Lifestyle Assistant

Mercy Health Australia; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 56,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Mercy Place Ballarat is seeking a casual Lifestyle Assistant to support our well established lifestyle team. You will work with residents to deliver engaging activities, while upholding patient-centred care and a supportive, respectful environment.

You should be resilient, compassionate, and ready to contribute to a collaborative team that makes a difference in people’s daily lives. Roles involve flexible hours and on-site care at Mercy Place Ballarat.

Qualifications

• Excellent time management and organizational skills with flexibility to adapt to change.
• Memory support unit experience and understanding of residents' cognitive needs.
• Compassionate, flexible approach to resident care and ability to work within a team.

Skills

Time management

Organization

Communication skills

Memory support unit experience

Compassionate and flexible plus team

Job description

Employment Type: Casual Salary: Up to $34.4984 per hour, plus superannuation and salary packaging benefits Location: Mercy Place Ballarat Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications Contact: [e-mail]

Where there's life, there's Mercy.

Where there's care, there's You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that's gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you'll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it's all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

Our well established and successful lifestyle team are looking for that last person to finish off the group. We need someone who is working towards their qualification or is an experienced and qualified Lifestyle Assistant. Our residents love their lifestyle program activities, so you will be joining a team who makes a difference to vulnerable members of society each and every day.

What you'll bring

You're resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Excellent time management, organizational and communication skills, with the ability to be flexible, to adapt well to change and be able to adeptly problem solve.
• Preferable memory support unit experience and understanding of the lifestyle needs of residents who are cognitively impaired.
• A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective resident emotional and spiritual care and management.
• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A recent police check
• Experience in a similar role
• Passport, birth certificate and/or working rights in Australia

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives - and your career.

Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.