Exercise Therapy Assistant Jobs in Calgary, AB (NOW HIRING)

The Role

The instructor will plan and facilitate safe, engaging, and age-appropriate fitness sessions designed specifically for seniors with varying levels of mobility and physical ability.

Programs may include:

• Chair-based and low-impact exercises
• Strength and functional fitness
• Balance and fall-prevention exercises
• Flexibility and stretching
• Mobility and range-of-motion activities
• Light cardiovascular exercises
• Coordination exercises
• Warm-up and cool-down activities
• Healthy aging and active-living education
• Fun and socially engaging group activities

The primary goal is to create a safe, welcoming, positive, and inclusive environment where seniors feel comfortable participating regardless of their fitness level.

Responsibilities

• Lead safe and engaging group fitness classes for seniors.
• Modify exercises for participants with different mobility and fitness levels.
• Demonstrate proper exercise techniques and provide clear instructions.
• Encourage participation while respecting individual physical limitations.
• Monitor participants during sessions and identify potential safety concerns.
• Incorporate balance, strength, flexibility, mobility, and fall-prevention activities.
• Help create an encouraging and socially engaging class environment.
• Maintain professional and respectful communication with seniors, families, Senoria team members, and community partners.
• Follow Senoria's safety, incident-reporting, and participant-care procedures.
• Assist with developing future senior wellness and active-living programs as the program grows.

Qualifications

We welcome applicants with backgrounds such as:

• Certified Fitness Instructor
• Older Adult Fitness Instructor
• Personal Trainer
• Kinesiologist or Kinesiology Student/Graduate
• Physiotherapy Assistant
• Occupational Therapy Assistant
• Recreation Therapist
• Health Care Professional with relevant fitness experience
• Yoga, mobility, or group exercise instructor with experience working with older adults

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience providing fitness, recreation, or wellness programming for seniors.
• Knowledge of senior mobility, balance, functional movement, and fall prevention.
• Current First Aid and CPR certification.
• Recognized fitness or personal-training certification is an asset.
• Experience working with seniors with varying physical abilities is strongly preferred.
• Vulnerable Sector Check or willingness to obtain one.
• Strong communication and group-facilitation skills.

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate is someone who genuinely enjoys working with older adults and understands that senior fitness is about much more than exercise. We are looking for someone who can make participants feel safe, included, encouraged, and excited to return to the next class.

You should be patient, energetic, dependable, professional, and comfortable adapting activities to the abilities of individual participants.

Why Join Senoria?

This is an opportunity to become involved in a growing senior wellness initiative in Calgary. As our Active Living & Wellness programming expands, there may be opportunities to facilitate additional classes, workshops, community programs, and senior wellness events at other locations.

If you're passionate about healthy aging, senior wellness, mobility, and community engagement, we'd love to hear from you.

Senoria Senior Health & Living Inc. is a Canadian senior wellness and support services organization focused on helping seniors maintain independence, dignity, and quality of life through compassionate in-home and community-based support services. We are committed to delivering exceptional care while building meaningful relationships with seniors and their families.