Flourish Australia has a brand new exciting opportunity for an Accredited Exercise Physiologist to join our Sydney teams!

The position available is:

• Closed-term part-time until 30 June 2025 (45.6 hours/fortnight).
• Working agreed upon days between Monday to Friday.
• Based in Surry Hills (working across the Sydney region).
• Attractive salary starting at $85,000 per annum + Super + Tax-Free Salary Packaging.

About the Opportunity

As an Accredited Exercise Physiologist with Flourish Australia, you will be supporting the integration of lifestyle interventions within a community setting specialised in complex mental health to improve physical health outcomes for people living with complex mental health issues. They are responsible for promoting the importance of exercise physiology through in-service training, developing resources, and educating other team members or external stakeholders, and for also supervising student placements in collaboration with universities.

As an Accredited Exercise Physiologist, you will:

• Conduct comprehensive health screenings to identify risk factors and determine appropriate exercise interventions.
• Perform detailed health and exercise assessments to evaluate fitness levels, physical capabilities, and any limitations or contraindications.
• Design and deliver tailored exercise programs for individuals and groups, ensuring safety and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with physicians, psychologists, dietitians, and other health professionals, including writing letters and reports to communicate consumer progress and needs.
• Promote the importance of exercise physiology through in-service training, developing resources, and educating other team members or external stakeholders.
• Assist in developing and refining operational procedures to enhance the delivery of exercise physiology services within Flourish Australia.
• Provide supervision and mentorship to exercise physiology students on clinical placements, ensuring a high standard of learning and professional development.
• Provision of individual and/or group support to people who have limited or no access to initial and/or ongoing exercise support services.

The Benefits

• Attractive salary package.
• Tax-Free Salary Packaging available up to $15,900.
• Exclusive personal Fleet pricing discounts with our preferred automotive supplier.
• Generous leave provisions including 17.5% leave loading + 2 additional days of personal leave + Christmas/New Years Gratis Day + 10 weeks paid parental leave.
• Family-friendly and flexible working conditions.
• Comprehensive infrastructure including a laptop, mobile phone and other resources for work purposes.
• Regular supervision (reflective practice), ongoing 1:1 mentoring and a comprehensive induction program.
• Employee Assistance Program for confidential wellbeing support.
• Opportunities for professional development and training such as Mental Health First Aid and ASIST.
• Inclusive initiatives such as our Rainbow Network and YarnUp for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander staff.
• Employee discounts at 400+ popular retailers (Woolworths, Expedia, Myer, Kmart etc.)

Who we are

Flourish Australia is one of Australia’s most experienced community mental health organisations. Our services are comprehensive and highly personalised because each person’s experience will be different and their needs, as an individual, are unique. Together we set goals, connect individuals with the right people, support services and opportunities to meet their needs.

We value diversity and encourage applications from suitably qualified people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities, LGBTQ+ communities and mature age candidates.

Selection Criteria

• Accredited through Exercise Sports Science Australia (ESSA) as an Accredited Exercise Physiologist.
• Demonstrated clinical experience as an accredited Exercise Physiologist working with people with a lived experience of a mental health issue.
• Demonstrated experience in community engagement, health promotion, and building effective relationships with other service providers.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver exercise and lifestyle education and training to arrange of professionals including mental health clinicians and GPs.
• Demonstrated understanding of the challenges faced by people with a lived experience of a mental health issue and how providing a recovery-oriented service is of benefit to people.
• Current Australian Driver’s Licence.

A position description is attached.

Full selection criteria and position description available within the application. All successful applicants will be asked to provide evidence they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including booster) prior to commencement, inline with Flourish Australia’s Vaccination Policy.