Fitness Specialist - Boyertown, PA

FOX Rehabilitation • Colebrookdale Township, PA

11d • Onsite

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 Boyertown, Pennsylvania. The role is a full-time position of approximately 40 hours per week, with a current schedule of Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and an opportunity to grow caseload and hours. The Fitness Specialist serves as the primary wellness professional embedded in the community, delivering evidence-based fitness programming through group classes, one-on-one personal training, and partner training sessions.

The position focuses on building resident engagement and growing participation in wellness services, including through relationships with FOX’s skilled therapy team and referrals as patients transition out of rehabilitation. The specialist collaborates with Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists, and educates residents, families, and power-of-attorney contacts about wellness programming. The role may also involve house-call sessions at patient residences and expanding into additional communities as the territory grows.

FOX Rehabilitation describes itself as a clinician-operated practice focused on meaningful relationships, evidence-based care, and abolishing ageism. The work may take place in senior living communities and patients’ homes, with potential telehealth or virtual care components, within an interdisciplinary and community-based practice supporting independence, wellness, and longevity.

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.
• Able to perform CPR and meet the stated physical demands, including patient transfers and bed mobility.
• Fit to drive for the House Calls setting.

Nice To Haves

• Personal Trainer certification through a nationally accredited organization such as ACSM, NSCA, NASM, ACE, or ISSA is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead group exercise classes and provide one-on-one and partner personal training for older adults.
• Build resident engagement to increase group class participation and develop a personal training client base.
• Collaborate with FOX Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists, building referral relationships as patients transition out of rehabilitation.
• Educate residents, family members, and power-of-attorney contacts about the benefits of wellness programming.
• Travel to patient residences for house-call sessions and potentially expand services into additional communities as the territory grows.
• Document and schedule services using basic computer skills.

Benefits

• Opportunities to work in both in-home and senior living community settings.
• Potential telehealth or virtual care components that expand flexibility and access.
• Opportunity to autonomously drive growth of FOX Wellness.
• Collaborative interdisciplinary environment with Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, and Fitness Specialists.
• Community-based practice supporting independence, wellness, and longevity.
• Culture that invests in employee growth and values provider-driven decision-making.

What This Job Offers

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