Lifestyle and Wellbeing Coordinator

Residential Care - Lifestyle and Wellbeing Coordinator

• •Imagine a career filled with purpose and possibility
• •Competitive rates of pay
• •Fulfilling work that fits around your life

Employment Type: Full-time

Contract Type: Permanent

Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday

Location: Kaleen, ACT

• About Us:
• At RSL LifeCare, our Residential Care teams have the ability to make a big difference to the lives of veterans and seniors while they receive quality and compassionate care in our aged care homes. This is an opportunity for you to join a large social purpose organisation where you can have a huge positive impact and feel the personal and professional reward in return.
• At our core, RSL LifeCare provide care and services to veterans and seniors who live in our communities or who are receiving support at home. Our vision of creating proud communities living their best lives is at the heart of everything we do as we continue to build upon our legacy of supporting veterans and their families for more than 100 years.

• About the role:
• Internally known as Recreation & Engagement Coordinator at RSL LifeCare, every day you're empowered to make a meaningful difference to people's lives. Within our supportive work environment your skills and compassion are valued. You will have the opportunity to:

• •Create a holistic lifestyle program that applies the values of person-centered care
• •Tailor activities to meet the resident's cognitive and physical abilities and encourage resident choice and participation in individual and group activities.
• •Ensure residents receive appropriate assessments including their life history that will form part of their integrated care plan
• •Ensure programs are developed to enrich the lives of individuals and their families through leisure, lifestyle, learning & spiritual activities
• •Coordinating outings that allow residents to stay in communication and have meaningful relationships within their chosen community in a safe and healthy way

• Our benefits:
• RSL LifeCare offers a range of benefits including:

• •Not-for-profit tax benefits - salary packaging of up to $15,900 per year. This allows you to reduce your taxable income by receiving part of your salary as tax-free benefits like super contributions, car leasing, and more.
• •Staff discounts across 700 select retail stores through Maxxia Rewards
• •Leave Loading - 17.5% pay top up on paid leave
• •Career opportunities across Residential Care homes and Community Services

About you:

• •Cert IV in Leisure and Health and/ or relevant tertiary degree
• •Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of workplace health and safety
• •Ability to assess residents' psychological, social, and emotional needs to identify any barriers to participation in lifestyle activities
• •Ability to establish and maintain professional and appropriate relationships with residents and their families/representatives
• •Demonstrated understanding of Aged Care and associated accreditation requirements.
• •Australian Working Rights

Join us today and see where it takes you tomorrow!

It is a mandatory requirement for a team member working in the Aged Care sector to have a valid Police Check or a valid National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) check, or potentially both, to undertake the inherent requirements of the role. Clearances must be verified prior to commencing employment with RSL LifeCare.

Our commitment to diversity:

We are proud to stand for our unique values: Do the Right Thing, Aim Higher, Care from the Heart, and Act as One team.

We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community, especially from Veterans, current serving ADF personnel, their families and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. We believe everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and heard regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.

Location

RC Kaleen