Lifestyle Assistant

**Lifestyle Assistant**
- Permanent Part time position
- Leading Aged Care provider
- Blackburn VIC

**About the role**

Regis Blackburn is seeking a fun loving, enthusiastic person with relatable social and cultural experience to join the Lifestyle team. As a Lifestyle Assistant, you will play a vital role in the delivery of individual and group activity programs designed to enhance our residents’ physical, intellectual, emotional, cultural and social well being. We are looking for someone with a positive personality, capacity to work well autonomously and as a team player, and who is passionate about ensuring our residents have engaging and meaningful activities that suit their needs and interests.

**Duties & Responsibilities**
- Active participation in the delivery and evaluation of activities
- Liaise with residents and their families
- Ensure complete and timely documentation of resident participation and engagement
- Assist in carrying out lifestyle assessments of residents

**Skills & Experience**
- Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of Aged Care and associated accreditation requirements e.g. Aged Care Quality Standards (desirable)
- Previous experience in a similar role
- Previous experience working with people living with dementia (desirable)
- Experience using a computerised Care Management System (desirable)
- Outstanding communication and computer skills

**Regis Lifestyle Program - PIEC&S**

PIEC&S is what you will hear talked about as Regis’ Lifestyle Program. PIEC&S is an acronym for Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Cultural and Social. This means optimising residents: Personal preferences, Independence and Engagement, being Consultative, and promoting Self esteem.

To work in residential aged care, you will need to provide satisfactory background checks, supply an NDIS worker screening clearance, COVID and flu vaccinations, and certification proof.