Lifestyle Officer

7 months ago

Penrith, Australia Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT) Full time

**What's in it for you?**
- You will be joining a highly functional & experienced team
- Competitive salary package
- NFP salary packaging benefits of up to $18k
- Annual leave loading
- Discounted private health insurance
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program.
- Ability to purchase extra annual leave
- Heart HQ - the Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT) People Platform that is packed with exclusive benefits and features designed to help you Celebrate, Connect and Succeed.

**Why SCC?**

We have a long history of providing exceptional care that empowers older people to live a full life. As a not-for-profit aged care provider, we’re able to invest in providing an exceptional experience to our clients as well as support and develop our frontline staff to achieve this. When you join us, you will be provided with a competitive** rate of pay with shift allowances, not-for-profit salary packaging benefits** and the support of a wonderful leadership team and colleagues.

**The Role**:
We are looking for a Lifestyle Officer to join the team at our Southern Cross Care Penrith Residential Aged Care facility. This is role is a Part Time Permanent Role of 75 hrs per fortnight.

**Hours**

**Monday to Friday - 9 am -5pm**

This position will support the delivery of meaningful life programs to our residents to exercise their independence and choices to help maximize their quality of care.
- Undertake resident assessments and complete associated documentation.
- Design and facilitate the implementation of individualised leisure and lifestyle programs according to clients’ social, emotional, cultural, spiritual, physical and cognitive needs and abilities. This includes the provision of one-to-one activities, group activities and special events.
- Assist residents to achieve maximum independence, maintain friendships and participate in the community through planned group and individual leisure-based activities.
- Monitor and evaluate the program on a regular basis to ensure that it is meeting the needs of the residents, including suggestions on any improvements.
- Facilitate the outing/bus trip program and complete associated documentation.
- Actively seek feedback and suggestions from residents and use this to guide quality improvement.
- Support the Leisure and Lifestyle Department to meet accreditation requirements.
- Work as part of a team to deliver high quality engagement and purposeful living programs and opportunities.
- Diploma or Certificate IV in Leisure & Lifestyle qualifications (or working towards this)
- Passion for delivering high quality care that makes a difference for our residents.
- Eagerness to grow and develop your aged care career.
- Relevant experience in aged care (desirable)
- Excellent customer service & resident relation skills.
- Strong verbal, written and communication skills and commitment to continuous quality improvement.

**About Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT)**
- We are a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to empower older people to ‘live life to the full’. For the last 50 years our name has been trusted by the community to provide care and support for thousands of people in over 40 locations across NSW and the ACT._
- We have a passion for providing the best care with clinical excellence. We offer person-centred care services to meet individual needs and preferences in residential aged care as well as in-home care. At SCC, people are at the heart of everything we do. We support our employees to excel_

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