Exercise Specialist

🔍 South Zone, Medicine Hat, River Heights Professional Cen

📁: Rehabilitation & Therapy

📅   : ALB00515041 Requisition #

📅   : Aug 22, 2025 Post Date

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Classification: Exercise Specialist

Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Unit and Program: Alberta Healthy Living Program- River Heights Professional Center

Primary Location: River Heights Professional Cen

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 0.50

Posting End Date: 02-SEP-2025

Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits

Date Available: 22-SEP-2025

Temporary End Date: 01-SEP-2026

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 4

Shifts per cycle: 10

Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings

Days Off: As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary: $41.12

Maximum Salary: $54.61

Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

Completion of bachelor's degree in Kinesiology, Physical Education, Exercise Physiology, or equivalent exercise science degree. Active membership with the Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology, and Clinical Exercise Physiologist and/or American College of Sport Medicine, Exercise Specialist.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Minimum 1-2 years of exercise physiology experience within clinical setting in the areas of, exercise programming, goal setting and self-management. Minimum of 1-2 years exercise program design, testing and monitoring of patients with various chronic conditions (i.e., obesity, diabetes, hypertension, congestive obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, etc.). Advanced assessment and critical thinking skills in the area of exercise physiology, for example exercise tolerance testing and measurement procedures as it relates to chronic disease prevention and management for the purpose of development, implementation, evaluation and maintenance of the exercise programs. Demonstrates strong skills in adult education principles in a variety of settings including individual counselling, group visits, class setting and public presentations.

Preferred Qualifications:

Ability to work independently in a rapidly changing work environment required. Consistently demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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