Fitness Specialist - Front Royal, VA

FOX Rehabilitation • Front Royal, VA

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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 Front Royal, Virginia. The role is a part-time position of approximately six hours per week, with an opportunity to grow the caseload and hours. The Fitness Specialist serves as the primary wellness professional within a Senior Living Community, providing evidence-based fitness programming through group classes, individual personal training, and partner training sessions. The current schedule is Tuesday and Thursday, 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 1:00–2:00 p.m.

The specialist builds participation and a client base by engaging residents, connecting with families, and developing relationships with FOX’s Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists. Referrals from FOX’s therapy team can support program growth as patients transition out of rehabilitation. The position may also involve house-call sessions at patient residences and work in additional communities as the territory expands.

FOX Rehabilitation describes itself as a clinician-operated practice focused on meaningful relationships, evidence-based care, and a mission to abolish ageism. Fitness Specialists work in a collaborative, interdisciplinary, community-based environment that supports independence, wellness, and longevity. Opportunities may include in-home and senior living community settings, potential telehealth or virtual care components, and autonomy in developing FOX Wellness programming.

The role has medium physical demands. It requires the ability to provide CPR, assist with patient transfers and bed mobility, reposition a bed-bound patient independently, and perform extended standing, walking, and other physical activities. Being fit to drive is required for the House Calls setting.

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 and provide moderate to maximum assistance with patient transfers and bed mobility.
• Ability to independently reposition a bed-bound patient.
• Ability to stoop, sit, bend, pull, climb, reach, kneel, crouch, climb stairs, and stand for extended periods.
• Ability to undertake prolonged, intense physical exertion, including running, lifting, and stretching, and perform repetitive upper-extremity movements.
• Fit to drive for the House Calls setting.
• Ability to meet the stated medium strength demands: exert 25–50 pounds of force occasionally, 10–25 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly.
• Ability to talk and hear, with close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• Personal Trainer certification 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 engagement, increasing group class participation, and building a personal-training client base.
• Build relationships with FOX Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists to support referrals to wellness programming.
• Explain wellness program benefits to residents, family members, and power-of-attorney contacts.
• Travel to patient residences for house-call sessions and potentially serve additional communities as the territory grows.
• Document and schedule services using basic computer skills.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time