Fitness Specialist - Myrtle Beach, SC

FOX Rehabilitation • Myrtle Beach, SC

7h

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 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 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 2–4 hours per week, with a path to grow caseload and hours. The Fitness Specialist serves as the primary wellness professional embedded in 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 weekdays at 10 or 11 a.m.

The role works alongside FOX Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists. It involves building resident participation and a personal training client base, communicating the benefits of wellness programming to residents and families, and traveling 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 focused on meaningful relationships, evidence-based care, and abolishing ageism. The position is part of a collaborative, community-based practice supporting independence, wellness, and longevity, with an emphasis on provider-driven decision-making.

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, provide moderate-to-maximum assistance with patient transfers and bed mobility, and independently reposition a bed-bound patient.
• Ability to meet the role's medium strength demands: exert 25–50 lbs. occasionally, 10–25 lbs. frequently, and up to 10 lbs. constantly.
• Ability to stoop, sit, bend, pull, climb, reach, kneel, crouch, climb stairs, and stand for extended periods.
• Ability to undertake prolonged intense physical exertion, including running, lifting, and stretching, and to perform repetitive upper-extremity movements.
• Fit to drive for the House Calls setting.
• Ability to talk and hear regularly, with close vision and ability to adjust 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead group exercise classes and provide one-on-one and partner personal training for older adults.
• Grow the wellness program by encouraging resident engagement, increasing group-class participation, and building a personal-training client base.
• Build relationships with residents and collaborate with FOX Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists.
• Build trust with clinicians who may refer patients to wellness services as they 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 to additional communities as the territory grows.
• Complete basic documentation and scheduling.

What This Job Offers

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