Fitness Specialist - Olive Branch, MS

FOX Rehabilitation • Olive Branch, MS

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About The Position

FOX Rehabilitation is hiring a Fitness Specialist to lead group exercise and personal training for older adults at a Senior Living Community in Olive Branch, Mississippi. The role is suited to a personal trainer, exercise science graduate, or certified fitness professional interested in healthy aging, fall prevention, and functional fitness for seniors.

This part-time position starts PRN and is intended to grow toward 20 hours per week. The Fitness Specialist serves as the primary wellness professional embedded within a Senior Living Community, delivering evidence-based fitness programming through group classes, individual personal training, and partner training sessions. The role includes building participation and a client base through resident engagement, relationships with FOX’s therapy team, and referrals as patients transition from rehabilitation to wellness. The position may also include house-call sessions at patient residences and expansion into additional communities as the territory grows.

The specialist works alongside Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists, educates residents and family members about wellness programming, and supports independence, wellness, and longevity in a community-based practice. The position may involve in-home, senior-living, and potential telehealth or virtual-care settings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science, Kinesiology, or Exercise Physiology; or certification as a Personal Trainer through a nationally accredited organization; 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.
• Comfort presenting and educating residents and families about wellness program benefits.
• Ability to travel between Senior Living Communities and patient residences as needed.
• Current CPR certification.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and responsiveness to email, Teams, text, and phone.
• Basic computer skills for documentation and scheduling.
• Ability to perform the physical demands of the role, including patient transfers and bed mobility, repositioning a bed-bound patient independently, extended standing and walking, and other listed physical activities.
• Fit to drive for the House Calls setting.

Nice To Haves

• Personal Trainer certification through ACSM, NSCA, NASM, ACE, or ISSA is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead group exercise classes and one-on-one and partner personal training for older adults.
• Build resident engagement to increase group-class participation and develop a personal and partner training client base.
• Build relationships with FOX’s therapy team and support referrals from rehabilitation to wellness programming.
• Educate residents, family members, and power-of-attorney contacts about wellness program benefits.
• Work collaboratively with Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists at the Senior Living Community.
• Travel to patient residences for house-call sessions and potentially expand into additional communities.
• Document and schedule services using basic computer skills and maintain communication through email, Teams, text, and phone.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level