• Be the difference. Enjoy great rewards and benefits.
• Full time position: Monday - Friday
• Salary Packaging benefits up to $15,900 annually to maximise your take home pay
• Bupa Health Insurance & Goodlife Health Club discounts

The Roving 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 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 Early Intervention team to identify and develop Recovery Pathways for residents at risk of decline and frailty.

The aim is to provide residents with opportunities to maintain and improve their physical function in order to support them to do the things they love.

Key responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to:
• planning and delivering high quality health ... wellness services with the emphasis on person centred care and healthy ageing
• enabling residents to maximise independence, improve and maintain their health, wellness and quality of life
• ensuring sites maintain a consistent approach to residential health and wellness services through quality audits, mentoring staff, accreditation preparation and covering leaves of absence
• providing mentoring and support to Health & Wellness Promoters at each home
• Implementing organisational programs across all residential homes

For 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 skills and experience:
• a Bachelor Degree or equivalent Exercise Science, Personal Training, Exercise Physiology or equivalent as well as accreditation with Physical Activity Australia, AUSactive or Exercise & Sports Science Australia
• experience in selecting appropriate exercise programs for older individuals
• ability to efficiently analyse information, respond to and advocate on behalf of client needs
• excellent project management, time management and leadership skills
• ability to collaborate in case management situations with others to make effective decisions and problem solve
• exceptional interpersonal skills including ability to build and foster strong internal and external relationships
• Current and unrestricted driver’s licence
• Proficient computer and keyboard skills and the ability to use Google Suite and various in-house databases
• A basic knowledge of the requirements of the Aged Care Standards as are applicable to the role

About 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.

Enquiries: [email protected]

Applications close: 4pm on Thursday, 30th of March 2023
Glenside SA Australia

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