Fitness Specialist - Franklin, TN

FOX Rehabilitation • Franklin, TN

5d • 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 the Franklin, Tennessee area. The role is part-time, approximately 15 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, delivering evidence-based fitness programming through group classes, one-on-one personal training, and partner training sessions. The current schedule is Monday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. and Wednesday 9:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., with flexibility to adjust as needed.

The position focuses on growing resident engagement and participation in wellness services, building a personal-training client base, and collaborating with FOX Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists. The specialist educates residents, family members, and power-of-attorney contacts about wellness programming, and may travel to patient residences for house-call sessions and to additional communities as the territory grows. FOX describes its practice as clinician-operated and rooted in meaningful relationships, evidence-based care, and a mission to abolish ageism. The role may include telehealth or virtual care components and operates in a collaborative, interdisciplinary, community-based environment.

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 and assist with patient transfers and bed mobility, including repositioning a bed-bound patient independently.
• Ability to meet the role's physical demands, including lifting and exerting force, standing for extended periods, walking extensively, and performing the listed movements and physical activities.
• Fit to drive for the House Calls setting.

Nice To Haves

• Personal Trainer certification through ACSM, NSCA, NASM, ACE, or ISSA is preferred.
• Degree in Exercise Science, Kinesiology, or Exercise Physiology, or prior fitness training experience, as alternative qualifying pathways are described.

Responsibilities

• Lead group exercise classes and provide one-on-one and partner personal training for older adults.
• Grow resident engagement, group-class participation, and the base of personal-training clients through relationship-building.
• Collaborate with FOX Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists, building referral relationships as patients transition out of rehabilitation.
• 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 serve additional communities as the territory grows.
• Document and schedule services using basic computer tools.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time