Fitness Specialist/Personal Trainer for Seniors
Lutheran Manor of the Lehigh Valley
Location
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Quick overview
The Fitness Specialist manages the operations of a senior high-rise fitness center, providing personal training and group classes. They are also responsible for promoting program services and collaborating with other staff to implement a holistic wellness calendar for residents.
Requirements summary
Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years of previous experience and are preferred to hold an Associate's or Bachelor's degree. Personal training certification and CPR certification are highly preferred.
Job description
- The Fitness Specialist manages operations of the fitness center located at a senior high-rise and coordinates with group fitness instructors and other staff. The Fitness Specialist is responsible for:
- monitoring the floor, providing one-on-one appointments (personal training) , providing population-specific health classes, and presenting educational materials in a public speaking setting.
Other detailed duties are listed below
- Provide education sessions to residents and staff on benefits of program services.
- Actively market and promote program services to potential participants in order to increase program enrollment. (Designing promotional materials, slides, flyers, and posters)
- Complete enrollment and medical screening process for each participant.
- Coordinate and administer individual exercise program consultations for members based on current ACSM/AHA guidelines. Personal training certification preferred (or willing to be certified)
- Provide appropriate instruction and orientation to members on proper use of center equipment.
- Track and report fitness center usage (independent exercisers, supervised exercisers, fitness class exercisers, and Walker’s Club)
- Provide group exercise class instruction and specialty programs as appropriate for site initiatives.
- Keep track and replenish materials such as gym wipes, sanitizer, paper towels, sign-in sheets and any other paperwork.
- Light cleaning duties of fitness and exercise room.
- Constantly stay up-to-date with latest research, educational materials, etc. and provide copies of various health topics to residents.
- Overall, the Fitness Specialist is responsible for making the well-being of residents a top priority.
- Create a holistic approach by collaborating with the Pastor (spiritual, emotional wellness) and the Service Coordinator (Emotional, Social wellness) to establish a calendar of activities to target all dimensions of wellness for the residents.
- Target intellectual and emotional dimensions of wellness, in addition to physical, by providing educational speakers, streaming programs, events, van trips, and materials (such as brain teasers and puzzles) to residents.
- Learn and properly execute use of the in-house live-streaming system in the community room and exercise room.
- Know how to use the main broadcasting system in the electrical room (Live-stream, DVD, Roku) in order to create a calendar of programs for the residents to tune-in.
- Create content for the newsletter (co-coordinator for newsletter)
- Knowledge of the Canva program for designing visually appealing and informative content, including event calendars, marketing materials and promotional graphics tailored toward a senior audience.
- Update Message Board monthly and as needed with schedule changes and important announcements.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office program
- CPR certified- Preferred, but will send to training
Previous experience REQUIRED. 5 years minimum
Associates or Bachelor's Degree, preferred but not limited to.
Personal training certification preferred
We are an equal-opportunity employer. Desired candidates are to reply to this posting with a resume'.
***Serious inquiries only.
***Salary is based upon experience, with immediate hiring possibilities.