Fitness Specialist - West Palm Beach, FL

FOX Rehabilitation • West Palm Beach, FL

1d • Onsite

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. The part-time role is approximately 8 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, providing evidence-based fitness 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 role focuses on building resident engagement and participation in wellness programming, developing personal-training clients, and collaborating with FOX physical and occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists. The specialist also educates residents and family members about wellness programming, may travel to patient residences for house-call sessions, and may expand into additional communities as the territory grows. Work may take place in senior living communities and in-home settings, 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 physical demands of the role, including patient transfers and bed mobility, repositioning a bed-bound patient independently, extended standing and walking, and other listed physical activities.
• Fit to drive for the House Calls setting.

Nice To Haves

• Personal Trainer certification through ACSM, NSCA, NASM, ACE, or ISSA; these organizations are listed as preferred.

Responsibilities

• Grow the wellness program by engaging residents, increasing group-class participation, and building a client base for one-on-one and partner training.
• Build relationships with FOX Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists, and support referrals from therapy to wellness services.
• Communicate the benefits of wellness programming to residents, family members, and power-of-attorney contacts.
• Travel to patient residences for house-call sessions and potentially expand into additional communities as the territory grows.
• Deliver group exercise classes, personal training, and partner training for older adults.
• Document and schedule services using basic computer skills.

Benefits

• Opportunities to work in both in-home and senior living community settings.
• Potential telehealth or virtual-care components that may expand flexibility and access.
• Opportunity to autonomously drive growth of FOX Wellness and serve as the Senior Living Community's go-to wellness professional.
• Collaborative, interdisciplinary environment with physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and Fitness Specialists.
• 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