Fitness Trainer (FITNESS-04) (Monday - Friday, 4:00am - 12:00pm)

New Freedom's Career•Phoenix, AZ

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About The Position

The Fitness Trainer provides structured physical exercise, health, wellness, and lifestyle programming for members participating in New Freedom services. The role leads fitness and wellness groups, teaches safe exercise techniques, promotes healthy habits and self-care, and supports members with varying fitness levels and readiness to participate. In collaboration with program leadership and multidisciplinary teams, the trainer ensures activities complement members’ established goals and maintains safe, supportive, and engaging fitness environments. The position works across fitness, wellness, behavioral health, classroom, recreational, office, and community-based environments. Activities may take place indoors or outdoors, and some schedule flexibility or local travel may be required depending on classes, events, program activities, and member needs. The role requires sustained physical activity and handling fitness equipment, including lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or positioning items weighing up to 50 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Must be 21 years of age or older.
Current physical fitness, personal training, group fitness, or comparable professional training certification.
Meet applicable Behavioral Health Paraprofessional designation requirements.
Knowledge of exercise principles, safe movement techniques, fitness instruction, and general wellness practices.
Ability to demonstrate exercises and appropriately monitor participant activity.
Ability to engage individuals with varying levels of fitness experience and participation readiness.
Strong communication, interpersonal, organization, time-management, and problem-solving skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Electronic Health Records, and related business technology.
Regular standing, walking, bending, reaching, squatting, and movement while facilitating fitness activities.
Ability to sustain physical activity during fitness and wellness programming.
Ability to handle, set up, move, and store fitness equipment and instructional materials.
Ability to lift, carry, push, pull, or position equipment and materials weighing up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Additional certification or training in group exercise, strength and conditioning, wellness coaching, nutrition education, or a comparable discipline.
Behavioral Health Technician designation.
Experience providing group fitness, personal training, wellness coaching, recreational programming, or health education.
Experience in behavioral health, healthcare, recovery, residential treatment, reentry, or community-based programming.
Relevant lived experience with behavioral health, substance use recovery, reentry, incarceration, or the population served, along with Peer and Recovery Support Specialist certification.

Responsibilities

Lead fitness, exercise, health, and wellness classes using approved programming.
Teach safe exercise techniques, equipment use, healthy habits, wellness, and self-care.
Engage and encourage members, providing appropriate modifications within the trainer’s scope.
Monitor participation and appropriately communicate health, behavioral, or safety concerns.
Prepare and maintain safe, clean, and organized exercise areas and equipment.
Maintain accurate attendance, participation, service, and KIPU documentation.
Collaborate with program leadership, clinical staff, Peer Coaches, and other treatment-team members.
Demonstrate exercises, movements, fitness techniques, and proper equipment use.
Observe participant activity and respond appropriately to safety concerns.