Exercise Physiologist - Community Aged Care (Casual) Malabar, NSW

Health, Medical & Pharmaceutical

Skills Required: Team Working Self Motivation Allied Health Physical Therapy Medical Research Cardiology Social Work Metabolism Clinical Works Exercise Physiology Health Care Home Care Multidisciplinary Approach Human Musculoskeletal Systems Neurology Nursing Professional Communication Medications Strength Training Nursing Home Care Team Nursing Health Rehabilitation First Aid and Preparedness Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Risk Assessment Prescribing Medications Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

Job Description

Casual Accredited Exercise Physiologist, mobile in‑home role across Greater Sydney. We’re building an in‑house allied health offering and need an Accredited Exercise Physiologist to help shape it. This is hands‑on, person‑centred community work: assessing function and falls risk, prescribing and progressing exercise to help older people rebuild strength, balance, confidence and independence at home, including goal‑based programs under the Support at Home Restorative Care Pathway, working as part of a multidisciplinary team. The role also includes work as a care partner under Support at Home, reviewing exercise, function, mobility and reablement goals that flow naturally from your sessions. It suits an EP who likes autonomous, reablement‑focused work and wants a care team behind them rather than working in isolation.

What you’ll do

- In‑home functional and falls‑risk assessment, and pre‑exercise screening, for older people.
- Prescribe, deliver, progress and evaluate individualised exercise programmes for strength, balance, mobility, deconditioning and chronic‑condition management.
- Goal‑based restorative and reablement programmes, including under the Restorative Care Pathway, as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Education and coaching for clients, families, carers and support workers to build confidence and self‑management.




- Clear notes and progress records; prompt escalation where medical or nursing review is needed.
- Reviewing exercise, function, mobility and reablement goals against the client’s plan.
- Identifying changing needs or risks in your area and escalating them appropriately.
- Wellness‑ and reablement‑focused discussions and education; accurate care notes.
- Clinical review of complex needs (medication, wounds, nursing, etc.) sits with our nursing team, not this role.

Exercise physiology is clinical care, delivered under the participant’s separately‑funded clinical‑care stream. Care‑management activity is funded from the capped 10% care‑management allocation in each participant’s quarterly budget. The two are documented separately and the same time is never claimed against both.

About the Employer

Santa Clara Home Care is a registered Support at Home provider helping older Australians stay secure, independent and well in their own homes. We deliver in‑home care, care management, restorative support and allied health across Greater Sydney. Our approach is relationship‑based, clinically grounded, and built around dignity, choice, safety and quality of life.

About the Candidate

- Tertiary qualification in exercise physiology and current accreditation as an Accredited Exercise Physiologist with ESSA.
- Current professional indemnity insurance covering your full scope of practice.
- Current First Aid and CPR in line with ESSA’s requirements.
- A police certificate issued within the last 3 years (no pre‑noteworthy offences) or a current NDIS Worker Screening clearance or the ability to obtain one before you start.
- Current driver licence and a reliable, comprehensively insured car.




- A smartphone or tablet for mobile documentation, and confident independent practice.
- A genuine commitment to dignity, choice, privacy and safe care.

Experience and Desirables

- Experience with older people in community, home‑based or aged care settings.
- Falls prevention, balance and strength training, reablement and restorative care.
- Familiarity with Support at Home, the Restorative Care Pathway, Home Care Packages or community aged care.
- Confident communication with families, care managers, nurses, GPs, support workers and allied health colleagues.
- Confidence and safety working on your own in the community, screening well before prescribing exercise to frail or higher‑risk clients, communicating clearly with older people and their families, keeping clean and timely notes, and knowing when to escalates rather than push on.
- Bachelor Degree (Required).
- Physiotherapy: 1 year (Preferred).

Pay and Conditions

$66‑$80 per hour, inclusive of the 25% casual loading, plus 12% superannuation. Paid travel time between clients, per‑kilometre vehicle costs covered, and paid documentation time. Weekend, public‑holiday, shiftwork and overtime hours are paid at the applicable award penalty or overtime rates. Casual engagements have a minimum 3‑hour payment period unless a greater entitlement applies.

Why you might like working here

- Reablement‑focused work where you see people regain strength and confidence over time.
- Real clinical autonomy in your own discipline, with a care team behind you.
- Paid travel time between clients, and per‑kilometre vehicle costs covered.
- Flexible casual work. You tell us the days you’re available.
- Clear pre‑visit briefings, documentation templates and a direct line to the care team.
- A genuine say in how our exercise physiology and allied health model takes shape.
- Employee referral program.

We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and are committed to culturally safe care.

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📌 Exercise Physiologist - Community Aged Care (Casual) Malabar, Nsw (City of Randwick)
🏢 Ageing Australia
📍 City of Randwick