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Part-Time Lifelong Improvements Through Fitness Together (LIFT) Instructor

Part-time

Penn State University

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Compensation
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Location
PA
Schedule
Part-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

PA State Police Background Check, requiredFBI Fingerprint Background Check, required

Job overview

Penn State Extension in Lebanon County seeks a part-time LIFT Program Instructor to lead morning, face-to-face classes. Classes meet for two hours twice a week over eight to nine weeks, a few times each year. The instructor reports to the Food, Families, and Communities Extension Educator in Lebanon County.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Exercise Instruction, nice to haveStrength Training, nice to haveNutrition Education, nice to havePhysical Assessments, nice to haveParticipant Motivation, nice to have

Qualifications

PA State Police Background Check, requiredPA Child Abuse Clearance, requiredFBI Fingerprint Background Check, required

Full job description

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

  • CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

  • CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

  • If you are NOT a current employee or student, please click “Apply” and complete the application process for external applicants.

Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location. For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS Penn State Extension in Lebanon County seeks to hire a Part-Time Extension Support position to serve as a LIFT Program Instructor. Instructors lead morning face to face classes for 2 hours twice a week for eight to nine weeks, a few times a year. This position will report to the Food, Families, and Communities Extension Educator in Lebanon County.

Specific responsibilities include:

  • Lead participants in a 5-minute exercise warm-up.

  • Lead participants in 60 minutes of strength training exercises.

  • Lead a 5-minute cool-down.

  • Energize and motivate participants throughout the class.

  • Instruct short nutrition and health-related lessons

  • Demonstrate proper form and ensure participants are using the correct form, offering corrections if needed.

  • Conduct pre- and post-physical assessments and administer evaluations.

  • Assist educators in identifying potential class sites and assist with marketing efforts to promote the program.

  • Assist with class and participant reporting requirements.

BACKGROUND CHECKS/CLEARANCES This position requires the following clearances in addition to applicable background checks: PA State Police Criminal Background Check, PA Child Abuse History Clearance Form, and Federal (FBI) Fingerprint Criminal Background Check.

CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. The ASR is available for review here.

EEO IS THE LAW Penn State is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact 814-865-1473.

Penn State is committed to and accountable for advancing equity, respect, and belonging. We embrace individual uniqueness, as well as a culture of belonging that supports equity initiatives, leverages the educational and institutional benefits of inclusion in society, and provides opportunities for engagement intended to help all members of the community thrive. We value belonging as a core strength and an essential element of the university’s teaching, research, and service mission. Federal Contractors Labor Law Poster PA State Labor Law Poster Penn State Policies Copyright Information Hotlines

How this job compares

Set against the 487 open Fitness Instructor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$22–26/hr258 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 17 open Fitness Instructor jobs in Pennsylvania and 487 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
Fitness Instructor postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (147 postings).
Education
28 of the 487 open Fitness Instructor jobs (6%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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