Team Lead I (Assistant Supervisor, Fitness)

• Prepares the annual budget estimates and requisitions supplies related to work performed, analyses costs and revenues, records usage statistics and similar statistics, and prepares reports for review.
• Directs unionized staff to oversee scheduling and schedule management, assigns work and staff schedules and manages staff directly through subordinate first line supervisors (Fitness Programmers),
• Directs and evaluates the work of RFT, RPT and Auxiliary staff engaged in providing fitness services, implementing fitness programs and clerical support services at Vancouver Park Board Operated fitness centres.
• Supports hiring of a large number of staff for various fitness facilities, programs, and services.
• Provides coaching on a timely basis; develops goals and expectations, identifies training and development including all aspects of OH&S, technical and administrative requirements.
• Administers provisions of applicable collective agreements, Park Board and City policies and other applicable legislation. Provides leadership in the resolution of disputes, meets with staff to resolve disputes and participates in grievance hearing at all steps of the grievance process; hears meetings at Step 1 of the grievance process.
• Establishes and maintains communication with staff to discuss policies, administrative issues and share information, operational plans and problem-solving incidents in the fitness system
• Develops and coordinates the most effective use of the facility to ensure intensive utilization and to optimize income based on the publics’ needs and fitness facilities capabilities, and in accordance with Park Board policy.
• Reviews and assesses the fitness operations through a continuous improvement lens to recommend changes in policy, services offered, equipment and facilities, implements approved policy changes.
• Supports direct reports in the safety inspections and necessary action to correct unsafe conditions.
• Maintains good public relations between staff and the general public and promotes cooperative relationships with organizations using Park Board facilities and community centre associations.
• Manages and assumes responsibility for the health and safety of staff, clients and general public using fitness facilities and programs. Ensures compliance by relevant parties and establishes leadership in risk management and relevant safety committee operations.
• Sets performance goals and coaches employees to achieve desired results; conducts performance reviews and provides constructive feedback to employees.
• Establishes and monitors attendance management goals within the group; meets with employees to address and resolve attendance problems.
• Works collaboratively with Community Centre Association operated Fitness Centres, providing best practices and support to ensure optimal fitness service delivery
• Other duties/responsibilities as assigned.

• University graduation in Kinesiology, Human Kinetics or a related discipline combined with management experience in the fitness industry; or a diploma in a related discipline with considerable experience.
• Supervisory and management experience gained through a minimum of 4 years of progressively more responsible roles within fitness or a related field.
• BCRPA certification is an asset.

• Considerable knowledge of working with human resources and labour relations in a unionized environment, including recruitment, coaching, performance management, training, discipline and termination and representing employer at grievance hearings.
• Considerable knowledge in the creation and presentation of formal and informal reports and engagement involving a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Ability to achieve measurable results driving towards multiple deadlines.
• Strong ability to lead an organization towards a culture of engagement and performance using industry best practices, performance indicators and continuous process improvement.
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple organisational priorities, projects and deadlines.
• Considerable knowledge of the role of data, metrics and tools to support the planning and decision-making process.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Driver's License for the Province of British Columbia

• Copy of your five-year ICBC Commercial Driver’s Abstract (N Print) directly from ICBC dated within 14 days of this posting
• Copy of your five-year ICBC Driver’s Claims History directly from ICBC within 14 days of this posting
• If you have less than five years driving experience in BC, a request must be made for out of province/country abstract and claims historyWhere operationally appropriate and subject to change, the City of Vancouver has a Flexible Work Program. This program allows staff to work a hybrid work week from locations that are a daily commutable distance from their work at a City worksite. At this time this position is eligible to be part of the Flexible Work Program.

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