Coordinator - Frenchs Forest, Australia - Anglicare

Anglicare

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Frenchs Forest, Australia

1 week ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

Make a difference for older Australians:

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Key position within Anglicare at Home:

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Fixed Term Fulltime position working across our Social Wellness Centres & Villages based in North region
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Join our warm, friendly, and supportive team.

About the role

We are looking for an enthusiastic, friendly and innovative Lifestyle Programs Coordinator to support home care clients in our Retirement Living Villages with activities designed to maintain and support social interaction and independence.

Anglicare has a number of community centre-based Social Support/ Respite groups and overnight respite Cottages operating across Sydney, the Blue Mountains and Illawarra.

Our programs are designed to be fun and enabling environments, offering interesting recreational activities that are based on what our clients like to do, such as games, dancing, exercise, arts (painting and pottery), crafts, movies, cooking and outings.

Working as part of this friendly and close-knit team, reporting to the Senior Program Manager, your focus will be (not limited to):

Offering activities and outings suited to the individuals interests, capacity and background, and delivered in safe and comfortable environments;
Appropriate assessments and care plans are completed, and within operational guidelines;
Liaising with key representatives in the Retirement Living Villages;
Coordinating and scheduling activities, by working closely with the team leaders and lifestyle workers;
Developing and maintaining a culture of exceptional customer service, aligned with the organisation's Christian vision, mission, and values;
Managing finances efficiently, ensuring activities operate within allocated budgets;
Reporting and administrative requirements including service output confirmations, compliance, staff scheduling, and client records are managed promptly and accurately to meet team and organisation requirements;
Willingness to travel across sites.

Skills and Experience:

Certificate IV in Leisure and Health/Community Services or appropriate equivalent qualification.
Previous experience in Home Care/Community/Aged Care in a leadership role.
Demonstrated experience in successfully organising activities for older people.
Superior skills in communication including a demonstrated ability to work with older people, people living with dementia and their families/advocates.
Required: C Class motor vehicle licence, registered vehicle with third party property damage insurance.; LR Licence as required.
Intermediate computer skills.

Benefits:

Receive competitive rates, Tax free salary packaging entitlements of up to $15,900
Career growth and learning opportunities
A positive and supportive workplace culture

If you have a kind heart for serving older people, then we would love to hear from you. We are looking for staff who are committed and passionate about delivering customer service excellence.

About Anglicare:

For over 160 years, Anglicare has been serving people in need - providing care to older people and services for people in need.

We began because of people like you, people who saw a need in the community and who were compelled to make a difference.

People motivated by Christian love and a passion to serve.

This is where you can do the best work of your life.

_ Jesus Christ honoured, lives enriched, and communities strengthened._

_ Anglicare is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and young people and has zero tolerance of child abuse._
Advertised: 08 May 2023 AUS Eastern Standard Time

Applications close: 31 Jul 2023 AUS Eastern Standard Time