Lifestyle Coordinator Carrum Downs

**Family friendly work/life balance workplace**:

- **Rewarding and meaningful work**:

- ** Save on tax with generous salary packaging benefits -**Novated leasing, general living expenses, regional area benefits, meal entertainment, Holiday Accommodation and Venue hire
- **Paid training & we support Career Progression -** Scholarship programs, student placement and internal promotion opportunities
- ** Access our Employee Assistance program -**Confidential free counselling (personal, work, financial or legal).
- ** Employee wellness portal** - discounts
- ** Eligible staff receive benefits like income protection from our default Superannuation provider**

**Seeking a Lifestyle Coordinator passionate about leading entertaining programs in Residential Aged Care**

**Join our small friendly team and daily infuse**

**our elders with essential holistic wellbeing**

**Permanent part time position**

**65 hours per fortnight**

**Mon & Thurs 9.45am to 4.00pm**

**Tues, Wed, Frid 9.00am to 4.30pm**

**$34.43 p/hr range**+ 11.5% Superannuation**+ Not for profit packaging**

**Work close to home Carrum Downs**

**About us...**

**MiCare** is proud to be a culturally and linguistically diverse organisation. A large part of our work is assisting people from a non-Australian background and we respect their culture, their history, their language and tastes, and their stories.

We are here for everyone believing that all people have the right to be respected and their differences celebrated.

**About the role...**

We have a rewarding opportunity for a Lifestyle Coordinator that is energetic, positive and passionate about facilitating entertaining programs.
The Lifestyle Coordinator will provide quality person directed lifestyle programs that meet personal needs, individual care plan and accreditation requirements. The role is key to infusing our Elders with holistic wellbeing that is vital for their physical, emotional, cultural, mental and social wellbeing.

The position operates within an aged care service that includes residential and community services. In that context the position is accountable to the Facility Manager for the day-to-day provision of a lifestyle program that meets the interests, needs and desires of Elders in order to maintain independence and enhance their quality of life.

Lifestyle programs will be developed and implemented in line with MiCare policies, philosophies and continuous improvement, HACC National Standards, Commonwealth Aged Care Act, Residential Care Standards and the Charter of Resident Rights. Some of the key responsibilities of the role include:

- Plan and coordinate a range of social and recreational activities and develop activities to maintain individual personal living skills and independence
- Ensure program documentation is completed in accordance to organisational and departmental guidelines
- Manage the program with budget parameters
- Programs and activities reflect preference; meet social and recreational needs, encourage independence and participation and meets defined program objectives
- The needs of Elders with dementia and other specific requirements including cultural or religious differences are reflected in program delivery
- Liaison with MiCare’s other lifestyle staff to arrange programs and share resources

**About you...**

You will be self-motivated, flexible, caring and have a patient attitude, with an ability to work in a professional and proficient manner.

**Qualifications**
- Certificate IV in Leisure and Health
- Certificate III Aged Care preferred
- A qualification relevant to the role and function of this position’
- Membership of a professional association related to lifestyle programs desirable

**Skills**:

- Previous experience coordinating lifestyle programs in an aged care environment
Previous experience in this capacity in a community and/or residential setting preferred
- Experience in working within Accreditation Standards and funding guidelines
Ability to work with mínimal supervision.
- Comfortable in communicating with elderly persons who may be frail and have levels of cognitive impairment
- The ability to work in a culturally sensitive manner within an ethno-specific environment.
- The ability /willingness to learn/speak Dutch or another language advantageous
- Your previous experience working as a Personal Care Assistant would be highly advantageous

**A police check with no disclosable outcome, evidence of current flu vaccination and full COVID-19 vaccination is required by MiCare for this position.**

**How to apply...**

**If you meet the above criteria and you’re interested in contributing to an organisation that values the highest level of quality in everything it sets out to achieve, we want to hear from you**

MiCare is a Child Safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children.

MiCare says “NO” to Family Violence. We believe that everyone deserves to feel safe, respected,