Lifestyle Officer - Greystanes, Australia - Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT)

Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT)

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Greystanes, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

We are looking for an enthusiastic Lifestyle Officers to join the team at John Woodward Residential aged care facility in Merrylands.

This position will support the delivery of meaningful leisure and lifestyle programs to our residents and enable them to live their life to the full.

The position is three days per week, working Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9am to 4pm.

Please click on the link to learn more about the John Woodward Residential Aged Care facility and view its warm community setting

Your key responsibilities will be to:

Undertake resident assessments and complete associated documentation
Design and facilitate the implementation of individualised leisure and lifestyle programs according to clients' social, emotional, cultural, spiritual, physical and cognitive needs and abilities. This includes the provision of onetoone activities, group activities and special events.
Assist residents to achieve maximum independence, maintain friendships and participate in the community through planned group and individual leisurebased activities.
Monitor and evaluate the program on a regular basis to ensure that it is meeting the needs of the residents, including suggestions on any improvements
Facilitate the outing/bus trip program and complete associated documentation.
Actively seek feedback and suggestions from residents and use this to guide quality improvement.
Support the Leisure and Lifestyle Department to meet accreditation requirements.
Work as part of a team to deliver high quality engagement and purposeful living programs and opportunities.
Diploma or Certificate IV in Leisure & Lifestyle qualifications (or working towards this or willingness to obtain)
Passion for delivering high quality care that makes a difference for our residents.
Eagerness to grow and develop your aged care career.
Relevant experience in aged care (essential if not qualified)
Excellent customer service & resident relation skills.
Strong verbal, written and communication skills and commitment to continuous quality improvement.
Able to provide evidence of Covid 19 and Influenza vaccinations.

About Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT)
We are a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to empower older people to 'live life to the full'.

For the last 50 years our name has been trusted by the community to provide care and support for thousands of people in over 40 locations across NSW and the ACT.

We have a passion for providing the best care with clinical excellence.

We offer person-centred care services to meet individual needs and preferences in residential aged care as well as in-home care.

At SCC, people are at the heart of everything we do. We support our employees to excel