Activity Supervisor

**Job no**: 893929
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Adelaide Metro Northern
**Categories**: Allied and Scientific Health, Mental Health
- **Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Older Persons Mental Health Service - Modbury**:

- **Salary**: $67,589 - $72,033 p.a.** **plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits** **- AHA3**:

- **Ongoing Full-Time**

**About the Role**:
This is an exciting opportunity to embark on a career as an Activity Supervisor within Northern Adelaide Local Health Network's Older Persons Mental Health Service (OPMHS).

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.

In this pivotal role, you will have the opportunity to make a profound impact by designing and implementing engaging activities that foster social connections, cognitive stimulation and overall well-being for our clients. Your creativity and expertise will be instrumental in crafting a vibrant program tailored to the unique needs and interests of our older adult community.

As an Activity Supervisor, you will collaborate closely with a multi-disciplinary team of health care professionals, providing assistance and support to the Occupational Therapy team, ensuring a holistic approach to care for patients of the Inpatient Service. Your responsibilities will include developing and facilitating group activities, assessing individual needs and promoting independence and social inclusion.

In this role you will work alongside Occupational Therapy to:

- implement individualised programs of support that are patient-focused and based on individual preferences and sensory needs
- plan, facilitate and evaluate group programs based on patient needs and interests
- ensure the provision of high-quality allied health service that maximises patient health outcomes
- support the therapeutic programs as negotiated with the multidisciplinary team where relevant and appropriate
- assist in the development of personal independence and autonomy of consumers
- contribute towards the development and evaluation of the inpatient ward

To be eligible for this position, you must hold Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance or equivalent.

**About You**:
We are looking for a compassionate and enthusiastic Allied Health Assistant to join our team, with the shared purpose of making a difference in the lives of older people.

You will be passionate about working with older people who are experiencing challenges in mental health and wellbeing, including people living with dementia. You will align with our commitment to deliver compassionate person and family-centred care, built on values of dignity and respect. You will fully appreciate the importance of placing older people at the centre of care, championing their voice and supporting their autonomy and recovery.

In this role, you will also be ready to be part of nurturing the NALHN OPMHS growth culture, built around developing a values-based workforce, facilitating excellence in care and providing transparent accountability. You will work in partnership with the other members of the team within an aspirational organisational change process. NALHN's purpose is to deliver exceptional health and well-being services that enhance the quality of life for our community.

**About Us**:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

**Benefits of working at NALHN**:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working ar