Fitness Instructor/Personal Trainer (part-time)

Description Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center is a retirement community committed to serving our residents with the upmost dignity and respect and caring for our staff in the same manner. We are seeking a part-time Fitness Instructor/Personal Trainer. This individual will create and implement a fitness program uniquely catered to the needs of our seniors.

Schedule and Pay Information: Hours: 10-13 hours per week Position pay scale: $18.20 - 21.25 per hour Fairhaven Benefits Part-time: Paid time off (PTO) Reduced priced employee lunches Primary Function: Develops and implements a fitness program to meet the resident’s needs.

Essential Functions

Responsible for promoting, planning and directing the fitness center. Implements programs/classes of individual or group fitness based on resident needs. Participates in the development of resident’s exercise schedule. Responsible for the evaluations of the resident’s physical abilities. Responsible for assessments/physical clearance and liability waiver documents completed.

Responsible for orienting residents to the fitness equipment and ensuring residents can safely utilize the equipment. Maintaining the cleanliness of the equipment and communicate any needed Maintenance or repairs. Maintains sanitary conditions; follows infection control and waste management procedures as they relate to this position.

Reports incidents of abuse, neglect or a violation of the resident’s rights immediately. Essential Qualifications & Requirements: Type of work and characteristics of duties require: Physical condition allowing for normal fitness coordinator duties including but not limited to: sitting, reaching, grabbing, standing, walking, use of arms and hands, ability to read, and presentation abilities in front of large groups.

Ability to communicate effectively in a friendly manner to staff, residents, and the general public in English both in writing and verbally. Working Conditions: Comfortable working in all levels of care for exercise groups, working in resident rooms for 1-1 intervention, the exercise room, and fitness center. Typical health care facility exposure when working with the elderly residents including potential injury or infection.

Requirements

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