Fitness Specialist - Brookfield, WI

About the role

This is a part-time position (approximately 10 hours per week) with a clear path to grow your caseload and hours. You will serve as the primary wellness professional embedded within a Senior Living Community, delivering evidence-based fitness programming to older adults through group classes, one-on-one personal training, and partner training sessions.

Responsibilities

• Grow the wellness program
• Drive engagement among residents to increase group class participation and build a 1:1 and partner training client base
• Fuel growth with relationship-building efforts and reinforce it with referrals from FOX's skilled therapy team as patients transition out of rehabilitation
• Collaborate with a therapy team
• Work alongside FOX Physical and Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists at the Senior Living Community
• Build trust with clinicians who refer patients to wellness, a direct pipeline that supports your schedule growth
• Educate and connect
• Confidently communicate the benefits of wellness programming to residents, family members, and power-of-attorney contacts to increase participation and program awareness
• Expand your reach
• Travel to patient residences for house call sessions and expand into additional communities as your territory grows

Qualifications

• 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

Physical Requirements

• The physical demands below are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this role.
• Strength classification for this position is medium, defined as:
• Exerting 25–50 lbs. of force occasionally (up to 1/3 of the time)
• Exerting 10–25 lbs. of force frequently (up to 2/3 of the time)
• Exerting up to 10 lbs. of force constantly
• Additional Physical Requirements Include:
• Ability to perform CPR
• Moderate to maximum assists with patient transfers and bed mobility
• Able to reposition a bed-bound patient independently
• Ability to perform repetitive movements of the upper extremities
• Extensive walking throughout the shift
• Prolonged periods of intense physical exertion including running, lifting, and stretching
• Perform tasks such as standing, walking, using hands to feel, and reaching with hands and arms
• 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

Benefits

Opportunities to practice in both in-home and senior living community settings
Potential telehealth / virtual care components that expand flexibility and access
Opportunity to autonomously drive growth of FOX Wellness and be the SLC’s “go to” for all things Wellness
Collaborative, interdisciplinary environment (PT, OT, SLP, Fitness Specialists)
Work within a community-based practice that supports independence, wellness, and longevity
Culture that invests in your growth and values provider-driven decision-making

Schedule

Part-time position (approximately 10 hours per week)

Pay

Details TBD