Senior Wellness Program Coordinator

Volunteers of America Minnesota is a nonprofit health and human services organization that annually serves more than 25,000 children, adolescents and their families, older adults, students, persons with disabilities and special needs, and adults completing incarceration. Since 1896, we have helped people gain self-reliance, dignity and hope.

Position: Senior Wellness Program Coordinator. This is a PAID position, benefit eligible.

Hours: 30 Hours/week

Duration: 1.5 Year Grant position, w/ possibility for renewal

Program: Retired Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP), sponsored by Volunteers of America-Minnesota, is looking for an energetic team member to coordinate our Wellness program. Programs include our Fit & Strong! and Bone Builders initiatives. Fit & Strong! is a low-cost, evidence-based, multiple component exercise program. It combines flexibility, strength training and aerobic walking with health education for sustained behavior change among older adults with lower extremity osteoarthritis (OA).

Bone Builders is a free, osteoporosis prevention exercise class that uses weight training and balance exercises. This is a PAID position, 30 hours a week and has flexible hours dependent on program needs.

• Recruiting, training, and managing volunteer class leaders
• Working with host sites for classes
• Maintaining paperwork, including ensuring that documents are following HIPAA compliance guidelines
• Working with class participants
• Being able to work independently, and demonstrate the ability to achieve goals
• Computer skills, some travel, and background check required

• Previous coaching and supervision experience
• Ability to work with volunteers; personal volunteer experience a plus
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Enthusiasm
• Dependability
• Willingness to lead a small group
• Interest in working with older adults and with diverse populations
• Life experiences valued; education or health care experience a plus
• Ability to perform range of motion and low-level endurance exercises
• Ability to carry up to 20 lbs.
• Current CPR certification a plus
• Experience working with older adults and/or individuals with arthritis preferred
• Must attend a training led by Fit & Strong!
• A fitness instructor certified by a nationally recognized fitness organization such as AFAA, ACSM, ACE, CIAR, ISSA, NASM, NCSF, NFPT, NSCA, YMCA OR a leader of another evidence-based program (AMOB, CDSMP) with experience and comfort leading group-based exercise classes
• Must have a car to drive to site locations

RSVP identifies volunteer opportunities for its members, who are age 55 and over, that meet their individual skills, interests, schedule and geographic availability.