Fitness Specialist - Richmond, VA

FOX Rehabilitation • Richmond, VA

6d • 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 Richmond, Virginia. This part-time position is approximately 4–8 hours per week, with a path to grow caseload and hours. The specialist serves as the primary wellness professional embedded within a Senior Living Community, delivering evidence-based fitness programming through group classes, one-on-one personal training, and partner training sessions.

The role involves building resident engagement and a client base, collaborating with FOX’s Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists, and educating residents and family members about wellness programming. The specialist may travel to patient residences for house-call sessions and expand into additional communities as the territory grows. Work may include both in-home and senior living community settings, 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 clinicians, including receiving referrals from FOX’s therapy team as patients transition out of rehabilitation.
• Collaborate with Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Language Pathologists at the Senior Living Community.
• 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.
• Perform documentation and scheduling using basic computer skills.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time