Wellness & Fitness Coordinator (FT) $500 Sign on Bonus!
Full Time
La Grange Park, IL 60526
Posted
Job description
Wellness & Fitness Coordinator with Aquatic Concentration
There are lots of places you could work, right? But if you’re looking for a career you love in a community that is committed to supporting you, look no further than Plymouth Place™.
There are lots of places you could work, right? But if you’re looking for a career you love in a community that is committed to supporting you, look no further than Plymouth Place™.
As a three-time Certified Great Place to Work®, we are serious about creating a strong, opportunity-rich culture driven by a mission to provide an exceptional lifestyle for our residents. Here, you never work alone. You have a team working alongside you, a team that cares just as much about how you’re doing as what you’re doing. And we make your safety and well-being our priority—with vaccinated staff and residents, rest assured we stand by this commitment.
We're hiring for a Wellness and Fitness Coordinator!
JOB SUMMARY:
- The Wellness and Fitness Coordinator will provide knowledge and expertise in developing appropriate wellness and fitness programs for residents and employees, and supports adherence to established protocols, policies, guidelines, and structure for the delivery of wellness/fitness services.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills are required along with the heart and passion to work with older adults while providing the best care.
- Proactive and independent with the ability to take initiative.
- Previous experience successfully leading individual and group exercise programs are required.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
- Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
- Ability to read, write and speak English sufficiently to perform job duties and to interact and communicate with residents, families, and employees
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, Sports Leadership, or another comparable program major.
- Three to Five years of experience.
- Specialty certification as personal trainer, exercise specialist, fitness instructor, health and fitness specialist, or similar area, preferred certification in Special populations/Older Adults.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES: Employee will apply skills to ensure Person-Centered Care as exhibited through our Pillars of Excellence:
- People.
- Stewardship.
- Service.
- Quality.
- Growth.
- Coordinates, plans, and facilitates health and fitness activities and programs for residents.
- Implement wellness/fitness programs that address the following human needs: physical, cognitive/intellectual/educational, spiritual, sensory, community involvement, and, as needed, family involvement.
- Provide a continuum of care after physical therapy to residents with physical and mental ailments.
- Oversee a program for residents with Alzheimer’s and dementia.
- Utilize assessment data for each resident on campus, initially and periodically, to determine preferences for wellness/fitness programs, and assesses each resident’s capability to engage in meaningful fitness programs; document it and share information with appropriate staff.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams in decision-making regarding variance from scheduled programming as necessary.
- Prepare and or contributes the monthly wellness and fitness newsletters and calendars for all levels of living.
- Ensure all necessary assessment and program documentation is complete and timely.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of wellness programming and continuously strives for improvement.
- Comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations; maintains knowledge of and follows all Plymouth Place policies and procedures.
- Maintain regular and punctual attendance at work and meetings.
- Attends in-service and education programs.
SHIFT:
- Monday - Friday 8:00 am- 4:30 pm; some weekend availability required.
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