Activities Officer

Carinity; Highfields; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options

Employee assistance program

Ongoing professional development

Positive community impact

Job summary

Carinity Brownesholme is seeking an Activities Officer to coordinate and deliver engaging recreational activities for residents, under the Residential Manager. This role focuses on emotional and physical rehabilitation through meaningful daily engagement.

The successful candidate will work part-time (Wednesday/Thursday first week; Thursday/Friday second week) totaling 30 hours per fortnight, with a commitment to resident wellbeing and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Aged Care or Lifestyle is required.
• Experience in an Aged Care environment coordinating activities and care services.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills and the ability to lead and support a team.
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Activities programs for residents to support emotional and physical wellbeing.
• Deliver fun, meaningful recreational activities to boost residents' wellbeing.
• Motivate residents towards rehabilitation through engagement in activities.
• Work as part of the Care team under the Residential Manager guidance.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Team leadership

Education

Certificate III in Aged Care or Lifestyle

Job description

Bring joy, purpose and connection to residents throughmeaningful daily activities at Carinity – Brownesholme.

• Deliver fun, meaningful activities that boost residents’wellbeing
• Join a progressive and supportive not-for-profitorganisation!
• Part-time position available | 30 hours per fortnight

About the role

Reporting to the Residential Manager you will be a valuable memberof the Care team who coordinates the Activities programs forresidents, motivating residents towards their emotional andphysical rehabilitation through the provision of recreationalactivities, enhancing their psychological, social and physicalwellbeing.

This is a part-time position requiring availability Wednesdayand Thursday in the first week and Thursday and Friday in thesecond week (30 hours per fortnight).

About you

• Certificate III in Aged Care or Lifestyle
• Demonstrated experience in an Aged Care environment inproviding and coordinating activities, care and/or supportservices
• Highly developed interpersonal skills
• Ability to lead and work within a team, offering supportand assistance
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Clearance

The benefits of joining the Carinity team

• Appealing not-for-profit (PBI) salary packagingoptions.
• Access to an employee assistance program (professionalcounselling).
• At Carinity we acknowledge the need to balance your workand personal life and are genuinely committed to this.
• On-going professional development and training.
• Legitimate chance to make a real difference to thecommunity, every day.

Carinity actively encourages and invites applications frompeople with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanderpeople for all our positions.

Due to the inherent requirements of this role and legislative requirements under the Child Employment Act, applicantsmust be 18 years of age or older.

Attachments:
- PD Carinity Aged Care - Activities Officer.docx