Health and Fitness Manager

Essential Functions

• Collaborates and consults with leadership and other departments to support people served.
• Researches material on fitness and develops individualized plans.
• Provides training, mentorship, and guidance to Direct Service Professionals.
• Aid in making weekly, monthly schedules and calendars for the program.
• Uses billing system and EHR system to track and complete daily attendance as well as progress notes.
• Assist people served with activities of daily living as deemed necessary.
• Ability to participate and volunteer in agency-wide opportunities; such as committees and fundraisers.
• Coordinates, plans, and runs the health club and fitness center for people with disabilities and staff.
• Collaborates with PT and OT to design individualized fitness programs and interventions.
• Conducts assessments with clinical team to help set person-centered fitness goals.
• Delivers and adapts fitness instruction to meet the needs of individuals served, ensuring accessibility and safety.
• Makes sure participants make progress towards fitness goals using appropriate tools and methods.
• Promotes inclusive health and wellness programming that fosters participation, skill development, and community integration.

Skills and Abilities

• Must have computer skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience or certification in fitness instruction, adaptive physical activity, or health/wellness programming (preferred).
• NASM or ACE certification (or willingness to complete certification).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Must pass a background check.
• Must pass a physical exam.
• Valid Driver’s License.

Physical Demands

• Be able to lift over 40 pounds from floor to waist unassisted.
• Be able to push and pull 75 pounds.
• Be able to complete deep knee squats.
• Be able to push wheelchairs up to 200 pounds.
• Remain in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.
• Operate motor vehicles.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard, reach, stoop, kneel to install computer equipment.
• Physical activities that could be used include: driving, balancing, pulling, pushing, standing, climbing, grasping, stooping, crouching, crawling, kneeling, reaching, lifting, and repetitive motion.
• Ability to use a Hoyer lift (as needed).
• Ability to demonstrate and assist with fitness exercises, movements, and adaptive equipment as appropriate.

Benefits

• Health, Vision, Dental, and Life insurance.
• Education Assistance.
• Paid time off.
• Sick time.
• Paid Holidays.
• Personal Time.
• Potential Year-End Bonus.
• Financial Assistance Program (Cookie Jar).
• Employee Referral Program (Bounty Bucks).