Recreation Coordinator

**Casual Recreation Coordinator - Residential**

**Metro Melbourne (Vic)**

**Casual**
- **Join a rapidly growing not-for-profit organisation committed to social justice**:

- **Wintringham promotes ongoing training and professional excellence**:

- **Competitive pay rate**:$38.90-$49.26 **per hour (dependent on qualifications & experience)**:

- **Free training courses provided (CPR, First Aid etc.) + access to our online learning hub with over 20,000 courses**:

- **Access to Salary Packaging benefits, EAP + exclusive discounts to leading retailers**:

- **Casual - **Melbourne Metro**

**About us**

Wintringham is a specialised non-religious not-for-profit welfare organisation. We are committed to providing older people who are at risk or have experienced homelessness with a range of high-quality care, housing and services. We employ more than 1,000 staff across Victoria and Tasmania.

Wintringham is renowned for the quality and personalised range of lifestyle and recreation activities/outcomes we support our clients to achieve. We distance ourselves from a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to recreation and our multi-skilled Recreation team blend elements of recreation and leisure counselling to create an individualised approach to activities that are both meaningful and tailored to our clients’ interests.

**Your new role**

As a Casual Recreation Coordinator, you will ensure current programs continue to run efficiently, along with maintaining adequate documentation, while also leading a small team to facilitate the daily recreation programs. You will be called upon and be available to back fill various Recreation Coordinators across The Greater Melbourne Region as required throughout the year.

**Your responsibilities and duties include**:

- Co-ordinating and continually developing a recreation program designed to meet the individual leisure needs of each client whilst maximising their recreational independence.
- Supervise and support other members of the recreation team regarding structure and development of programs.
- Encouraging clients to maintain their community associations and contacts
- Ensuring that accurate and relevant documentation is up to date
- Promoting recreational opportunities available within the broader community
- The successful applicant will have either relevant experience working within the social sector, or be degree qualified (looked upon favourably) in Leisure and Lifestyle, Psychology, Community Development or a similar discipline
- Current drivers licence (mandatory)
- Current First Aid and CPR certificates will be looked on favourably
- Experience in recreational program planning and implementation
- Excellent interpersonal skills, diplomacy, and tact
- The ability to work autonomously and within a team
- Interest in Social Justice Issues - highly valued
- Experience working with clients who come from a disadvantaged background (highly advantageous)
- A non-judgmental attitude

**This sounds great How do I apply?**

For more information about this role, a copy of the Position Description here and the task analysis here

Please address your responses to the key selection criteria (located in the position description) in your cover letter.

**Applications can be directed to Scott O’Hara and submitted via our website.**

**Please upload your documents in PDF Format**

Applications close on** Friday 20**th** December 2024 at 5pm.**

Applicants who have lived in a country other than Australia for a period longer than 12 months in the last 10 years may be required to undergo an International Police Check.

Wintringham is committed to providing safe and inclusive environments and services. We celebrate differences in ability, age, culture, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexuality, spirituality and beliefs. Everyone has a right to feel welcome, respected and valued in a workplace free of discrimination and harassment.

The safety of all older people is paramount, and we have zero tolerance for family violence including elder abuse.

Wintringham proudly acknowledges Australia’s First Peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country and pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

Diversity and inclusion make our community and Wintringham stronger and contributes to helping us end homelessness for older people.