Fitness Specialist - Lewes, DE

FOX Rehabilitation • , DE

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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 Lewes, Delaware 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 three hours per week, with an opportunity to grow the 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 position involves growing resident participation and the personal training client base through relationship-building, collaborating with FOX rehabilitation clinicians who can refer patients transitioning out of rehabilitation, and educating residents and families about wellness programming. The role may also include house-call sessions at patient residences and expansion into additional communities as the territory grows.

FOX Rehabilitation describes its practice as clinician-operated and grounded in meaningful relationships, evidence-based care, and a mission to abolish ageism. Fitness Specialists work across home and senior living settings and in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment with physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and other fitness professionals. Potential telehealth or virtual care components may also be available.

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 the benefits of wellness programming.
• 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 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, stand for extended periods, walk extensively, perform repetitive upper-extremity movements, and undertake prolonged physical exertion including running, lifting, and stretching.
• Fit to drive for the House Calls setting.
• Ability to talk and hear; close vision and ability to adjust focus.

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 personal training for older adults.
• Build resident engagement and increase participation in group classes and training services.
• Grow a client base through relationship-building and coordination with FOX's skilled therapy team and its patient referrals.
• 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, as the territory grows, work in additional communities.
• Document and schedule services using basic computer skills.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time