Fitness Specialist - Warren, NJ

FOX Rehabilitation • Warren, NJ

19h

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 Warren area. 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 position of approximately 5–10 hours per week, with the opportunity to grow the caseload and hours. The Fitness 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 current schedule is Wednesdays from 10–12 and 2–3, and Thursdays from 10–10:30.

The position includes work in senior living communities and in-home settings, with potential telehealth or virtual care components. The Specialist collaborates with FOX Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists, and may travel to patient residences for house-call sessions and to additional communities as the territory grows.

The role involves medium physical demands, including assisting with patient transfers and bed mobility, performing CPR, extended standing and walking, and other activities described under physical requirements. In New Jersey, the standard base pay range is $21.00–$27.75 per hour, with an opportunity to earn more.

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, provide moderate to maximum assistance with patient transfers and bed mobility, and independently reposition a bed-bound patient.
• Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including exerting 25–50 lbs. occasionally, 10–25 lbs. frequently, and up to 10 lbs. constantly; stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, climbing, reaching, kneeling, crouching, and climbing stairs; extended standing; walking; repetitive upper-extremity movements; and periods of intense physical exertion.
• Fit to drive for the House Calls setting.
• Ability to talk and hear regularly, with 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 through ACSM, NSCA, NASM, ACE, or ISSA.
• A degree in Exercise Science, Kinesiology, or Exercise Physiology, if pursuing the alternative qualification of CPT certification or prior fitness training experience.

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-training client base.
• Build relationships with residents and collaborate with FOX's therapy team to support referrals as patients transition out of rehabilitation.
• Educate residents, family members, and power-of-attorney contacts about wellness programming and its benefits.
• Work alongside Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Language Pathologists at the Senior Living Community.
• Travel to patient residences for house-call sessions and to additional communities as the territory grows.
• Document and schedule services using basic computer skills.

Benefits

• Opportunity to grow caseload and working hours.
• Potential telehealth or virtual care components that expand flexibility and access.
• Opportunity to autonomously drive growth of FOX Wellness.
• Collaborative, interdisciplinary work environment.
• Community-based practice supporting independence, wellness, and longevity.
• Culture that invests in employee growth and values provider-driven decision-making.

What This Job Offers

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