Advanced Recreation Officer

**About the role

Permanent part time opportunity to design, implement and evaluate a variety of recreational, diversional and social activities to improve and maintain the physical and mental health of inpatient consumers across East and West Wing Mental Health Units of MNMH-TPCH, in collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team.

About you

Demonstrate a recovery focussed client centred approach in the assessment of recreation and leisure needs for individual consumers within the inpatient unit.
Supervise consumers undertaking recreational or leisure activities to ensure their wellbeing and safety and to maintain a safe working environment.
Regularly evaluate the recreational activity programs and develop new and/or additional services in accordance with the changing needs of consumers.
Participate in recreational activities research or quality improvement projects as appropriate and utilise these findings in the planning and implementation and evaluation of activities.
Liaise with the local community recreation agencies, government departments and non-government organisations to facilitate the utilisation of their resources by the service.

How to apply

Please provide the following information to the panel to assess your suitability:
Submit a response to the following questions: (maximum one page)
What steps would you take to ensure you are working within a culturally safe framework.
How would you incorporate the values of Metro North into the delivery of care to the consumer group in the Acute Inpatient Ward.
Your current CV or Resume, including referees. You must seek approval prior to nominating a person as a referee. Referees should have thorough knowledge of your work performance and conduct, and it is preferable to include your current/immediate past supervisor. By providing the names and contact details of your referee/s you consent for these people to be contacted by the selection panel. If you do not wish for a referee to be contacted, please indicate this on your CV or Resume.

Health Equity

It is expected that all Metro North Health staff, including the incumbent of this role as a valuable member of the Metro North workforce, contribute to the health equity agenda and meet the intent of supporting the defined six actions that specifically meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), by actively supporting the elimination of racial discrimination and institutional racism; supporting increased access to health care; influencing the social, cultural and economic determinants of health; supporting the delivery of sustainable, culturally safe and responsive health services; and recognise the importance of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations to design, deliver, monitor and review the health and support services we provide.

Benefits when working for us

Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging

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