Fitness Specialist - Charlottesville, VA.

FOX Rehabilitation is hiring a Fitness Specialist to lead group exercise and personal training for older adults at a Senior Living Community in Charlottesville, VA. 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.

This is a part-time position (approximately 5-10 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

• 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

• 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…