Fitness Specialist - Part Time

Job Title: Fitness Specialist
Location: Washington, DC
Employment Type: Part Time
Salary Range: $19.00-$22.00 hourly
Department: Aquatics and Fitness 

About Us: Maplewood Senior Living, is a leading operator of premier senior living communities across 5 states and Washington, D.C., featuring two distinguished brands: Maplewood and InspÄ«r. Known nationally for innovation in the senior living space, Maplewood is a growing company dedicated to excellence in care, offering personalized and thoughtful services in independent living, assisted living and memory care. 

Our success is built on a foundation of personalized, compassionate care and communities designed to enrich the quality of life for our residents. We foster a dynamic and supportive work environment that empowers our teams to excel, inspire, and make a meaningful impact every day. If you are a passionate about driving growth and innovation in senior living, Maplewood offers the opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking organization that values your expertise. Join us and help shape the future of senior living! 

Position Summary: The Fitness Specialist is responsible for planning, implementing, and monitoring all physical activities, classes and programs.  They must be able to 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.  They must be able to offer professional, high quality, senior wellness advice and instruction.  In addition, oversight of all Aquatic facilities programming, staffing and maintenance is included in communities where applicable.

Essential Functions:

• 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

Competencies

• Provide outstanding customer service to all residents, family members, responsible persons, and visitors of residents in the community
• Demonstrate requisite knowledge, skills and abilities consistent with the duties & responsibilities of this position.
• Personable, reliable and a great communicator and team player.
• Excite residents about being fit and healthy with energy and enthusiasm
• Encourage residents to participate in all activities they enjoy
• Build confidence, relationships and unity in our community through physical activity
• Welcome new residents and present an overview of all fitness related activities
• Plan follow-up visits to construct a Personalized Fitness Plan
• Listen to the needs of all residents, showing compassion and understanding, collaborate with other departments and contribute ideas to ensure optimal opportunities for engagement
• Enhance the reputation of Maplewood and our services
• Seek solutions and resolve problems, as and when they arise

Communication

• Possess a sincere passion for working with our senior population
• Creative, energetic, enthusiastic, patient, flexible, encouraging, motivating and team-oriented.
• Displays patience, tact, enthusiasm and a cheerful disposition
• Create a positive atmosphere with an engaging variety of activities
• Promote Maplewood in a positive manner and effectively communicate the organizations values to residents, visitors, co-workers and the community

Education/Experience/Licensure/Certification

• Nationally Accredited Group Fitness or Personal Training Certification.
• First Aid, AED, and CPR certification
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; a degree in Exercise Science, Kinesiology, Recreation Management, or related field is preferred.
• Certified Pool Operator (CPO) is preferred.
• Experience with and a passion for working with seniors is preferred.
• Basic typing skills and computer knowledge; familiarity with MS word, excel and outlook.

Why You'll Love working for Us: 

• Competitive wages
• Flexible shifts
• 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.