Be the difference. Enjoy great rewards and benefits.Full time position - 76 hours per fortnight; Monday - Friday Salary Packaging benefits up to $15,900 annually to maximise your take home pay Bupa Health Insurance & Goodlife Health Club discounts The Health & Wellness Promoter will be based at our Head Office located in Glenside but will work across all Southern Cross Care Residential Homes in South Australia and Northern Territory to deliver exercise programs to residents and ensure consistency of Exercise programs and processes.
About the role Reporting to the Organisational Wellness and Lifestyle Manager, you'll work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver tailored exercise programs to improve residents strength and well-being.
Key responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to;
Enabling residents to maximise independence, improve and maintain their health, wellness and quality of lifeUsing best practice, evidence based tools to plan and deliver high quality health & wellness services with the emphasis on person centred care and healthy ageing through goal setting, progressive resistance training, health literacyWorking with a multidisciplinary team to develop tailored exercise programs to meet resident goals and quality of life outcomesEngaging in the early intervention process to identify frailty and decline early and intervene early to optimise resident physical function and quality of lifeImplementing organisational programs across all residential homesUndertaking audits to ensure all residential Health & Wellness programs operate in accordance with Southern Cross Care procedureFor further details regarding the scope of the role, please refer to our website or the attached position description.
About you We are looking for people who will be the difference in the lives of our residents and clients.
The successful candidate will have the following:
Certificate IV Fitness or above in Exercise Science, Personal Training, Exercise Physiology or equivalent including current accreditation with Physical Activity Australia, AusActive or Exercise & Sports Science AustraliaCurrent Driver's Licence including willingness to travel to various Southern Cross Care locations Demonstrated delivery of progressive resistance training programs with older peopleSound understanding of healthy ageing and that physical function underpins the ability to remain engaged meaningfully in personally valued pursuitsAbility to efficiently analyse information, respond to and advocate on behalf of customer needsAbility to identify best practice fitness program delivery and report to managementExceptional interpersonal skills as well as the ability to maintain positive working relationships with external stakeholdersStrong organisational and time management skillsProficient computer and keyboard skills and the ability to use Google Suite and various in-house databasesAbout us
Southern Cross Care is one of Australia's leading charitable aged care and retirement living service providers. We value the diversity in our team, live and breathe our values 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 well-being 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.
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Applications close; 4pm on Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
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