Creative Lifestyle Coordinator

Lutheran Services; Biloela; On-site; AUD 54,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Packaging Benefits

Discounts on Health Cover

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Passport

Training & Development

Job summary

Lutheran Services in Wahroonga Aged Care, Biloela invites applications for a Creative Lifestyle Coordinator. You will design and run client-centred activities, lead group and individual programs, and foster community connections to enhance resident wellbeing and engagement.

The role requires creativity, organisation and a passion for working with older people, with responsibilities spanning coordination, supervision and direct care when needed.

Qualifications

• A relevant qualification in Lifestyle, Leisure, Arts, Drama, Dance, Music Therapy, Occupational Therapy or a related field.
• Experience designing and facilitating activities and events for individuals and groups.
• Strong communication and people skills.
• Ability to lead, support and supervise a team.
• Current First Aid Certificate.
• Queensland Driver’s Licence.
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and coordinate a client-centred lifestyle and creative activities program.
• Design activities around residents’ interests, abilities, cultural backgrounds and personal preferences.
• Lead individual and group activities, events and creative programs.
• Evaluate activities and make improvements based on resident feedback.
• Build connections with the local community to create new opportunities for residents.
• Lead and coordinate our volunteer program, including recruitment, orientation, training and support.
• Supervise and support Creative Lifestyle Facilitators and volunteers.
• Maintain records and reports to support quality service delivery and accreditation requirements.
• Work closely with residents, families, Care Managers, Service Managers and the wider team.
• Provide direct care activities when required.

Skills

Lifestyle qualification

Experience coordinating activities

Strong communication

Team leadership

First Aid

Driver's Licence

NDIS Worker Screening Clearance

Job description

Creative Lifestyle Coordinator

Job No: WAHCLC2623274 Location: Biloela

We're looking for a Creative Lifestyle Coordinator to lead meaningful activities and experiences that bring residents together, support wellbeing and help create a positive and connected community at our Wahroonga Aged Care.

Location: Biloela- QLD

Role Type: Full Time (Mon to Fri)

Remuneration: $39.91 - $41.39 hr + Super + Salary Packaging +Access to staff discounts & benefits.

This is a great opportunity for someone who is creative, organised and passionate about working with older people and enjoys turning ideas into engaging activities and events.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop and coordinate a client-centred lifestyle and creative activities program
• Design activities around residents’ interests, abilities, cultural backgrounds and personal preferences
• Lead individual and group activities, events and creative programs
• Evaluate activities and make improvements based on resident feedback
• Build connections with the local community to create new opportunities for residents
• Lead and coordinate our volunteer program, including recruitment, orientation, training and support
• Supervise and support Creative Lifestyle Facilitators and volunteers
• Maintain records and reports to support quality service delivery and accreditation requirements
• Work closely with residents, families, Care Managers, Service Managers and the wider team
• Provide direct care activities when required.

What you’ll bring

• A relevant qualification in Lifestyle, Leisure, Arts, Drama, Dance, Music Therapy, Occupational Therapy or a related field
• Experience designing and facilitating activities and events for individuals and groups
• Strong communication and people skills
• Ability to lead, support and supervise a team
• Current First Aid Certificate
• Queensland Driver’s Licence
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Clearance

Experience working with older people, people living with dementia, volunteer coordination or administration will be highly regarded.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us:

• Salary Packaging Benefits:take home more pay (up to $15,900 tax-free + $2,650 meals & entertainment).
• Discounts:on Health Cover, Energy, Appliances, Holidays, and more.
• Employee Assistance Programfor wellbeing support.
• Fitness Passport:Stay active with discounted gym memberships for you and your family.
• Ongoing Training & Developmentopportunities to grow your career

Lutheran Services is a not-for-profit organization with a proud 90-year history of providing exceptional care and support to communities across Queensland. With 12 residential aged care facilities, we are dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for our residents while upholding our values of kindness, empowerment, integrity and innovation.

Part of Lutheran Services, Wahroonga Aged Care service in Biloela is community focused and committed to providing compassionate and high- quality care to our residents.

About Us

We draw on our rich Lutheran tradition of caring for everyone - the individual, family and the community. We support older people, young people and their families, people living with a disability or mental illness, and families experiencing domestic violence and hardship.

We are committed to providing safe, respectful and inclusive environments where our staff, residents, clients, children and young people are protected from harm. Safeguarding children is everyone's responsibility, and we promote a culture where the safety, wellbeing and rights of children are always a priority.

Together with the congregations that founded us, we've been serving Queenslanders since 1935. We are a not-for-profit organisation with more than 2,200 dedicated people, working across more than 20 sites from South-East to Central Queensland.