Lifestyle Assistant

**Job Description**:

- ** Permanent Full-time position**:

- ** Wentworth Falls (Blue Mountains) NSW**:

- ** Rewarding and challenging role**

As the Lifestyle Assistant you will play a central role in supporting enriching leisure and social opportunities that support our residents to live a satisfying life. You will develop, implement and evaluate a wide range of social and leisure programs driven by the interests and needs of residents.

Care plan development and capturing the unique stories and personal preferences of residents will be core to your understanding of their needs and their desire to participate in activities of interest to them. You will also work closely with families and volunteers as well as other clinical staff, to mentor and provide guidance when facilitating leisure activities and encouraging meaningful interaction.

Bodington is our 120-bed home offering exceptional care to all our residents. Situated in the picturesque bushland of Wentworth Falls, we offer a home-like environment where residents and staff are treated with compassion and respect. We are approximately 90 minutes’ drive west of Sydney and 45 minutes’ drive from Penrith with onsite parking available.

Given our location, and distance from public transport services, having your own vehicle would be extremely advantageous.
- What you will bring to the role:_
- Excellent program development and facilitation skills.
- Outstanding people person skills and the ability to relate
- Strong documentation skills
- Passion to inspire people to live their lives with purpose and meaning
- A belief that every life can be enriched through possibility
- Certificate IV in Leisure & Lifestyle qualifications or equivalent (preferred but not desirable)
- Must be able to provide Covid 19 vaccination evidence

Additional Information

Catholic Healthcare are a leading not-for-profit provider with over 25 years’ experience in enriching the lives of residents in residential aged care, home and community services, and retirement living across NSW and SE QLD. Our values of Courage, Compassion and Integrity sit at the core of everything we do.
- Why you’ll love working with us:_
- An opportunity to build a career with an established and trusted values-based organisation;
- Be part of a supportive and inclusive ‘people first’ culture; and
- Great salary packaging opportunities and other benefits.

We are interested in hearing from applicants with experience in aged care as well as events management, creative arts, psychology, social work, community development or similar fields. So, if you’re looking for a role where you can make a positive & rewarding impact in a great organisation like ours, then we’d love to hear from you.
- Hello Recruitment Agencies, thanks for thinking of us. Right now, we’re looking to fill this opportunity directly so if we do need your assistance we’ll be in touch._