Fitness Specialist - Fort Wayne, IN

FOX Rehabilitation • IN - Indiana, IN

2d • 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 Fort Wayne, Indiana. 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 is approximately four hours per week, with the opportunity to grow the caseload and hours. The Fitness Specialist serves as the primary wellness professional embedded in a Senior Living Community, delivering evidence-based fitness programming through group classes, individual personal training, and partner training. The current schedule includes a 30-minute exercise class Monday through Friday from 10:00 to 10:30 a.m.

The position involves developing resident participation and a training client base, collaborating with FOX physical and occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists, and educating residents and families about wellness programming. The role may also involve house-call sessions at patient residences and expansion into additional communities as the territory grows. Work may take place in senior living communities and patients’ homes, with potential telehealth or virtual care components.

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.

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 participation in group classes and building a personal and partner training client base.
• Build relationships with residents and the Senior Living Community to promote wellness programming.
• Collaborate with FOX Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Language Pathologists, including building referral relationships for patients transitioning out of rehabilitation.
• Explain wellness program benefits to residents, family members, and power-of-attorney contacts.
• Travel to patient residences for house-call sessions and, as the territory grows, work in additional communities.
• Use basic computer tools for documentation and scheduling and respond to communications through email, Teams, text, and phone.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time