Occupational Exercise Physiologist, On Call

As an Occupational Exercise Physiologist, you will provide a variety of health and wellness services to the Calgary Fire Department (CFD). This includes assessing a firefighter candidate's fitness status and providing ongoing coaching, nutritional, exercise and lifestyle support across all stages of a firefighter's career. Primary duties include:

• Conduct wellness assessments to analyze body composition, cardiopulmonary aerobic capacity, muscular endurance and highlight prevention opportunities for members.
• Provide personalized exercise, nutrition and lifestyle counselling based on an individual's wellness assessment.
• Perform equipment repair and maintenance, calibration and monitor equipment lifecycle; research and purchase new equipment.
• Research, create and update clinic resources related to health and well-being, including training, injury prevention, injury rehabilitation and nutrition.
• Teach a variety of health and wellness topics and provide one on one and group coaching sessions to uniformed and non-uniformed staff.
• Schedule and oversee the Candidate Physical Abilities Test (CPAT) for candidates and Cadets.
• Lead and teach Recruit Fitness as part of the Training Academy curriculum, including fundamental movement patterns and proper lifting techniques.
• Research and critically assess the latest fitness, nutrition and wellness trends and make recommendations based on emerging scientific evidence.

• A degree in Kinesiology or a related Health Sciences field and at least 2 years of experience working in the Health and Fitness industry is required.
• Certification as a Clinical Exercise Physiologist (CEP) with the Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology (CSEP).
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) level "C" and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) certifications.
• Experience analyzing fitness testing data and the ability to counsel, instruct and coach is essential.
• Previous experience in occupational strength and conditioning training or a high-performance setting is preferred.
• Training or certification such as Mkin, National Strength and Conditioning Association (NCSA), National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) or equivalent will be considered an asset.
• You are an analytical thinker with excellent research and communication skills, a high attention to detail, the ability to work collaboratively and build relationships, sound judgement and a strong focus on results.