Regional Lifestyle

Regional Lifestyle & Wellbeing Specialist (Southern Region)
- Macquarie Park Head Office **with regular travel across Southern Sydney, Southern & Regional NSW**:

- 7 additional days off per year + NFP salary packaging
- Join our growing Residential Aged Care, Wellbeing and Leisure Team
- Dedicated, collaborative and supportive team culture

Exciting things are happening at Catholic Healthcare This year we’ll celebrate 30 years in care, we now have over 5000 employees and a new opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced Regional Lifestyle & Wellbeing Specialist, to join the growing Regional Specialist Team.

Reporting to the Senior Lifestyle & Wellbeing Manager, you will be responsible for embedding the Wellbeing Framework and Catholic Healthcare’s (CHL’s) new Model of Care, across a portfolio of Residential Aged Care (RAC) homes within Southern Sydney, Southern and Regional NSW. Your portfolio will include traveling to and supporting homes in - Revesby, Berkeley, Wagga Wagga, Unanderra, Kogarah, South Hurstville, Tumut, Forbes, Batehaven Kirrawee, while your team meetings will be held at Macquarie Park.

Working closely with the on site Lifestyle Coordinator/s and their teams of Lifestyle Assistants, you will coach and develop teams to support capability by delivering a range of systems and processes to improve quality and foster a culture of care and resident lifestyle choices consistent with CHL’s Operating Model and aligned to new and existing Aged Care Quality Standards.

Your exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, coupled with your ability to build trusted partnerships with key stakeholders and your passion for wellbeing and resident focused care, will aid your success in this autonomous role.

Your responsibilities will include;
- Assisting with implementation and embedding CHL Wellbeing Framework
- Contributing to the development of a Wellbeing systems, processes and programs
- Coaching and development of Lifestyle Coordinator/s and teams within your region
- Monitor compliance with relevant Standards for Lifestyle/Wellbeing, Model of Care
- Identify and appropriately manage risk to improve the lifestyle experience
- Develop solutions to identified gaps within the home and the older person's behavior concerns via engagement / therapeutic lens
- Co-design and deliver education programs and in-services to improve knowledge, skills, and capability in Lifestyle/Wellbeing and Model of care initiatives
- Onboarding and related orientation of Lifestyle Coordinators
- Degree - Social Science (Div. Therapist) and/or Cert IV in Leisure and Health
- 5+ years' exp. Lifestyle/Wellness Coordinator position within Residential Aged Care
- Dementia Training Australia (DTA)
- Dementia Essentials Certificate
- Demonstrated experience in development and implementation of meaningful and engaging memory support and general innovative lifestyle programs
- People leadership experience - supporting and developing multiple teams
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the key challenges faced by older people in RAC
- Strong documentation and written communication skills and excellent attention to detail
- Current Australian driver’s licence and availability to travel

Catholic Healthcare is a leading not-for-profit provider of residential aged care, home and community services & retirement living across NSW and SE QLD. Together, our team of over 5000 people are dedicated to our Mission of promoting the dignity, life and spirituality of older people through connected and inclusive communities. Our values of compassion, courage & integrity are at the heart of everything we do.
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