Leisure and Lifestyle Manager (full time)

Yarram & District Health Service (YDHS); Yarram; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diverse service

Experienced and friendly team

Access to continuing professional dev.

Beautiful location - Yarram is a major

Hub for surrounding areas

Job summary

YARRAM + DISTRICT HEALTH SERVICE invites applications for a Leisure and Lifestyle Manager. The role leads leisure, lifestyle and wellbeing services, and develops innovative, person-centred programs in a rural health setting.

The successful candidate will have a relevant qualification in leisure and health, diversional therapy or related field, plus substantial experience. You will collaborate with aged care, health and community partners to improve outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in leisure, lifestyle or diversional therapy roles.
• Qualification in leisure and health, diversional therapy, recreation or related field; substantial experience accepted.
• Experience designing innovative, person-centred programs and turning ideas into sustainable improvements.
• Ability to lead people, manage resources, and build community partnerships.
• Strong understanding of dementia-inclusive practice, cultural safety, consumer dignity and safeguarding.
• Excellent communication, planning, documentation and digital skills with outcomes focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee leisure, lifestyle and wellbeing programs.
• Design and implement person-centred programs with measurable outcomes.
• Collaborate with aged care, health and community partners.

Skills

Leadership

Leisure & health

Diversional therapy

Community partnerships

Program design

Education

Leisure & health qualification or related field

Job description

YARRAM + DISTRICT HEALTH SERVICE

Leisure and Lifestyle Manager

Full time

About us

The Yarram and District Health Service (YDHS) is based in Yarram, 220 kilometers south east ofMelbourne on the South Gippsland Highway in rural Victoria. Yarram is 73 kilometers south west ofSale and 62 kilometers south east of Traralgon. We provide our community with acute inpatient services, dialysis, urgent care, aged care, respite care, primary health, community services and an integrated healthcare centre. Our consumers andcommunity are at the core of every decision we make. YDHS wants to attract and retain the best staff to provide an exceptional service to our community. We promote and develop opportunities for people to contribute to and encourage innovation, leadershipand collaboration. We are committed making YDHS a Centre of Excellence in everything we do.

What’s on offer

• Diverse service
• Experienced and friendly team to offer support at all times
• Access to continuing professional development to improve skills and knowledge
• Beautiful location - Yarram is a major hub for surrounding areas.

About you

To be successful in the role, you will need:

• Demonstrated leadership of leisure, lifestyle, wellbeing, recreation, diversional therapy or a related service, ideally in aged care, health or community settings.
• A relevant qualification in leisure and health, diversional therapy, recreation, allied health or a related discipline; equivalent substantial experience may be considered where permitted byrole requirements.
• Evidence of designing innovative, person-centred programs and translating ideas intosustainable operational improvements.
• Ability to lead people, manage resources, resolve problems and build communitypartnerships.
• Strong understanding of dementia-inclusive practice, cultural safety, consumer dignity, choice and safeguarding.
• Excellent communication, planning, documentation and digital skills, with a commitment to measuring outcomes.

YDHS is responsible for employing and contracting to employees who meet stringent community andpublic sector expectations. Applicants shall be required to provide and maintain:

• An original National Police Record Check completed within the last twelve (12) months prior to commencement.
• An employee Working with Children Check.
• Relevant professional registrations.
• Complete a Pre-existing injury declaration form.
• Undergo any other relevant checks, education or licencing as directed at own cost.

85-91 Commercial Road • PO Box 61, Yarram Victoria, 3971 • Telephone: [phone] • Facsimile: [phone]

www.ydhs.com.au