AWP Fitness Provider

AWP Fitness Provider

At Ascent Wellness Program (AWP), we have a passion for inclusive, culturally-appropriate, and accessible wellness services for all identities, ages, backgrounds, and abilities. We're looking for motivated people like you to join our mission! As an equal opportunity employer and a company that serves an incredibly diverse group of clients, we love to receive applications from individuals with lives and stories as unique as the people we serve.

AWP is a one-of-a-kind local program dedicated to bringing yoga and mindfulness, fitness and personal training, outdoor services, nutrition services, physical therapy, peer support, art therapy, and music therapy to the Milwaukee community, with a particular focus on serving individuals in mental health recovery and people with disabilities.

Workplace benefits (subject to eligibility requirements) include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible full-time employees & their families.
• Short-term disability, life, and other voluntary supplemental insurance (e.g., accident protection, hospital, and cancer plans).
• 401k retirement plan (with company match after 1 year of service).
• Access to free and discounted wellness services, including massage/bodywork and chiropractic care.
• Employee Assistance Program including access to free professional counseling services.
• Paid time off and flexible schedule.
• Reimbursement for cell phones, professional development, and job-related incidental expenses.

Need accommodation? Ascent Wellness Program is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, such as a printed job application, please contact Becky at View phone number on click.appcast.io (option 1) or send an email to View email address on click.appcast.io.

About the Role

The AWP Fitness Provider is a full-time personal trainer role serving clients of all ages in mental health recovery, with an approach that follows AWP principles and mission to create accessible, inclusive, and fully-customized wellness services delivered on-site, in-home, outdoors, or via telehealth. The Fitness Provider is responsible for supporting clients in making accessible movement an important part of their recovery journey through 1:1 interventions such as basic fitness education, exploration of natural & pain-free movement, exercises for overall physical mobility and joint health, movement for self-regulation, workout & home practice planning, stretching/self-massage, muscular endurance and strength-training, cardiovascular activity, outdoor activity, and tours of local fitness spaces (e.g., recreation centers, gyms, dance studios, etc.).

Job Qualifications

• REQUIRED: A relevant Bachelor's or Master's degree in kinesiology, physical therapy, exercise and sport science, health or fitness education program, exercise physiology, personal training, sports medicine.
• MAY BE REQUIRED: Certified Personal Trainer or similar certification from an accredited program (e.g. ACE, NASM), or Licensed Physical Therapy (WI), with at least one year of related work experience. Certification may not be required for individuals with college degrees related to fitness, such as exercise science or kinesiology.
• REQUIRED: A valid WI driver's license and access to a personal vehicle for travel to in-home appointments and occasional client transportation to/from sessions within Milwaukee County.
• Excellent professional communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently with solid organization and time management skills.
• Professional work experience related to mental health and healthcare is a plus.
• Ability to speak multiple languages is a plus.

Pay rate: Starting pay begins at $41,600 annual base salary with potential for additional pay depending on the volume of services provided, up to $60,000/year.