Exercise Instructor

Job Summary

The Vision of the BC Brain Wellness Program is Brain Wellness, Beyond All Boundaries.

We are leveraging the collective power of clinical care, lifestyle programs, education, and research to design a comprehensive and integrated approach to brain wellness for people with chronic brain conditions, care partners and healthy agers.

The BC Brain Wellness Program is an interactive effort to establish clinically relevant lifestyle approaches to complement medical treatment in the clinics at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for

Brain Health. By combining clinical care with interventions that support healthier lifestyles, the BC Brain Wellness Program team hopes to improve and sustain quality of life for people living with brain disorders and their care partners, as well as to offer healthy agers the opportunity to enhance their wellness and engage in preventative lifestyle measures.

The BC Brain Wellness Program brings together the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Clinic at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health. Expertise is drawn from many fields including the School of Music, Physiotherapy, Kinesiology, Neurology, Psychiatry, Neurosciences, Nutrition as well as several community partners.

The position is for a contract Exercise Instructor (15-20 hours per week). They will be responsible for modifying and improving the exercise intervention based on their expertise, and ensuring accurate data collection. The individual will work with participants one-on-one and in small group settings to deliver kinesiology and personal training services to meet the various needs of program participants. The individual will instruct group exercise classes. The individual must be aware of the brain wellness exercise program standard practices and must be knowledgeable in the field of exercise prescription. They must ensure: 1) patient confidentiality and safety; 2) Clinical data reliability and quality.

Organizational Status
The BCBWP is seeking a contract Exercise Physiologist or Physiotherapist to join the team as an Exercise Instructor. The individual will work closely in a multidisciplinary team environment, and have access to electronic medical records. They will work with the exercise team lead.

Work Performed
· Conducts online and in-person assessments.

· Provides education on proper movement and exercise mechanics.

· Creates personalized exercise and rehabilitation plans for brain wellness kinesiology clients.

· Provide supervision and educational support to the Kinesiology student volunteers.

· Instruct online (via Zoom) and in-person (UBC and off-campus location such as St. Paul’s Hospital, Youville Residence, and other LTC facilities in Vancouver region) exercise classes for the BCBWP and research interventions such as the IMPACT360 study.

· Prepare appropriate exercise class programming to facilitate an engaging class that is inclusive.

· Work closely with the exercise lead and program manager in the design, execution, and evaluation of exercise programs at the BWP.

· Provides the following services through one-on-one kinesiology services for people with chronic neurological and degenerative conditions and conditions that affect balance.

• Functional assessment and falls risk screening
• Exercise prescription and programming specific too their condition, exercise guidelines for that condition and patient identified goals
• Falls prevention and falls prevention though exercise
• Aerobic, balance, functional strength and flexibility training – tailored and specific to each participant

· Manages billing for services through Jane.

· Charts for all clients in Jane.

· Communication with the wider healthcare team to flag changes in function and flag potential increased falls risk

· Other related tasks assigned by the exercise team lead, program manager, or program director.

Consequence of Error/Judgement
Poor decisions/errors in judgment may compromise the BWP, breech the trust and confidentiality of research participants, and may result in financial loss to the PI, the Centres, and the University. Even simple typographical mistakes may result in distress to stakeholders and be damaging to the program and the reputation of the team and Director. They may influence the ability of the PI to meet critical deadlines and affect funding applications and ongoing program obligations.

Supervision Received
The individual will work closely with staff, clinical investigators, clinicians, clinical fellows, nursing and multidisciplinary staff as well as students at the BC Brain Wellness Program. Overall supervision will be provided by the Program Manager and Team Lead in Exercise Programs and Education.

Supervision Given
The individual may supervise kinesiology students from the Work Integrated Learning course, KIN471.

Minimum Qualifications

- Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own

- Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications

Completion of a relevant technical program or a university degree in a relevant discipline and a minimum three years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist or Physiotherapist with insurance.

Proficiency in English grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Ability to compose simple, clear, concise business letters. Effective communication skills. Ability to exercise tact and discretion with others in the obtaining and giving of information. Excellent interpersonal skills are preferred to foster interprofessional collaboration opportunities. Ability to be sensitive to the issues faced by individuals living with neurological disease and be able to communicate compassionately with patient participants. Ability to report accurately, prioritize workload, record keeping, scheduling, and work proactively in multidisciplinary team and independently. Demonstrated experience in computer skills: Word Processing, Internet (Zoom), and database (Access, Excel) experience is required. Web design, scheduling and charting software (Jane), Work Day, Standard Level First Aid, and CPR C are assets.