Fitness Specialist- Tucson, AZ

FOX Rehabilitation • Tucson, AZ

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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 Tucson, Arizona. This part-time position is approximately five hours per week, with the opportunity to grow caseload and hours. The specialist serves as the primary wellness professional embedded in the community, providing evidence-based programming through group classes, one-on-one personal training, and partner training sessions. The current schedule includes a Thursday 10:00–10:30 a.m. class at The Forum at Tucson and three one-on-one clients.

The role focuses on growing the wellness program by building relationships with residents and clinicians, increasing participation in group classes, and developing a client base for individual and partner training. The specialist collaborates with FOX Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists, and may receive referrals as patients transition from rehabilitation to wellness. The role also includes educating residents and families about wellness programming and traveling to patient residences for house-call sessions and to additional communities as the territory grows.

FOX Rehabilitation describes itself as a clinician-operated practice grounded in meaningful relationships, evidence-based care, and a mission to abolish ageism. The role offers work in senior living and in-home settings, possible telehealth or virtual care components, autonomy in developing FOX Wellness, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a community-based approach supporting independence, wellness, and longevity.

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 communicating 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, including independently repositioning a bed-bound patient.
• 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 exert 25–50 pounds occasionally, 10–25 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly.
• Ability to talk and hear regularly; close vision and ability to adjust focus; frequent standing, walking, using hands to feel, and reaching with hands and arms.

Nice To Haves

• Personal Trainer certification from ACSM, NSCA, NASM, ACE, or ISSA.
• Experience or interest in fitness programming for older adults.

Responsibilities

• Lead group exercise classes and provide one-on-one and partner personal training for older adults.
• Grow the wellness program by building resident engagement, increasing group class participation, and developing a base of personal-training clients.
• Build relationships with FOX Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists to support referrals from rehabilitation to wellness.
• 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.
• Perform patient transfers and bed mobility assistance, including repositioning bed-bound patients.
• Complete documentation and scheduling using basic computer skills.

Benefits

• Potential telehealth or virtual care components that may expand flexibility and access.
• Collaborative interdisciplinary work environment.
• Opportunities to work in both in-home and senior living community settings.
• Autonomy to drive growth of FOX Wellness and provider-driven decision-making.

What This Job Offers

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