About Us:

At Uniting AgeWell, our focus is on supporting older people to experience a sense of wellbeing, choice and independence in their lives, to feel valued members of their community and to have easy access to the community or residential services they need to live the life they want. With a range of services in many locations in Victoria and Tasmania, our 4,700 staff and 600 volunteer staff are committed to high quality services and care.

Uniting AgeWell provide a workplace culture based on the BEST philosophy – Believe, Excel, Support and Trust – underpinned by our values of Kindness, Respect, Integrity, Innovation and Inclusion, and our customer service charter and promise that shape and inform all that we do. More information can be found on the Uniting AgeWell website - www.unitingagewell.org

Why choose Uniting AgeWell - Allied Health?

• Easy to access with public transport and free on/off site parking
• Above award hourly rates
• Salary packaging benefit up to $15,900 + $2,650 annually
• Annual Leave loading
• Career pathways, education and training opportunities
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program available 24/7 for our staff
• Enhanced Parental Leave options
• Location options - move within our Uniting AgeWell network (Victoria and Tasmania)
• Not for profit, values-based organisation

About the role:

As an Exercise Physiologist, you will be an integral part of our innovative multidisciplinary team. Your primary focus will be providing EP services to older adults attending our centre-based programs; including both individual and/or group based modes of delivery.

With a strong emphasis on enhancing client wellbeing, you will be responsible for assessing and delivering evidence based exercise programs and providing health education to customers funded through the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) referred through My Aged Care; and to those in receipt of a home care package.

Our service focuses on clients’ strengths, is goal-directed and aims to maximise independence and autonomy. Our Exercise Physiology team is a large and supportive team with regular team meetings, one-to-one clinical supervision and support from the Clinical lead of Exercise Physiology.

The ideal candidate will be customer focused, reliable and adaptable, motivated and committed to the provision of customer centred care, and have the capacity to work well autonomously and in a team environment.

About you:

You are passionate about what you do and want to make a difference in the lives of our clients. You are motivated to achieve great results, and care about enhancing clients’ self-esteem and empowering them to manage their health.

We are looking for individuals with:

• ESSA accreditation as an Exercise Physiologist
• Demonstrated experience in the completion of physical assessments, development of care plans and implementation of evidence based clinical interventions for clientele with a variety of health conditions
• Experience with running group exercise programs i.e. strength and conditioning sessions, balance groups, floor based Pilates programs (desirable)
• Experience in the Aged Care or Community Sectors (desirable)
• Demonstrated capacity to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills both written and verbal
• High level organisational skills and computer literacy
• Thrive in a team and also appreciate the one to one interactions
• Are committed to being part of a workplace culture based on the BEST way of life (Believe, Excel, Support and Trust)

Essentials for working in Aged Care:

• A current Working With Children Check card
• Current and ongoing flu vaccinations
• Australian working rights
• Ability to pass a national police clearance and NDIS Clearance

Make a positive difference in your community – apply now!

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply for this role.

You can access the position description here: Exercise Physiologist PD.pdf

For more information please contact the Recruitment Team at [email protected]. Please note the position and location.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We look forward to hearing from you!