Fitness Specialist - Dover, DE

FOX Rehabilitation • Saint Georges, DE

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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 the Dover, Delaware area. The role is intended for 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 three 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, delivering evidence-based fitness programming through group classes, individual personal training, and partner training sessions.

The role involves building resident engagement and the wellness program, collaborating with FOX Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists, and communicating the benefits of wellness programming to residents and families. The position may also include house-call sessions at patient residences and work in 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.
• Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including patient transfers and bed mobility, extended standing and walking, and intense physical exertion.
• Fit to drive for the House Calls setting.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Lead group exercise classes and 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-training client base.
• Build relationships with residents and the FOX therapy team to support wellness referrals 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 to additional communities.
• Complete documentation and scheduling using basic computer skills.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time