Fitness Specialist - Brookfield, WI Job at FOX Rehabilitation, Brookfield, WI

  • FOX Rehabilitation
  • Brookfield, WI

Job Description

FOX Rehabilitation is hiring a Fitness Specialist to lead group exercise and personal training for older adults at a Senior Living Community in Brookfield, WI. This role is ideal for a personal trainer, exercise science graduate, or certified fitness professional passionate about healthy aging, fall prevention, and functional fitness for seniors.

About this 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.

What you'll do

Grow the wellness program

Drive engagement among residents to increase group class participation and build a 1:1 and partner training client base. Growth is fueled by your relationship-building efforts and reinforced by 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.

Why Join FOX Rehabilitation?

FOX Rehabilitation is a clinician-operated practice rooted in meaningful relationships, evidence-based care, and a mission to abolish ageism. You’ll be supported by leaders who understand client and senior living community engagement, because they’ve lived it.

Why fitness specialists love working with FOX

  • 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

  • A collaborative, interdisciplinary environment (PT, OT, SLP, Fitness Specialists)

  • Work within a community-based practice that supports independence, wellness, and longevity

  • A culture that invests in your growth and values provider-driven decision-making

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

Physical Requirements

The physical demands below are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this role. The 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

  • 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

Contact FOX Now! 

Noel Styer

Talent Acquisition Specialist

You can also text FOX to to learn more!

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FOX Rehabilitation is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employee

Job Tags

Part time, Work at office, 10 hours per week, Shift work

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