Fitness Specialist - Florham Park, NJ

FOX Rehabilitation • Florham Park, NJ

23h

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 Florham Park, New Jersey. 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 role with a current schedule of Monday 9–11, Wednesday 11–12, Friday 10–11, Tuesday and Thursday 2–3, Saturday 10–11, and Sunday 11–12. There is room to grow the caseload and hours. The Fitness Specialist serves as the primary wellness professional embedded in the community, delivering evidence-based programming through group classes, one-on-one personal training, and partner training sessions.

The role includes developing the wellness program and resident engagement, collaborating with FOX rehabilitation clinicians, and educating residents and families about wellness services. The specialist may also travel to patient residences for house-call sessions and expand into additional communities as the territory grows. FOX describes its practice as clinician-operated and focused on meaningful relationships, evidence-based care, and abolishing ageism. The role offers opportunities in senior living and in-home settings, potential telehealth or virtual care components, autonomous program growth, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

The position has a medium strength classification. Physical demands include exerting 25–50 pounds occasionally, 10–25 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly. Additional demands include assisting with patient transfers and bed mobility, repositioning a bed-bound patient independently, performing CPR, extended standing and walking, and other physical activities described below.

The standard base pay range in New Jersey 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 and provide moderate-to-maximum assistance with patient transfers and bed mobility.
• Ability to reposition a bed-bound patient independently.
• Ability to stoop, sit, bend, pull, climb, reach, kneel, crouch, climb stairs, and stand for extended periods.
• 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 role's medium strength demands: exert 25–50 pounds occasionally, 10–25 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly.
• Ability to meet regular communication and sensory demands, including talking, hearing, close vision, and adjusting 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 is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead group exercise classes and provide one-on-one and partner training for older adults.
• Grow the wellness program by increasing resident participation in group classes and developing a personal-training client base.
• Build relationships with residents and support program growth through referrals from FOX's skilled therapy team as patients transition out of rehabilitation.
• Collaborate with Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Language Pathologists at the Senior Living Community.
• Educate residents, family members, and power-of-attorney contacts about wellness programming and its benefits.
• Travel to patient residences for house-call sessions and potentially expand into additional communities as the territory grows.
• Document and schedule services using basic computer tools.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time