Fitness Specialist - West Palm Beach, FL

FOX Rehabilitation • Florida, MA

14h

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 West Palm Beach, Florida. This part-time role is approximately 8 hours per week, with a path to grow the caseload and hours. The Fitness Specialist serves as the primary wellness professional embedded in a Senior Living Community, delivering evidence-based programming through group classes, one-on-one personal training, and partner training sessions. The current class schedule is Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 10:30 a.m.

The position focuses on building resident engagement and growing participation in wellness programming and training. The specialist collaborates with FOX Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists, including receiving referrals as patients transition from rehabilitation to wellness. The role also involves explaining program benefits to residents and families, and traveling to residences for house-call sessions and to additional communities as the territory grows.

The role may include telehealth or virtual care components and offers work in both in-home and senior living community settings. FOX describes its practice as clinician-operated and grounded in meaningful relationships, evidence-based care, and a mission to abolish ageism. The position works within a collaborative, interdisciplinary, community-based practice that supports independence, wellness, and longevity.

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 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, including independently repositioning a bed-bound patient.
• Ability to stoop, sit, bend, pull, climb, reach, kneel, crouch, climb stairs, stand for extended periods, and walk extensively.
• Ability to perform prolonged intense physical exertion, including running, lifting, and stretching, and repetitive upper-extremity movements.
• Fit to drive for the House Calls setting.
• Ability to meet the stated medium strength classification: exert 25–50 lbs. of force occasionally, 10–25 lbs. frequently, and up to 10 lbs. constantly.
• Regularly talk and hear; close vision and ability to adjust focus; frequently stand, walk, use hands to feel, and reach with hands and arms.

Nice To Haves

• Personal trainer certification from 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.
• Build resident engagement to increase group class participation and develop a personal-training client base.
• Build relationships with FOX's therapy team and support referrals from rehabilitation to wellness programming.
• Educate residents, family members, and power-of-attorney contacts about wellness program benefits.
• Travel to patient residences for house-call sessions and to additional communities as the territory grows.
• Use basic computer skills for documentation and scheduling and communicate through email, Teams, text, and phone.
• Perform patient transfers and bed mobility assistance, including repositioning bed-bound patients.

What This Job Offers

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