Fitness Instructor/Personal Trainer (part-time)

FAIRHAVEN CHRISTIAN RETIREMENT CENTER; Samuelson Corners (IL); On-site; USD 24,796 - 28,929; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off (PTO)

Reduced priced employee lunches

Job summary

Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center is seeking a part-time Fitness Instructor/Personal Trainer to design and implement a fitness program tailored for our senior residents. The role emphasizes safety, engagement, and compassionate care within a retirement setting.

Responsibilities include promoting and directing the fitness center, delivering individual or group sessions, and coordinating resident exercise schedules.

Qualifications

• Experience creating fitness programs for seniors.
• Ability to lead group or individual fitness sessions.
• Clear English communication with staff and residents.

Responsibilities

• Promote, plan, and direct the fitness center.
• Implement programs/classes for individual or group fitness.
• Develop resident exercise schedules.
• Evaluate residents' physical abilities.
• Complete assessments/waivers and ensure safety.
• Orient residents to equipment and ensure safe use.
• Maintain equipment cleanliness and report repairs.
• Follow infection control and sanitary procedures.
• Report incidents of abuse, neglect, or rights violations.

Skills

Group fitness

Personal trainer

Senior fitness

Communication

Job description

Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center is a retirement community committed to serving our residents with the utmost 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

Job Description

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

Please refer to job description.