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About the Role
This part-time position (approximately 20 hours per week) involves leading group exercise and personal training for older adults at a Senior Living Community. You will be the primary wellness professional, delivering evidence-based fitness programming through group classes, one-on-one, and partner training sessions, with a clear path to grow your caseload and hours.
Responsibilities
- Grow the wellness program by driving resident engagement to increase group class participation and build a client base.
- Collaborate with FOX Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists.
- Educate residents, family members, and power-of-attorney contacts on the benefits of wellness programming.
- Travel to patient residences for house call sessions and expand into additional communities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science, Kinesiology, or Exercise Physiology; OR Certified Personal Trainer through a nationally accredited organization (ACSM, NSCA, NASM, ACE, ISSA preferred); 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.
- Comfortable presenting and educating residents and families on wellness program benefits.
- Ability to travel between Senior Living Communities and patient residences as needed.
- Current CPR certification.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office; responsive to email, Teams, text, and phone.
- Basic computer skills for documentation and scheduling.
- Ability to perform CPR.
- Moderate to maximum assists with patient transfers and bed mobility.
- Able to reposition a bed-bound patient independently.
- Required to stoop, sit, bend, pull, climb, reach, kneel, crouch, and climb stairs.
- Stand for extended periods of time.
- Prolonged periods of intense physical exertion including running, lifting, and stretching.
- Perform repetitive movements of the upper extremities.
- Extensive walking throughout the shift.
- Fit to drive (required for House Calls setting).
- Regularly required to talk and hear; specific vision abilities include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
- Frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to feel, and reach with hands and arms.
Skills
- Aqua class instruction
- Yoga instruction (beneficial but not required)
- Relationship-building
- Communication
- Presentation skills
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Basic computer skills
Location
- Port Washington, NY
Work Type
- Part-time
- Community-based
- House calls
Experience Level
- Entry-level
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- Certified Personal Trainer
Salary/Compensations
- $19.25 - $27.75 an hour
Benefits
- Opportunities to practice in both in-home and senior living community settings
- Potential telehealth / virtual care components
- Opportunity to autonomously drive growth of FOX Wellness
- Collaborative, interdisciplinary environment
- Culture that invests in your growth
- Values provider-driven decision-making
About the Company
- FOX Rehabilitation is a clinician-operated practice rooted in meaningful relationships, evidence-based care, and a mission to abolish ageism.
- Supported by leaders who understand client and senior living community engagement.
Equal Opportunity
- FOX Rehabilitation is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.