Fitness Instructor - Full-Time

Overview

Do you have a passion for fitness and look to impact the lives of the older adult population? If so, our Well-Being program is seeking its next Full-Time employee-owner team member in Naperville, IL.

 

Position Summary:

As the Fitness and Wellness Specialist, you will work closely with the residents of the community to improve the overall quality of their life. Symbria’s Well-Being program focuses on providing strategies, programs, and services to older adults, enabling them to prolong their independence. Our group exercise classes, and educational sessions are based on guidelines from the American College of Sports Medicine, the Centers for Disease Control, and the National Institutes of Health. We offer advanced artificial intelligence (AI) balance assessment technology and develop customized fitness programs to the needs of each individual participant.

 

Responsibilities

• Provide education to residents and staff of client communities on the benefits of Symbria’s Well-Being program.
• Increase program enrollment by actively promoting Symbria’s services.
• Act as program liaison to designated client committees.
• Any and all duties as assigned.

 

Fitness-Specific Tasks:

• Complete enrollment and medical screening processes for each participant according to Symbria Well-Being Operating Standards.
• Schedule and conduct Risk of Fall assessments, and CDC STEADI questionnaire.
• These assessments are vital in identifying residents' current physical abilities.
• Develop customized fitness programs for residents based on ACSM guidelines. 
• Teach/Provide standardized group exercise classes and specialty programs based on current ACSM/AHA guidelines and Symbria Well-Being Operating Standards.
• Work with the Symbria Rehab therapy team to coordinate the transition to and from therapy and Well-Being.
• Reassess participants on a semi-annual basis and provide ongoing feedback to participants to ensure proper interventions.
• Where applicable, provide appropriate instruction and orientation to participants on proper use of center equipment.
• Achieve/exceed Symbria’s established performance benchmarks.

Qualifications

• Group/personal training certifications AND/OR Bachelor’s degree related to fitness required.
• Sales and marketing experience are a plus!
• It’s great to have had experience working with the older adult population but not always required!

Why work for us?

 

We are a 100% employee-owned company through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). You, along with your co-workers, have an ownership stake in this company! For more than 20 years, Symbria has been providing an outstanding work environment for talented employees to deliver patient-centered care to the geriatric population in senior-living and post-acute settings.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Tuition/CEU Reimbursement

Symbria’s Talent Team handles candidate communication directly rather than utilizing outside agencies; if interested in this role, direct application to the job posting and contact with a Symbria talent team member is recommended.

 

All applicants will be afforded equal opportunity without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, military status or an unfavorable discharge from military service.

 

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