Role OverviewFOX Rehabilitation is hiring a Fitness Specialist to lead group exercise and personal training for older adults at a Senior Living Community in the Milford, NJ area. This role is ideal for a personal trainer, exercise science graduate, or certified fitness professional passionate about healthy aging, fall prevention, and functional fitness for seniors.
What You Will Do
Grow the wellness program, drive engagement among residents to increase group class participation and build a 1:1 and partner training client base. Collaborate with a therapy team, educate and connect with residents, family members, and power-of-attorney contacts, and expand your reach by traveling to patient residences for house call sessions.
Why It Might Be a Fit
You'll be supported by leaders who understand client and senior living community engagement, because they've lived it. Opportunities to practice in both in-home and senior living community settings, potential telehealth / virtual care components, and a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science, Kinesiology, or Exercise Physiology; OR Certified Personal Trainer through a nationally accredited organization (ACSM, NSCA, NASM, ACE, ISSA preferred); OR prior fitness training experience with willingness to obtain CPT certification
- Experience or strong interest in working with older adults in a proactive, wellness-focused setting
- Comfortable presenting and educating residents and families on wellness program benefits
- Ability to travel between Senior Living Communities and patient residences as needed
- Current CPR certification
- Proficient in Microsoft Office; responsive to email, Teams, text, and phone
- Basic computer skills for documentation and scheduling
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