Team Leader Lifestyle

**Churches of Christ, Golden Age, Aged Care Service**

**Lifestyle Therapy Team Leader**

**Permanent, Full-time Opportunity**

**Imagine a Career with Churches of Christ**

Churches of Christ is one of Australia’s largest and most diverse Not-For-Profit organisations. We are proud to support to more than 25,000 Australians through our aged care, foster & kinship care, Youth & Family support, social housing and Christian faith services.

Everything we do at Churches of Christ is guided by our values and we are committed to ensuring our thousands of team members feel valued and supported every day.

We offer a range of employee benefits including:

- Five weeks annual leave, with the ability to purchase more
- Employee Recognition program that recognises staff and their dedication each year;
- Employee Discount program through our large network of retail partners (Bupa Health, Medibank, JB Hi-Fi etc);
- Opportunities for professional development;
- Employee Assistant Program;
- Grants (for eligible employees) to assist in formal study.

**Location**

Our 78-bed service is located in Southport in the heart of the Gold Coast, Golden Age Aged Care has plenty to offer. Enjoy our beautiful gardens and everything this suburb has to offer, with local shopping, eateries, parklands and recreational facilities only minutes away. (Link)

**About the role**

During your varied day as our Lifestyle Therapy Team Leader, you will be responsible for providing activities that are designed to enhance the physical, cultural, spiritual and social well-being of our residents. Evaluating group and individual lifestyle programs and facilitating the participation of residents in a variety of experiences, you will be improving their quality of life.

You will also assist a team of allied health professionals to assess resident's individual needs. If you are looking for a diverse and rewarding role that has a positive impact on the lives of seniors, this might be the right opportunity for you.

In this role, your day to day activities can include:

- Coordinating resources and staff/volunteers needed to deliver activities while mentoring them to enhance wellbeing and quality of life for residents;
- Overseeing and assessing resident needs to develop person-centred care plans and activities;
- Developing and delivering one-on-one, small and large group leisure and recreational activities;
- Supporting residents to participate in activities and build relationships, attending to their personal care needs;
- Reviewing individual and group lifestyle plans, programs and activities to identify if residents’ needs are being met;
- Maintaining accurate documentation of activities, recording individual resident-focused information in care documentation.

**About you**

You thrive on innovation when it comes to enriching the lives of the elderly. Whether it be a concert at the facility or a day out on the bus, your main goals are to motivate, inspire and involve the residents. You are passionate about lifestyle therapy, with excellent interpersonal, communication and customer service skills. You have a fun-loving nature along with compassion and understanding of individual needs.

Ideally you will have:

- Certificate IV in Leisure and Health;
- Light Rigid Bus Licence (Class LR) or ability to acquire this licence within three months of commencement, depending on the transport requirements of the particular facility;
- Experience in developing and implementing contemporary leisure and recreational programs, within the Aged Care industry;
- Comprehensive understanding of the Accreditation process;
- Current First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate;
- National Police Check or the ability to acquire.

Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety.
- Under Churches of Christ policy and/or the applicable public health directions, team members are required to be vaccinated for Covid-19. As part of the recruitment processes we ask that you provide evidence that your vaccination meets the requirements of Churches of Christ policy or the applicable public health direction._

**To Apply**

**Applications will be assessed as received