Wellbeing Officer

Cultura; Geelong; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Cultura – Residential Aged Care seeks a Wellbeing Officer to support residents in accessing activities that match their preferences, aiming to enhance quality of life. The role involves coordination with the Wellbeing Team and cross-area tasks across Residential Aged Care.

Responsibilities include collaborating with staff, attending meetings, maintaining documentation, and promoting resident-centred care plans across weekdays and weekends, with a focus on inclusion and family involvement.

Qualifications

• Hold or be close to completing a Certificate IV in Leisure and Health (or equivalent).
• If required to perform personal care tasks, hold a Certificate III in Aged Care (or equivalent).
• Demonstrate friendly manner and clear verbal communication skills.
• Accurate keyboard/data entry skills.
• Hold a current First Aid and CPR certificate with at least 1 month remaining before expiry.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Wellbeing Team members.
• Attend monthly meetings.
• Be considerate of issues affecting residents' sense of well-being.
• Apply a Person Centered Care approach to individualised Care Plans for leisure needs and abilities.
• Involve residents and families, other staff and health professionals where appropriate and evaluate Care Plans.

Skills

Verbal communication

People skills

Keyboard data entry

First Aid & CPR

Education

Certificate IV in Leisure & Health

Certificate III in Aged Care

Tools

LeeCare

Documentation forms

Job description

The Wellbeing Officer enables and supports individual residents to achieve their potential and enjoy quality of life through accessing and participating in a variety of activities, based on individual and collective preferences. Cultura – Residential Aged Care wellbeing programs operate across weekdays and weekends.

The Wellbeing Officer is responsible to the Director of Care depending on the area where work is undertaken and reports directly to the Wellbeing Team Leader. The Wellbeing Officer may be required to work across different areas within Residential Aged Care.

Duties

• Regularly collaborate with Wellbeing Team members
• Attending monthly meetings
• Considerate of issues that may have a negative impact on Resident’s sense of well-being
• Applying a ‘Person Centered Care’ approach to implementing and contributing to individualised Care Plans with Residents in relation to leisure related needs and abilities
• Effectively involving Resident’s their families, other Aged Care Staff and medical and allied health professionals where appropriate and evaluating Resident’s Care Plans as per the ‘Resident Assessment Evaluation’ schedule.
• Using resident individual wellbeing planners and LeeCare to complete, refer to, and update all documentation regarding individual residents
• Completing all necessary forms as required for running Wellbeing Program activities

Position summary

The Wellbeing Officer enables and supports individual residents to achieve their potential and enjoy quality of life through accessing and participating in a variety of activities, based on individual and collective preferences. Cultura – Residential Aged Care wellbeing programs operate across weekdays and weekends.

The Wellbeing Officer is responsible to the Director of Care depending on the area where work is undertaken and reports directly to the Wellbeing Team Leader. The Wellbeing Officer may be required to work across different areas within Residential Aged Care.

Duties

• Regularly collaborate with Wellbeing Team members
• Attending monthly meetings
• Considerate of issues that may have a negative impact on Resident’s sense of well-being
• Applying a ‘Person Centered Care’ approach to implementing and contributing to individualised Care Plans with Residents in relation to leisure related needs and abilities
• Effectively involving Resident’s their families, other Aged Care Staff and medical and allied health professionals where appropriate and evaluating Resident’s Care Plans as per the ‘Resident Assessment Evaluation’ schedule.
• Using resident individual wellbeing planners and LeeCare to complete, refer to, and update all documentation regarding individual residents
• Completing all necessary forms as required for running Wellbeing Program activities

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Hold or be close to completing a Certificate IV in Leisure and Health (or equivalent)
• Where required to complete personal care tasks – Hold a Certificate III in Aged Care (or equivalent)
• Demonstrate a friendly manner and clear verbal communication skills
• Accurate keyboard/data entry skills
• Hold a current First Aid and CPR certificate with at least 1 month remaining until expiry

Desirable

• Hold a Certificate III in Aged Care (or equivalent) – required in order to complete personal carer duties
• Have experience working with elderly individuals/groups within a residential aged care setting
• Have an understanding of the migrant experience, with empathy and sensitivity to the needs of the elderly from different cultural backgrounds
• Languages other than English will be highly regarded
• Have a current Victorian driver license

Employment may be subject to the satisfactory completion of a Police Criminal Record Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check and Pre-Employment Health Declaration. Cultura will pay for the costs associated with these checks, after you have commenced working.

We welcome applications from all diverse backgrounds including individuals that identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQ+, and individuals with disabilities or culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted to arrange an interview.