Fitness Specialist - Milford, NJ

FOX Rehabilitation • Milford, NJ

17h

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 Milford, New Jersey area. This part-time role is approximately 3–5 hours per week, with an opportunity to grow the caseload and hours. The Fitness Specialist serves as the primary wellness professional embedded in the community, providing evidence-based fitness programming through group classes, one-on-one personal training, and partner training sessions.

The current schedule is Thursday from 9:30–10:30 a.m. and Friday from 1:30–2:00 p.m. The role may also involve house-call sessions at patient residences and expansion into additional communities as the territory grows. Potential telehealth or virtual-care components may be available.

FOX Rehabilitation is a clinician-operated practice focused on meaningful relationships, evidence-based care, and a mission to abolish ageism. The Fitness Specialist works in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment with physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and other Fitness Specialists, while helping residents maintain independence, wellness, and longevity.

Requirements

• A 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 meet the role's physical demands, including performing CPR, assisting with patient transfers and bed mobility, repositioning a bed-bound patient independently, standing for extended periods, and completing frequent physical activity.
• Fit to drive for the House Calls setting.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Personal Trainer credential through ACSM, NSCA, NASM, ACE, or ISSA.

Responsibilities

• Lead group exercise classes and provide one-on-one and partner personal training for older adults.
• Grow the wellness program by encouraging resident participation in group classes and building a personal-training client base.
• Build relationships with residents and clinicians to support referrals from FOX's therapy team as patients transition out of rehabilitation.
• Educate residents, family members, and power-of-attorney contacts about the benefits of wellness programming.
• Collaborate with FOX Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists at the Senior Living Community.
• Travel to patient residences for house-call sessions and potentially serve additional communities as the territory grows.
• Perform documentation and scheduling using basic computer skills.

Benefits

• Potential telehealth or virtual-care components that expand flexibility and access.
• Opportunity to grow caseload and work hours.
• Opportunity to autonomously drive growth of FOX Wellness.
• Collaborative, interdisciplinary work environment.
• Culture that invests in employee growth and values provider-driven decision-making.

What This Job Offers

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