Fitness Specialist - Warren, NJ
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 Warren area. The role is suited to a personal trainer, exercise science graduate, or certified fitness professional passionate about healthy aging, fall prevention, and functional fitness for seniors. This is a part-time position of approximately 5–10 hours per week, with a clear path 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 Wednesdays from 10–12 and 2–3, and Thursdays from 10–10:30. The role includes growing engagement in the wellness program, collaborating with FOX's Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists, educating residents and families about wellness programming, and traveling to patient residences for house-call sessions. FOX describes its practice as clinician-operated and grounded in meaningful relationships, evidence-based care, and a mission to abolish ageism. The role may include telehealth or virtual care components and offers an opportunity to help grow FOX Wellness in a collaborative, interdisciplinary, community-based setting. The standard base pay range for this role 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, assist with patient transfers and bed mobility, and independently reposition a bed-bound patient.
- Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including exerting 25–50 lbs. occasionally, 10–25 lbs. frequently, and up to 10 lbs. constantly; performing prolonged physical activity; and walking extensively.
- Fit to drive for the House Calls setting.
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 increasing resident participation in group classes and building a client base for individual and partner training.
- Build relationships with FOX's skilled therapy team and support referrals to wellness as patients transition out of rehabilitation.
- Work alongside Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists at the Senior Living Community.
- Educate residents, family members, and power-of-attorney contacts about the benefits of wellness programming.
- Travel to patient residences for house-call sessions and expand into additional communities as the territory grows.
- Complete documentation and scheduling using basic computer skills.
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Job Type
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