Lifestyle Team Leader

Churches of Christ; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Salary packaging

Generous annual leave

Professional development

Supportive workplace culture

Job summary

Churches of Christ Golden Age Aged Care on the Gold Coast is seeking a Lifestyle Team Leader to guide activity programmes, mentor a dedicated lifestyle therapy team, and champion a person-centred wellbeing model across residents in a residential aged care setting.

You will plan, coordinate and evaluate a range of activities, ensuring engagement, dignity and connection for older Australians, while supporting staff and volunteers in a values-driven organisation.

Qualifications

• Must lead and mentor lifestyle therapy staff to deliver meaningful activities.
• Develop and implement person-centred lifestyle care plans.
• Design, deliver and evaluate activity programmes for residents.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and support staff and volunteers to deliver activities.
• Assess resident needs and develop person-centred lifestyle plans.
• Design, deliver and evaluate activity programmes for individuals and groups.
• Coordinate staff, volunteers and resources to run engaging programmes.
• Support residents to participate and enhance wellbeing.
• Review and update lifestyle plans to meet evolving resident needs.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Staff coordination

Person-centred care

Education

Certificate IV or Diploma in Leisure and Health

First Aid & CPR Certificates

National Police Check

Open Driver License

Job description

Lifestyle Team Leader | Residential Aged Care
Churches of Christ | Golden Age Aged Care
Permanent Full-Time

About the Opportunity

As a Lifestyle Team Leader with Churches of Christ Golden Age Aged Care on the Gold Coast , you'll play an important role in delivering vibrant, resident-centred wellbeing programmes and leading a passionate team of lifestyle therapists to bring meaningful experiences to life.

You’ll inspire and support staff and volunteers, elevate the quality of therapeutic activities, and champion a genuinely person-centred approach guided by the Positive Wellbeing Model of Care.

What you'll be responsible for

• Lead, Mentor and support Lifestyle Therapy Staff to deliver meaningful activities
• Assess resident needs and develop person-centred lifestyle care plans
• Design, deliver and evaluate individual, small group and large group activity programmes
• Coordinate staff, volunteers and resources to deliver engaging lifestyle programmes
• Support residents to participate, build connections and enhance their wellbeing
• Review and update lifestyle plans to ensure they continue to meet resident needs

About you

You are a compassionate and capable Lifestyle Team Leader who is passionate about supporting older Australians to live with dignity, comfort and purpose. Importantly, you’re someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Integrity, Compassion, Excellence & Courage.

You'll ideally bring

• Hold a Certificate IV or Diploma in Leisure and Health
• At least one (1) year experience in a similar role
• Current First Aid & CPR Certificates
• Experience with AutumnCare (desirable, but not required)
• Three (3) years’ experience in the development and delivery of contemporary leisure and recreational programmes within Aged Care is highly regarded
• Hold an Open Driver License (C-O or CA-O)
• Hold a current National Police Check (or willing to obtain one)
• Full working rights in Australia (we are unable to sponsor at this time)

Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of Integrity, Compassion, Excellence and Courage, and is committed to providing exceptional care to older people.

Why join Churches of Christ?

Churches of Christ is one of Australia's largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations, with a legacy of care and compassion spanning more than 140 years. Through our faith-based mission, the church and organisation work together to provide holistic support across family services, community housing, retirement living, home care and residential aged care, with services across Queensland and Victoria.

What we offer

• Competitive remuneration and superannuation
• Salary Packaging - the ability to take-up an ATO supported benefit of up to $18,549 on living expenses (mortgage repayments, rent, entertainment) paid from your gross income – before tax. Potentially reducing your tax burden, dependent upon individual circumstance, working for a for-purpose organisation.
• Generous annual leave to support your wellbeing and work-life balance.
• A supportive and positive workplace culture where collaboration and compassion matter.
• Meaningful work where you can make a genuine difference in the lives of older Australians.
• Opportunities for ongoing learning, development and professional growth.
• The opportunity to be part of a values-driven organisation committed to quality, dignity and compassionate care.

We actively encourage and invite applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for all our positions.

Applications will be assessed as they are received.