Group Planner

**The role**:
Are you passionate about supporting older people and facilitating groups?

We have a fantastic part time opportunity to join the Social Residential team at our site located at Highercombe in Hope Valley. This part time role will see you working 54 hours a fortnight:

- Monday to Thursday, 10am to 4pm
- Friday, 10am to 3.30pm

With leadership support from our onsite Community Connector Leads and Event Planner the Group Planners will manage the logistics and facilitate new and existing groups to maximise customer participation

The roles play a significant role in delivering on our vision of good lives for older people.

**What you'll do**:

- Deliver social experiences in line with Good Lives (roles, real experiences, right relationships, reablement) and product specifications.
- Work within budgets.
- Assist with documentation and managing quality compliance
- Work with contractors, volunteers and students onsite providing support in social programs
- Lead and run groups and support positive group dynamics and customer engagement

**About You**

You want to make the most of your expertise, do what you do best and thrive on the challenge of providing our customers with a fantastic experience.
- Capacity to work flexibly in partnership with customers and others using a strong customer service approach.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to work with volunteers, staff and customers.
- Ability to hold positive mindsets and have high expectations for what is possible for customers to achieve.
- Coordination of small to medium sized events.
- Ability to work with, liaise and contribute to the team
- Use of MS Office Suite & customer record data bases

**You will need**:

- Certificate IV in Community Services/ Aged Care/ or working towards
- To care about supporting older people to live a Good Life.
- Flu & up to date COVID-19 vaccinations

**It would be helpful if you had**:

- A Police Check for unsupervised contact / vulnerable groups less than 12 months old
- Experience working with people at risk of social isolation and loneliness including those from a CALD/ ATSI background and people living with memory loss or Dementia
- An interest in or passion for arts and culture
- Current First Aid Certificate incl CPR

**If you want to join our amazing team, we can offer you**:

- Career development with inhouse upskilling and external learning opportunities
- Friendly and inclusive culture, supporting diversity and employee wellbeing
- Free on-site flu vaccination program
- Financial advice for HESTA members, our preferred superannuation supplier
- Wellbeing program including free employee assistance program
- Recognition program acknowledging significant contributions
- Salary packaging to maximise your take home pay
- Discounted Corporate Membership - Health Insurance - BUPA

ACH Group is a not-for-profit organisation in the Health Care Sector. This means that you can salary package up to $15,900 per annum for living expenses and $2,650 for meals/entertainment to reduce your tax. We also offer a range of perks through our Employee Benefits Program (eg. discounted private health).

**How to Apply**:Press 'Apply' now.

ACH Group celebrates and encourages workforce diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious beliefs, disability or any other basis.

**What it's like at ACH Group**:
At ACH Group we believe that older people should feel valued, respected, connected in their communities and supported to live a good life.

We love what we do, aren't afraid to take action and responsibility, constantly put our hands up for challenges and celebrate the uniqueness of our community. Most importantly, we bring our best.

If you share our belief, join our team of 1800 employees and hundreds of volunteers and take delight in knowing that you're making a contribution to the lives of older people. You'll do so while enjoying a rewarding career pathway, ongoing training and a passionate, flexible workplace.