New Graduate Exercise Physiologist

About Active Ability's team

The Active Ability team are experts in mobile disability therapy. We provide exercise physiology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and dietetic services and specialise in supporting people with autism, neurological conditions, intellectual disability and mental illness.

Our purpose is to empower the disability community and our core values are:

• Compassion – for all. The willingness & empathy to help others
• Integrity – to do the right thing in all circumstances, even if no one is watching.
• Dedication – to meet our promises, to achieve goals. We are a helpful resource.
• We are people-focused – put people firs. Respect, value & empower them.

Our 10-year target is to empower 10,000 people within the disability community and our achievements were recognised when we were awarded 'Most Outstanding Allied Health Organisation' at the 2021 Australian Disability Service Awards and 2022 ESSA Practice of the Year.

Active Ability is an enthusiastic team with big ambitions. We pride ourselves on the quality of our relationships with the wider community and the quality of our interventions and support of our clients. We are excited to offer a brand new employee exercise physiology position to a new graduate as we expand our team. This new team member will be aligned with our core values and excited to empower the disability community.

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About the New Graduate Role

This role is for a full time community-based new-grad exercise physiology employee position. The successful applicant will provide exercise physiology services in Epping and the surrounding suburbs.

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Please reach out if this position interests you, even if the location does not.

We are specifically looking to employ an enthusiastic new graduate exercise physiologist who is in the final stages of their university degree. The desirable applicant will be one who is looking for a well-developed exercise physiology program (over 45 EPs in the team) within a multidisciplinary team that will provide them with clinical support and professional development so that they are able to build a firm foundation of clinical practice from which to progress their professional career.

Remuneration will be based on experience.

What can Active Ability offer an exercise physiologist?

1. Become an expert in disability – disability is our team's core focus and each of our team members have their own expertise.
2. A focus on professional development (PD) – attend a minimum of 4 events annually with our entire team, plus additional in-services and an individual Professional Development plan focused on developing your expertise across Active Ability's 5-year PD plan.
3. Mentoring from Active Ability's senior exercise physiologists – Mentorship and support from senior clinicians and directors through case reviews, PD and skill development sessions that will broaden your skill set and experiences.
4. An incredibly rewarding role – you will be a valued and important part of your client's life. You will build relationships with your clients and their stakeholders, and you will be rewarded when seeing them achieve their goals.
5. The opportunity to manage a complex case load – your knowledge and skills will be challenged every day to support your clients safely and effectively to achieve their goals because of the barriers they unfortunately face due to their health, function and disability. Spinal Cord Injury, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neuron Disease, Huntington's Disease, Cerebral Palsy and other rare neurological disorders. Intellectual disability (Prader Willi Syndrome, Fragile-X, Down Syndrome) & complex mental illness (BPD, Schizophrenia, PTSD).
6. A changing client base – because we are a capacity building service, you will see significant variety day-to-day and week-to-week in your caseload (not to mention, our clients age from 2 years to 65 years old).
7. An amazing team of like-minded clinicians - Join an amazing team culture, full of passion, drive and fun. We all have the same purpose and core values that we work by - to empower the disability community by changing 10,000 lives in the next 10 years.
8. The opportunity to engage in multidisciplinary collaboration– collaboration is crucial to the success of your intervention in disability – meet regularly with behaviour support therapists, speech therapists, OTs, support workers, support coordinators, GPs, dietitians and physiotherapists. Expect a flexible work environment - we spend more time at work than anywhere else, so you need to love what you do and you need to work in a fabulous team that values your contribution. Work from home, manage your own diary, work independently but seek support and assistance from management when you need it.

Skills and experience

Essential Selection Criteria:

1. Empathy and patience for your clients and a passion for supporting people with disability
2. Accreditation with Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA)
3. SIRA Workers Compensation Approval Number (or willingness to obtain)
4. Demonstrated ability as an independent worker who can exercise independent professional judgement on routine matters as well as working in a multi-disciplinary team for coordinated care.
5. Demonstrated high-level skills in the development of exercise physiology supports for a wide range of novel and complex conditions
6. Excellent organisation and time management skills
7. Excellent written and verbal interpersonal communication skills
8. Strong administrative and computer skills
9. NDIS Worker Check, National Police Check, Working With Children Check, valid drivers licence and vehicle
10. A problem solver with a can-do attitude

Desirable skills:

• Experience working or volunteering within the disability community.

If you are interested in this role, but you are not a new-graduate EP, please do still apply. Remuneration will be adjusted accordingly.