Fitness Specialist - Altoona, IA

FOX Rehabilitation • IA - Iowa, IA

9d • 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 Altoona, Iowa. This part-time position is approximately five hours per week, with a path to grow caseload and hours. The specialist serves as the primary wellness professional embedded within a community, delivering evidence-based fitness programming through group classes, one-on-one personal training, and partner training sessions.

The role involves building resident engagement and growing the wellness program through relationships and referrals from FOX's skilled therapy team as patients transition out of rehabilitation. The specialist works alongside Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists, educates residents and families about wellness programming, and may travel to patient residences for house call sessions and to additional communities as the territory grows. Potential telehealth or virtual care components may expand flexibility and access.

FOX Rehabilitation describes itself as a clinician-operated practice rooted in meaningful relationships and evidence-based care, with a mission to abolish ageism. The role is part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary, community-based practice supporting independence, wellness, and longevity, with an emphasis on provider-driven decision-making and professional growth.

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 stated physical demands, including lifting and exertion, prolonged standing and walking, repetitive upper-extremity movements, and various bending, climbing, reaching, and kneeling activities.
• Must be fit to drive for the House Calls setting.

Nice To Haves

• Personal Trainer certification from 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.
• Build resident engagement to increase group class participation and develop a personal-training client base.
• Develop relationships with the FOX therapy team and receive referrals as patients transition out of rehabilitation.
• Educate residents, family members, and power-of-attorney contacts about wellness-program benefits.
• Collaborate with 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.

What This Job Offers

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