Recreation Officer

1 week ago


Coburg, Australia Wintringham Full time

**Recreation Officer (Residential)**

**Gilgunya Residential Aged Care - Coburg VIC**

**Part Time Basis**
- **Competitive pay rate: $**32.82 - $43.53 per hour (depending on qualifications and experience) + superannuation.**:

- **Access to salary packaging**:

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

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

- **Part Time Basis - 10 hours per fortnight**:

- **Based at our Gilgunya Residential Aged Care in Coburg (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 multiple shifts at our Gilgunya Residential Aged Care for 10 hours each fortnight. 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 roster will be as below:

- Week 1: Sunday (1000 - 1500)
- Week 2: Sunday (1000 - 1500)

**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 Task Analysis here and 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 **Tuesday 20**th** of May 2025 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.



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