Permanent Part Time Position 

Job Security | Purpose-Driven Work | Fresh Start

Hours: Monday to Friday | 08:30 – 16:30 

Rotation: 3 days at The Pines Health and Fitness Centre | 2 days at Phillip Kennedy

New Graduates are welcome to apply!

About the role

The role is responsible for delivering high quality health and fitness services. Key responsibilities include:

• Undertaking clinical assessments, screening, and goal setting.

• Planning and delivering high quality individual and group exercise services tailored to customer needs, using best practice, evidence-based tools.

• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to maximise customer independence, improve health, and achieve goals.

• Supporting the design and delivery of health literacy and health promotion programs.

• Ensuring high quality services through continuous quality improvement.

For further details regarding the scope of the role, please refer to the position description.

About you

• Qualifications: Must be an Accredited Exercise Physiologist registered with Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA).

• Experience: Open to both new graduates and  experienced clinicians .

• Skills: Well-developed technical skills to design, implement, and evaluate safe and effective exercise interventions for older people. This includes the ability to monitor and take action regarding adverse signs during exercise, teach and motivate clients using behaviour change models, and work autonomously.

• Knowledge: Broad knowledge of the effects of exercise interventions in managing chronic and complex clinical presentations. Knowledge and capacity to practise according to the ESSA Scope of Practice and understanding of the Aged Care Quality Standards. 

• Desirable Requirement: Experience working with older people in a community setting

About us

Southern Cross Care is one of Australia’s leading charitable aged care, health and retirement living service providers. We value the diversity in our team, live and breathe our values of Service, Courage and Compassion and offer salary packaging benefits to maximise your take-home pay.

When you work for us, we value you as an individual, care for your wellbeing and develop your skills to help you build your career. We reward creativity and provide the stability and flexibility you need. When you work for us, you work better for life.

Apply online: careers.southerncrosscare.com.au/jobs/search

Enquiries: Careers@southerncrosscare.com.au

Applications close: 6th March at 4pm