What are the responsibilities and job description for the Wellness Coordinator position at Westminster Communities of Florida?
Located in the heart of World Golf Village, Westminster St. Augustine, a Life Care Retirement Community for acitve senior adults, is currently accepting applications for the position of Wellness Coordinator on a full-time basis. This individual will report to the Executive Director and be responsible for the overall fitness program for the community. Programming includes land-based and aquatics-based exercises which are a vital part of our resident lifestyle experience.
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We Offer:
- Medical Insurance – three plan options
- Dental Insurance – three plan options
- Vision Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Plans for medical and dependent care
- Basic Life & AD&D Insurance – benefit amount is three times annual salary (company paid)
- Long Term Disability – (premium paid by company)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance – available to employee, spouse and child(ren)
- Hospital Indemnity Plan, Voluntary Group Accident and Voluntary Group Critical Illness
- Health Advocate – free assistance with resolving healthcare and insurance related issues
- 403(b) Retirement Plan and Profit Sharing Plan
- PTO Hours (hours can be sold in 20 hour increments as long as 80 hours remain afterwards)
- Bereavement Leave
- Paid Jury Duty
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - free counseling for employees and their families
- Tuition Reimbursement Program (after 1 year of service)
- Resident Scholarship Program to assist in furthering education (after 3 months)
- Resident Christmas Fund for team members
- Foundation Mercy Fund
- Free Flu Shots and Hepatitis B vaccinations
- Discounted Meals
- Tickets at Work – discount pricing on travel and entertainment options
- Training & Career growth
ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS:
The Wellness Coordinator must comply with all applicable rules, policies, standards, and guidelines related to employment with Westminster and its communities.
1. Supervises the staff (or contractors) which involves direct and indirect responsibilities for interviewing, selection, training, motivating, wage and salary administration, performance appraisal, managing policies and procedures to ensure achievement of the department’s goals.
2. Responsible for the strategic planning and operations of the department by implementing cost control measures and meeting budget goals.
3. Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Fitness Center. Inspect and verify that fitness equipment is operating in optimal conditions and that residents/employees are properly operating the fitness equipment.
4. Conducts fitness classes following the established schedule; responsible for the preparation of Fitness Classes and seminars in the community.
5. Responsible for the Senior Fitness Testing and the completion of Physician Consent Forms.
6. Responsible for maintaining and updating the monthly fitness data and membership information into the fitness system.
The above job description is not to be construed as a complete listing of the assignments and responsibilities assigned to any employee; nor are such assignments restricted to those precisely listed in this description. This job description may change from time to time as the needs of the organization change.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Education, Certification and Experience: Education: 4-year College degree or Associate degree in a health related field and equivalent of experience plus.
Certifications: CPR, Aquatics exercise leadership, First Aid and Fitness. Fitness certification must be through one of the following credentialing bodies: American College of Sports Medicine, American Senior Fitness Association, Aerobics and Fitness Association of America, The Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research, National Strength and Conditioning Association, or American Council on Exercise.
Experience: Experience in the instruction of various pieces of exercise equipment. Ability to work with mentally and physically impaired residents. CPR, aquatics exercise leadership certification preferred. Demonstrated computer skills with basic Windows knowledge. Demonstrated ability to learn new computer programs. Demonstrated teaching skills. Physical and Environmental Requirements.
The physical activities of this position involve: Fingering, Standing, Grasping, Walking, Lifting up to 40 pounds, Sitting,Driving a car, Pushing, Pulling,
Sensory, and communicative activities with or without prosthetics of this position are: Speaking, Seeing, Hearing,
An individual in this position will be exposed to: Inside/outside environmental conditions, Bloodborne pathogens (low risk), Respiratory pathogens, Residents who may act emotional or physical at times (low risk)
Must be able to cope with mental and emotional stress of this position.
Licenses & Certifications
Required- First Aid
- CPR Certified
