties and required qualifications, skills, and abilities.  

Please submit your resume and covering letter quoting competition no. 26-40 to: View email address on civicjobs.ca . This posting will remain open until suitable candidates have been found.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Date posted: August 19, 2026