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Form of workJob Type
- Casual/contract position (up to 20 hours).
- Attractive hourly rate: $80 per hour.
- Flexible working hours.
- Long term opportunities available.
Why Join Heads Up
- Work within a vibrant and expanding allied health team with an experience edge, offering varied learning opportunities.
- Diverse role working with both individuals and groups who are less advantaged and struggle with daily living due to their psychosocial disability.
- Feel a sense of achievement in your work as you assist others to improve their quality of life.
- Share our passion working in Mental Health alongside other health professionals.
- Varied learning opportunities in mental health and NDIS.
Responsibilities
- To conduct comprehensive lifestyle, strength and fitness assessments
- To devise and implement individual and group exercise programs.
- Assess clients and monitor their progress, adjusting programs as needed.
- To motivate mental health consumers to live healthier lifestyles and assist with behaviour change.
- Keep up to date client notes and progress reports as required.
- Write reports and letters to the National Disability Insurance Agency for NDIS clients (templates provided)
- Lead educational workshops relating to exercise and mental health and assist with the development of new workshops.
- Participate in regular case conferences and progress meeting with the team.
The Successful candidate will be:
- Able to demonstrate their competence as an exercise physiologist, for people with a mental illness.
- Self-driven, work autonomously, and able to self-evaluate performance.
- Able to work in a team environment amongst other health and fitness professionals.
- Diligent with keeping client notes and monitoring their progress.
- Organised and able to manage their own client appointments.
- Able to develop rapport with a diverse group of clients.
- An outstanding communicator with the ability to relate to consumers with a mental illness.
- Capable of learning and using technology both for both administration and delivery of exercise programs and workshops.
Essential Criteria:
- ESSA Accreditation as an Exercise Physiologist
- Mental Health First Aid
- Police Check
- Current First Aid and CPR
- Professional Indemnity and Public Liability Insurance
- NDIS worker clearance - can get this later if successful in your application.
Job Type: Casual
Salary: $80.00 per hour
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Flexible hours
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Brookvale, NSW: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Experience:
- mental health (Required)
Licence/Certification:
- ESSA Accreditation (Required)
Application Deadline: 15/04/2023
