Fitness Specialist - Frederick, MD

FOX Rehabilitation • Hagerstown, MD

6h • $21 - $27

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 the Frederick/Hagerstown, Maryland area. The part-time position is approximately 20–25 hours per week, with the opportunity to grow caseload and hours. The specialist serves as the primary wellness professional within a Senior Living Community and provides evidence-based fitness programming through group classes, one-on-one personal training, and partner training sessions.

The role focuses on resident engagement, healthy aging, fall prevention, and functional fitness. The specialist builds the wellness program by increasing group-class participation and developing individual and partner training clients, with referrals from FOX’s skilled therapy team helping support growth. The specialist works with FOX Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists, educates residents and families about wellness programming, and may travel to patient residences for house-call sessions and to additional communities as the territory grows.

FOX Rehabilitation is a clinician-operated practice focused on meaningful relationships, evidence-based care, and its mission to abolish ageism. The role offers community-based work in senior living and in-home settings, possible telehealth or virtual-care components, autonomous responsibility for wellness program growth, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a culture that supports provider-driven decision-making and professional growth.

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 CPR, assist with patient transfers and bed mobility, and independently reposition a bed-bound patient.
• Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including lifting and exertion at the medium strength classification.
• Must be 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 provide one-on-one and partner personal training for older adults.
• Grow the wellness program by increasing resident engagement and group-class participation and building a personal-training client base.
• Build relationships with FOX Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists, and support referrals from rehabilitation to wellness services.
• Communicate the benefits of wellness programming to residents, family members, and power-of-attorney contacts.
• Travel to patient residences for house-call sessions and to additional communities as the territory grows.
• Document and schedule services using basic computer tools.

Benefits

• Opportunity to grow caseload and working hours.
• Opportunity to work in both in-home and senior living community settings.
• Potential telehealth or virtual-care components.
• Autonomy to drive growth of FOX Wellness.
• Collaborative interdisciplinary work with PT, OT, SLP, and Fitness Specialists.
• Culture that invests in employee growth and values provider-driven decision-making.

What This Job Offers

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