Fitness Specialist - Commack, NY

FOX Rehabilitation • Town of Smithtown, NY

1d • $19 - $28

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 Commack, NY 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 3–5 hours per week, with the opportunity to grow caseload and hours. The Fitness Specialist serves as the primary wellness professional embedded within a Senior Living Community, providing evidence-based fitness programming through group classes, one-on-one personal training, and partner training sessions. The role also involves building resident engagement, collaborating with FOX’s therapy team, educating residents and families about wellness programming, and traveling to patient residences for house-call sessions as the territory expands.

FOX Rehabilitation is a clinician-operated practice focused on meaningful relationships, evidence-based care, and its mission to abolish ageism. The role offers work in senior living and in-home settings, potential telehealth or virtual care components, collaboration with physical and occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists, and an opportunity to help grow FOX Wellness. The position requires medium strength, including lifting and assisting with patient transfers and mobility, as well as extensive walking and other physical activity.

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, assist with patient transfers and bed mobility, and independently reposition a bed-bound patient.
• Ability to meet the role’s physical requirements, including exertion, prolonged standing and walking, bending, lifting, reaching, climbing stairs, and repetitive upper-extremity movements.
• Fit to drive for the House Calls setting.

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 encouraging 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 the benefits of wellness programming.
• Travel between Senior Living Communities and patient residences for house-call sessions as needed.
• Document and schedule services using basic computer skills.
• Perform physical activities required for patient assistance and fitness programming, including transfers, bed mobility, repositioning, and exercise-related movement.

Benefits

• Potential telehealth or virtual care components that may expand flexibility and access.
• Opportunity to grow caseload and work hours.
• Opportunity to work in both in-home and senior living community settings.
• Collaborative, interdisciplinary work environment with PT, OT, SLP, and Fitness Specialists.
• Culture that invests in employee growth and values provider-driven decision-making.

What This Job Offers

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