Fitness Specialist - Shrewsbury, NJ

FOX Rehabilitation • Shrewsbury, NJ

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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 Shrewsbury, New Jersey. 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 is a part-time growth position of approximately 3–5 hours per week, with the opportunity to grow caseload and hours. The Fitness Specialist serves as the primary wellness professional embedded in a senior living community, providing evidence-based fitness programming through group classes, one-on-one personal training, and partner training sessions. The specialist builds resident engagement and a training client base, working with FOX’s therapy team as patients transition from rehabilitation to wellness. The position may also involve house-call sessions at patient residences and work in additional communities as the territory grows.

FOX Rehabilitation describes itself as a clinician-operated practice focused on meaningful relationships, evidence-based care, and a mission to abolish ageism. The role is part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary, community-based practice supporting independence, wellness, and longevity. Potential telehealth or virtual-care components may expand flexibility and access.

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 a 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 basic computer skills for documentation and scheduling.
• Ability to perform CPR and provide moderate-to-maximum assistance with patient transfers and bed mobility, including independently repositioning a bed-bound patient.
• Ability to stoop, sit, bend, pull, climb, reach, kneel, crouch, climb stairs, and stand for extended periods.
• Ability to perform prolonged intense physical exertion, including running, lifting, and stretching, and repetitive upper-extremity movements; extensive walking throughout the shift is also required.
• Fit to drive for the house-calls setting.
• Regular ability to talk and hear; close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• Personal trainer certification through ACSM, NSCA, NASM, ACE, or ISSA.
• Potential telehealth or virtual-care components may offer flexibility and access.

Responsibilities

• Lead group exercise classes and provide one-on-one and partner personal training for older adults.
• Grow the wellness program by building resident engagement, increasing group class participation, and developing a personal-training client base.
• Build relationships with FOX Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists, and develop clinician referrals as patients transition out of rehabilitation.
• Educate residents, family members, and power-of-attorney contacts about the benefits of wellness programming.
• Travel to patient residences for house-call sessions and work in additional communities as the territory grows.
• Use basic computer skills for documentation and scheduling, and respond to communications by email, Teams, text, and phone.

Benefits

• Opportunity to grow caseload and hours.
• Opportunity to work in both in-home and senior living community settings.
• Collaborative, interdisciplinary environment with PT, OT, SLP, and Fitness Specialists.
• Provider-driven decision-making and support for professional growth.

What This Job Offers

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