Leisure & Lifestyle Lead

The Tops; Newcastle-Maitland; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NFP salary packaging

Wellbeing leave

Birthday leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Fresh Hope Communities in East Maitland, NSW, is seeking a Leisure and Lifestyle Lead to champion regular and ad-hoc wellbeing activities that enhance residents' quality of life. You will coach staff to plan, implement, and tailor meaningful activities, connecting community groups and volunteers to the resident community.

The role requires a collaborative, empathetic, energetic, and proactive leader with experience in aged care settings and a current Criminal History Check suitable for aged

Qualifications

• Experience leading wellbeing/leisure and lifestyle in healthcare settings.
• Ability to work within Aged Care Standards.
• Proven leadership to coach and engage teams.
• Collaborative, empathetic, energetic and proactive attitude.
• Current Criminal History Check suitable for aged care.

Responsibilities

• Lead regular and ad‑hoc wellbeing activities for residents.
• Coach and empower staff to plan and run activities.
• Develop wellbeing initiatives to improve residents' quality of life.
• Build connections with community groups and volunteers.

Skills

Leadership

Aged care standards

Staff coaching

Empathetic collaboration

Conflict resolution

Criminal history check

Education

Health / aged care qualification

Job description

• Maximum Term - Full Time, 38 hours per week position in Green Hills Residential Care in East Maitland
• Join a supportive, purpose-driven team culture where your contributionis valued
• Enjoy NFP salary packaging, wellbeing & birthday leave &employee discounts

We want our residentsto feel seen, heard and valued for who they are. To enjoy an environment thatembraces their preferences and interests, with activities tailored to theirinterests. As our Leisure and Lifestyle Lead, you will champion regular andad-hoc activities that enable residents to experience meaningful and holisticwellbeing tailored to them. Your “coach like”approach will support the staff to plan activities and implement wellbeinginitiatives that promotes their quality of life and that connects communitygroups and volunteers to the resident community. Our leadership team willempower you to get to really know our residents, understand what will make adifference and think outside the box to try something new and impactful.

About you

With a passion for supportingothers to aged well, you will have:

• Relevantqualification and experience leading wellbeing/leisure & lifestyle approaches for patients orresidents in a healthcare setting
• Aptitudeto learn and work within the framework of the Aged Care Standards
• Demonstratedleadership skills to manage, coach and engage a team to perform at theirbest
• Acollaborative, emphatic, energetic and proactive with a can-do outgoingattitude
• Adeptat conflict resolution and able to find common ground within a range ofstakeholders
• Possessa current Criminal History Check suitable for agedcare

About Us

Fresh Hope Communities exists to create spaces thatcultivate belonging and places that feel like home.
For almost 90 years, we have been providing quality support and lifestylechoices across retirement, residential and respite settings, as well asconference and outdoor adventure experiences for school and community groups.We have over 1100 staff and together we serve residents and customers acrossNSW.We have an Equal Opportunity employer and we value inclusion anddiversity.For more about us visit our websitehttps://www.freshhope.org.au