Where excellence meets opportunity - discover your next chapter with cohealth

• Part time, fixed term role until June 2026
• Grade 1 or 2 depending on experience
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role

The Exercise Physiologist will work within a multidisciplinary team and liaise closely with the medical team to provide holistic, client centred and coordinated healthcare. Our multidisciplinary team comprises physiotherapists, occupational therapists, podiatrists, DNEs, dieticians, nursing and counseling services. Drawing on the findings of the assessment and the care planning process, care is provided utilising appropriate evidenced based interventions.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include:

• Provide high quality Exercise Physiology services to clients and groups of clients in accordance with agreed targets.
• Provide a high quality and flexible Exercise Physiology service to clients from marginalised backgrounds.
• Provide a welcoming environment where the consumers can inquire and learn about a range of health-related matters and engage in self-management.
• Participate in multidisciplinary coordinated care and care planning activities to meet the needs of the target group

What cohealth offers:

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees
• Novated Leasing available
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate:

• Eligible for accreditation as an Exercise Physiologist with Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA).
• At least two years' experience as an Exercise Physiologist is desired.
• Proof of qualification to be sighted
• Victorian Driver's License required

Application Process

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You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and Cover Letter as well as address the key selection criteria. We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Sarah Smith [email protected] using the subject line: Exercise Physiologist enquiry via EthicalJobs.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working with Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-employment declaration form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia.

Roles that are determined to be Risk Category A or B [staff that have direct and/or indirect contact with body substances and are at higher risk of occupational exposure to infections] will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza prior to commencement [A] or within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders for legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.