Residential Aged Care Group Facilitator

4 weeks ago

Ipswich, Australia Lives Lived Well Full time

At **Lives Lived Well **, we’ve been treating and supporting young people and adults whose lives are affected by alcohol and other drugs for over 50 years. We also support people with mental health and gambling concerns and those transitioning from correctional centres.

We’re growing fast and building a reputation as a trusted, innovative provider, focused on clinical excellenceand we’d love you to be part of it.

If you share our belief that with the right support, people can change their lives, think in a curious and critical way, and thrive on learning and change, join us, and do your best work here

**About the Program
**Join one of our newest programs in one of our fasted growing service portfolios Treatment services for people with mental health concerns in Residential Aged Care Facilities aims to enhance the quality of life for older people through improved access to primary mental health services within a person-centred stepped care approach.

This program will deliver in-reach health care services to residents in aged care facilities. Our services will target residents with a diagnosed mental illness or those who are assessed as at risk of mental illness.

This is a hugely rewarding role where you can make a visible, lasting impact and improve someone’s quality of life.

The program is led by a compassionate, curious, and non-judgmental leader, passionate about supporting staff and asking, ‘why not, and what’s next?’

**Your opportunity
**As a Residential Aged Care Group Facilitator, you will complete a brief intake and assessment process to determine the residents’ suitability to participate in our groups and or recommend referral for those with higher support needs.

This is an autonomous role that involves regular travel within the region. You will travel to several aged care facilities and regularly run groups of 2 - 3 hours duration. The groups will cover topics such as understanding and assessing mental wellbeing, identifying cognitive distortions, cognitive restructuring/ reframing & unhelpful thinking. acceptance & commitment therapy as a brief intervention, behavioural activation activities, positive thinking, and goal setting, and moving forward and managing mental wellbeing independently.

**Your responsibilities will also include, but are not limited to**:

- Confidently facilitate training and group information sessions to participants.
- Engage with local providers, developing positive relationships, and building a local presence.
- Collect and administer outcome measures and provide feedback for continuous program improvement.
- Build rapport with participants, linking them to appropriate information and referral options where appropriate. Be the face of LLW and the program when visiting residential aged care facilities.

You will have the support of a qualified psychologist in assessing referrals and receive further support from an experienced Team Leader and our existing multidisciplinary team.

This position would suit a new graduate or an individual with a nursing or nursing assistant background and relevant experience.

**What you’ll bring**

**To succeed in this role, there are some essentials you’ll need**:

- Understanding of cognitive impairment affecting aged persons
- Ability to organize and deliver recreational activities and experiences to aged persons alongside the ability to be creative and take initiative.
- Proven effective engagement and communication skills with the elderly.
- Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems.
- Ability to work collaboratively, cooperatively, and effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Possess the key skills of compassion, empathy, are a good listener and people focused with a strong work ethic
- Demonstrated understanding of mental health conditions and the mental health sector
- Hold an Australian Driver’s Licence

Tertiary qualification (or working toward) in Social Work, Psychology, Social Science, Health, or a related field highly regarded.

**What matters most is that you’ll live and breathe our values, which means**:

- You are humble, human, and full of hope.
- You show up and share.
- You ask: Why not? And what’s next?
- You leave a positive wake.

**While you support others, we’ll support you with some great benefits, including**:

- An extra five paid leave days per year to support your wellbeing and work-life balance.
- Salary packaging to increase your take-home pay
- Regular clinical supervision, case conferencing and debriefings.
- Fitness Passport membership access to a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness and leisure centres across Australia, at a discounted rate.

Check out more employee benefits for you and your loved ones on our careers page.

**Applications close: Monday, 5th February 2024**

Suitable applicants may be contacted prior to the closing date.

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