Lifestyle Officer - Daceyville

Southern Cross Care NSW & ACT; Sydney; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Packaging

Meal and entertainment benefit

Fitness Passport

Discounted private health insurance

Wellbeing initiatives

Ongoing Training and Development

LinkedIn Training

Referral Bonus Program

Job summary

Southern Cross Care NSW & ACT in NSW is seeking a Casual Lifestyle Officer to lead resident-focused life programs, enriching wellbeing and providing a range of leisure activities across Eastern Suburbs homes.

You will assess residents, design and facilitate individualised programs, support independence, and help with accreditation and quality improvement, working as part of a supportive team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver resident-focused life programs to exercise independence and choices for quality of care.
• Undertake resident assessments and complete associated documentation.
• Design and facilitate individualised leisure and lifestyle programs for social, emotional, cultural, spiritual, physical and cognitive needs.
• Provide one-to-one activities, group activities and special events.
• Assist residents to achieve maximum independence, maintain friendships and participate in the community.
• Monitor and evaluate programs to identify improvements.
• Facilitate outing/bus trip programs and document outcomes.
• Gather feedback from residents to drive quality improvement.
• Support the Leisure and Lifestyle Department to meet accreditation requirements.

Job description

Southern Cross Care NSW & ACT – Daceyville NSW

We have a proud history of providing exceptional care that empowers older people to live life to the fullest. As a not-for-profit aged care provider, we reinvest in creating outstanding experiences for our clients while supporting and developing our frontline staff. When you join us, you’ll enjoy competitive pay, generous not-for-profit salary packaging benefits, and the support of a wonderful leadership team and colleagues who truly care.

About the Role

We are seeking a Casual Lifestyle Officer to work across our Eastern Suburbs homes in:

• Daceyville
• South Coogee
• Maroubra
• Sutherland

Lead engaging, resident-focused lifestyle programs that enrich wellbeing and bring joy to everyday life. In this rewarding role, you will design and deliver vibrant leisure and recreational activities that support the social, emotional, physical, cultural and spiritual needs of residents, working closely with the interdisciplinary team to create meaningful opportunities that promote choice, connection and personal fulfilment.

Why you’ll love working with us

• Salary Packaging ($15,900), plus meal and entertainment benefit package to the value of $2,650
• Heart HQ – our Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT) People Platform, packed with exclusive retail discounts and features to help you celebrate, connect, and succeed
• Fitness Passport – discounted workplace health and fitness program for you and your family, with full access to nominated gyms, pools, health and leisure centres across NSW & ACT
• Discounted private health insurance
• Wellbeing initiatives including Reward and Recognition Program, Employee Assistance Program
• Ongoing Training and Development
• LinkedIn Training – access to a digital library of over 6,000 courses for SCC's Senior Leaders and Support Office teams
• Referral Bonus Program

What you’ll be doing

• This position will support the delivery of meaningful life programs to our residents to exercise their independence and choices to help maximize their quality of care.
• Undertake resident assessments and complete associated documentation.
• Design and facilitate the implementation of individualised leisure and lifestyle programs according to clients’ social, emotional, cultural, spiritual, physical and cognitive needs and abilities. This includes the provision of one-to-one activities, group activities and special events.
• Assist residents to achieve maximum independence, maintain friendships and participate in the community through planned group and individual leisure-based activities.
• Monitor and evaluate the program on a regular basis to ensure that it is meeting the needs of the residents, including suggestions on any improvements.
• Facilitate the outing/bus trip program and complete associated documentation.
• Actively seek feedback and suggestions from residents and use this to guide quality improvement.
• Support the Leisure and Lifestyle Department to meet accreditation requirements.
• Work as part of a team to deliver high quality engagement and purposeful living programs and opportunities.