Job 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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