Date Posted: June 3, 2026
Position Title: Fitness Supervisor
Location: Downtown Kamloops YMCA (400 Battle St, Kamloops)
Terms: Full-Time Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Shift: Shifts vary and include weekdays, evenings, and weekends
Start Date: As soon as possible
Salary: $59,000 - $63,000
Reports To: Centre Manager, Downtown Kamloops YMCA
Benefits:
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Free YMCA Gym Membership and/or Y@Home
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Training and Professional Development Opportunities
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Extended Health and Dental Benefits
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Extensive Employee assistance program
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Reduced childcare rates and priority placement for YMCA Staff
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Be part of a charitable organization that positively impacts the community
- Some benefits may vary based on region and employment terms
Nature and Scope:
YMCA BC cares about raising healthy and resilient children, ensuring youth feel confident and supported and helping people feel healthy and connected to others in the community. We believe that everyone deserves to be healthy in spirit, mind and body. Our state-of-the-art centres of community offer a range of health, fitness, and aquatics programs for individuals and families.
The Fitness Supervisor is responsible for the overall management and delivery of high-quality health, wellness, and group fitness programming at the membership branch, including Personal Training, Fitness Orientations, and general fitness areas, to enhance member experience and engagement. This role actively recruits, trains, schedules, and performance-manages fitness staff, personal trainers, and volunteers. The Fitness Supervisor ensures a “5 Star” YMCA Experience for all members, participants and clients while supporting membership recruitment and retention through service excellence.
Major Responsibilities: in this position, you will:
- Communicate and escalate facility and operational concerns to the Centre Manager and Facilities Manager, fostering a respectful and positive workplace culture across teams.
- Perform Duty Manager responsibilities, overseeing daily facility operations, supporting staff, resolving conflicts, and ensuring the safety of members and employees.
- Participate as an active member of the YMCA leadership team by joining committees, contributing to employee engagement initiatives, and supporting cross-department projects and events.
- Plan, coordinate, and deliver fitness-related events and programs tailored to community groups to increase engagement and participation.
- Support Personal Training, Fitness Floor, and Group Fitness teams in achieving booking and participation targets through active member outreach and relationship building.
- Collaborate with the Centre Manager to execute the fitness budget, monitor performance against targets, and adjust expenses to align with program goals.
- Lead the Fitness department, including recruitment, onboarding, coaching, performance management, payroll, and scheduling of staff and volunteers, while managing high daily service volumes.
- Oversee operational excellence by ensuring staff certifications are current, maintaining equipment and supplies, managing class schedules, and responding to member feedback to enhance services.
- Support YMCA Canada standards and initiatives (including certifications and orientations) and contribute to the YMCA BC Fitness Subject Matter Expert group by implementing programs, sharing insights, and providing reports and recommendations.
Qualifications-you bring:
- 1-2 years of supervisory experience leading diverse teams of staff and volunteers
- 1-2 years previous work/volunteer experience in a health & fitness setting, such as personal training or teaching group fitness
- Post-Secondary Education/training in health/fitness related field (Kinesiology, Personal Training, Group Fitness Instructor Certification)
- Demonstrated achievement of administrative tasks, such as checklists, schedules, invoicing, summary reports, maintaining calendars
- Experience using Microsoft programs such as Word, Teams, Excel and Outlook
- Proven knowledge in the areas of exercise science, nutrition, choreography, and fitness trends
- Current Standard First Aid and CPR-C & AED certificate
- Successful candidate will be required to provide 3 satisfactory references
- Successful candidates will be required to provide a current and satisfactory Criminal Record check with a Vulnerable sector search issued no later than six (6) months preceding the start date.
About YMCA BC:
By igniting belonging and championing health equity, YMCA BC strengthens the foundations of community. With over 3,000 employees and volunteers, YMCA BC serves 150,000 individuals of all ages, backgrounds and abilities across hundreds of service locations, from the Sunshine Coast to Fort St. John.
As a charity, YMCA BC promotes equitable access to healthier outcomes by providing vital programs and services to help address many of our communities' most pressing social issues, including health and wellness, affordable child care and camps, mental health, employment services and community health.
We believe there is potential inside all of us and envision vibrant, healthy and inclusive communities for all.
YMCA BC is firmly committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging (EDIB). By taking an intersectional approach to our programs and services, the YMCA is committed to creating spaces and experiences where everyone feels safe, welcome, and like they belong. Learn more at bc.ymca.ca.
Application Process-ready to make a difference?
We invite you to apply today and find your WHY!
Internal Applicants: Please apply online to this position through the ADP Workforce Now Career Centre. (Myself > Talent > Career Centre)
Application Deadline: Until Filled
Please include any and all relevant certifications in your online application.
You will receive an automated notification to confirm receipt of your application.
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If short-listed for a position: We will contact you to move forward to the next step.
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If not selected for a specific posting: Continue applying for future positions matching your qualifications and interests.
Note: Depending on the role, we may be required to prioritize internal applicants. At YMCA BC, we approach each hiring process individually, recognizing that people bring diverse experiences and strengths. If this opportunity speaks to you, we encourage you to apply—even if you don’t meet every listed qualification. Your unique background might be just what we’re looking for. And if this role isn’t the right fit, we hope you’ll continue exploring future opportunities with us that align with your skills and aspirations.
YMCA BC is committed to creating an inclusive, accessible environment where all members of our community feel valued, respected, and supported. We encourage applications from the diverse communities in which we live and serve, including but not limited to people of colour, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. We have established policies, procedures, and practices to meet accessibility standards throughout the hiring process. Should you require any accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact our People Services department.
Thank you for your interest and application.
