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Fitness Specialist
Shift Available: Part-Time
Want to know what makes our employees eager about going to work every day? The people we serve. Being a part of Maplewood requires passion and a desire to help others. Each employee has the ability to touch the hearts of all our seniors and be a part of something bigger than themselves. It’s not just a job. It’s an extraordinary life.
Maplewood Senior Living is a state-of-the-art, forward-thinking senior living provider. We offer a home-like, luxury environment for our residents, allowing them to live “the good life” in a safe environment. As an associate of Maplewood Senior Living, you will have the ability to make a profound difference in the lives of seniors each and every day. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a Fitness Specialist to become part of our family. We invite you to take your first step toward a rewarding career with us!
What we offer:
- Competitive wages
- Flexible shifts
- Paid training & uniforms
- Growth opportunities
- Bonus & incentive programs
- Competitive Benefits Package: including medical, dental, vision, 401K match, company paid time-off, life insurance policy, insurance deductibles and voluntary Aflac insurance for our full-time employees
Primary Responsibilities
- Responsible for planning, implementing, and monitoring all physical activities, classes and programs.
- Establish a relationship with residents and families to ensure that a Personalized Fitness Plan can be set up to promote optimal physical, social, and emotional health and wellbeing.
- Offer professional, high quality, senior wellness advice and instruction
- Oversight of all Aquatic facilities programming, staffing and maintenance is included in communities where applicable
- Develop a wide range of classes to cover all areas of senior fitness
- Plan weekly class schedule to offer a wide variety of classes daily
- Teach classes safely and effectively
- Track attendance of all classes to monitor popularity
- Create appropriate music lists to help motivate and set the tone for each class
- Schedule personal training sessions to work one-on-one with residents to address individual needs
- Demonstrate the correct way to use all fitness equipment
- Deliver talks and presentations about fitness related topics
- Create, maintain and update all resident’s Personalized Fitness Plans
- Required to test pool water daily and work with the ESD to chemical adjustments as necessary
- Maintain fitness equipment on a daily basis
- Will provide preventive measures and exercise classes that address Fall Prevention
- As a member of the Department Head team, attend Monthly All-Associate meetings
- Attend Quarterly Regional Fitness Specialist meetings
Education/Experience/Licensure/Certification
- A Bachelor degree from an accredited college or university
- Must be a Certified Pool Operator (CPO)
- Must have one or more of the following: Yoga Certification, Aquatic Certification, Water Safety Certification, Active Older Adult Certification
- Must have First Aid, CPR and AED Certifications
- Basic typing skills and computer knowledge; familiarity with MS Word, Excel and outlook
Maplewood Senior Living conducts pre-employment screening including background check, drug screening, and reference checks.
Due to Department of Public Health requirements, all candidates will be required to show valid proof of full vaccination for COVID-19 (1st vaccine, 2nd vaccine, and booster) before commencing work, unless they receive an approved exemption from Maplewood. Those who do not obtain full vaccination and booster within that time frame, without an approved exemption, will be terminated. Â
Education
Preferred- Bachelors or better
Licenses & Certifications
Required- CPR
Behaviors
Preferred- Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
- Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
- Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
Motivations
Preferred- Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
- Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
