The Fitness Manager will oversee our Fitness Management department and provide support to the diverse residents at our property. The focus of this job is on producing high quality, detailed work based on established standards, guidelines, and procedures. 

Job Overview:

• Effectively communicate with residents, doctors, and clinicians relative to client’s medical history and fitness programming.
• Lead daily evidence-based exercise classes from Silver Sneakers and the Arthritis Foundation.
• Evaluate current level of readiness and design safe individualized exercise programs for older adults, people with disabilities, and clients with multiple comorbidities.
• Create strategies utilizing exercise and wellness classes for social building opportunities and increase program participation by nurturing a supportive environment that encourages a healthy lifestyle.
• Highly organized individual with computer skills useful for creating monthly calendar and event flyers.
• Develop and coordinate resident activities based on social, spiritual, intellectual, and physical needs.
• Effectively communicate with people with limited English proficiency.
• Work well in team environment and independently
• Administrative tasks: Resident reporting, website management, exercise class and fitness room scheduling, communicate effectively with the residents and staff as well as the owners.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, such as Word and Excel
• Yardi knowledge is a plus 
• ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist

Company Overview: The Barkan Companies is a diversified group of real estate businesses with a solid record of success in property management, construction and development. Since our founding in 1964, we have been a proven leader in the real estate development and management market. Today we employ over 750 people and provide services to 187 residential communities in 7 states. Our Boston based companies with regional offices in Providence, Hartford and Washington DC, deliver outstanding client service with an uncompromising focus on quality. Our commitment is to provide the highest level of property management available. We routinely invest in the resources to maintain our position as the leader in third party management services. Barkan is looking for a dedicated and talented individual who can contribute their skills in a collaborative environment in service to our clients. In return, Barkan offers highly competitive compensation and some of the best benefits in the industry. Barkan is an equal employment opportunity employer. We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, to include health, dental, vision, life insurance, long & short-term disability, paid vacations, a 401K match.