Rehabilitation Specialist

Overview

Facilitate and deliver both live stream and in person group exercise classes, with people that have varying degrees of abilities and physical function.

• Promote self-directed activity using pre-recorded on demand classes and a journal to aid participants in self-managing their condition after the 12-week programme.
• Re-calibrate exercises and intensities based on regular improvements demonstrated by changes in effort and performance.
• Identify deterioration of participants and, if necessary, follow internal escalation processes, ensuring reporting is processed within a specific timeframe and that outcome data is accurately captured to support charitable purpose and track participants progress.
• Engage in 1-to-1 telephone conversations each week with every participant to offer coaching on setting short-term and long-term goals, understanding restrictions, monitoring progress, providing emotional wellbeing support, and empowering self-directed activity.

• Leadership and influencing skills; good communication; organised and self-motivated.
• Ability to work collaboratively onsite, centrally, and with our Charity team and beneficiaries.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification (essential).
• Ideally previous experience in a Rehabilitation Specialist position and an understanding of rehabilitation.
• Possibly a BSc (Hons) in Sports Rehabilitation (desirable but not essential).
• Problem-solving and diagnostic skills.
• Organisational ability.
• Effective decision-making skills.
• Time and resource management.
• Experience working with vulnerable adults.
• Qualifications showing good English and numeracy skills.

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