• Bluestar (JCV)
• South Melbourne Area
• Salary $70000 - $80000 + super + salary packaging

What we do

Jewish Care Victoria, a not-for-profit organisation, is the largest provider of aged and community services for the Jewish Community in Victoria. Services include Aged Residential Care, Assessment Referral and Individual Support Services, Community Aged Care, Disability, Mental Health, Youth and Family Services and Holocaust Survivors Programs.

What we are looking for

The Active Living Services team are seeking a Graduate Physiotherapist to support independence of our aged care service users including clients with Home Care Packages and CHSP funding. As part of the Allied Health Service you will provide support to individuals and groups using evidence based approaches. The program aims to provide assistance and support, referral to relevant community based resources and effectively link people to ongoing services to overcome a wide range of health concerns and diverse backgrounds.

You will join our growing service based in our new $90million Residential and Health & Wellbeing facilities in Windsor, Caulfield and Carnegie. Supporting the development of new services alongside the Allied Health, you will provide services across different community sites and in people's homes, with a focus on independence and living actively.

We are a growing service and team striving to deliver the best care.

We aim to provide the highest standard of professional and personal support offering flexibility assessing

The successful candidate will have

• Degree in Physiotherapy with current AHPRA registration.
• Knowledge of a Wellness and Reablement approach to service delivery in the community aged care and rehab.
• Demonstrated experience and well developed clinical skills whilst working within community / residential aged care or rehabilitation.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team as well as autonomously
• Experience in the development, facilitation and evaluation of group programs
• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to establish genuine rapport with services users and colleagues.
• Demonstrate commitment to learning, growth and networking and the desire to participate in 12 month learning and development plan.
• Passion and care to help a diverse range of people.

Benefits and Culture

• Positive and friendly culture working in a team environment with values that define who we are and what we do.
  • Respect - derech eretz
  • Community - kehilla
  • Inclusion - hachlala
  • Social Responsibility - achrayoot chevratit

• Access to funded CPD training aimed at your level of experience (including study leave)
• Career and self-development with mentor and supervision
• Work-life balance: Maximise your health and wellbeing, opportunities to work from home, manage your schedule.

• Wide range of salary packaging options up to $15,900 per year to reduce the amount of tax paid and increase your take home pay
• Competitive remuneration packages
• Laptop + Mobile phone
• Access to fleet care for home visits

Jewish Care employs staff from all cultural and religious backgrounds and provides cultural and spiritual training in the Jewish Ethos. Our recruitment procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of our clients, relevant screening and police checks will be conducted.

Jewish Care proudly celebrates and warmly welcomes the rich diversity of our community and strives to be inclusive for all, including the LGBT+ community.

Jewish Care acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live and work. Our services and supports are provided on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people, and we deeply respect and honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connection to land, waters and community.

A position description is attached.