Recreation Officer(Residential Aged Care)

4 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia Wintringham Full time

**Recreation Officer**

**Multiple Residential Aged Care Sites**

**Casual Basis**
- **Competitive pay rate: $**30.60 - $40.67(depending on qualifications and experience) per hour + superannuation.**:

- **Access to salary packaging**:

- **Join a rapidly growing not-for-profit organisation committed to social justice**:

- **Wintringham promotes ongoing training and professional excellence**:

- **Casual Role - Ad hoc shifts based on the demand at our metro sites**:

- **Based at our Melbourne Metro Residential Sites (VIC)**

**About us**

Wintringham is a specialised non-religious not-for-profit welfare organisation. We are committed to providing older people who are at risk or have experienced homelessness with a range of high-quality care, housing and services. We employ more than 1,000 staff across Victoria and Tasmania

Wintringham provides care and support services through residential facilities which assist an older person to retain their chosen lifestyles, habits, and activities and to be as independent as they choose to be.

**Your new role**

Wintringham is seeking a Recreation Officer to take on ad hoc shifts as required to help relieve the teams at each Residential Aged Care Site including Gilgunya (Coburg), Ron Conn (Avondale Heights), Williamstown, McLean Lodge (Flemington) and Port Melbourne. In this role you will assist the Recreation Coordinator to continually develop and facilitate individual recreational pursuits designed to meet the leisure needs of each client.

**Your responsibilities and duties will include**:

- Assist with facilitating onsite recreation activities, either with groups of residents or 1:1, as directed by the Coordinator
- Assist with facilitating offsite recreation activities, including driving the bus, either groups of residents, or 1:1, as directed by the Coordinator
- Ensuring clients individual recreation interests are established and facilitated.
- Encouraging clients to maintain their community associations and contacts.
- Assisting in the maintenance of accurate and relevant documentation is up to date and meets ACFI requirements.
- Duties as directed by the Recreation Coordinator.
- Current drivers licence (mandatory)
- Recreation, Leisure and Lifestyle or equivalent qualifications (soon-to-be or recent graduates are encouraged to apply)
- Ability and desire to work with clients with challenging and complex needs
- Interest in social justice issues
- Prior experience in Homelessness, Aged Care, Welfare, Disability, Allied Health or Community Care
- Current First Aid Certificate 2 or willing to obtain to obtain

**This sounds great How do I apply?**

For more information about the role, you can download a copy of the Position Description here

Applications can be directed to Maria Azzopardi and submitted via our website.

Please upload your documents in PDF Format

Applications close on **Thursday 21**st** of March 2024 at 5pm.**

Applicants who have lived in a country other than Australia for a period longer than 12 months in the last 10 years may be required to undergo an International Police Check.

Wintringham is committed to providing safe and inclusive environments and services. We celebrate differences in ability, age, culture, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexuality, spirituality and beliefs. Everyone has a right to feel welcome, respected and valued in a workplace free of discrimination and harassment.

The safety of all older people is paramount, and we have zero tolerance for family violence including elder abuse.

Wintringham proudly acknowledges Australia’s First Peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country and pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

Diversity and inclusion makes our community and Wintringham stronger, and contributes to helping us end homelessness for older people.



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