Qualified Lifestyle/recreational Activities Officer

**About our organisation**

Australian Nursing Home Foundation Limited ("ANHF") is one of the largest providers of culturally and linguistically diverse aged care in Australia. Celebrating over 40 years of services, we pride ourselves on providing quality and safe residential and community aged care services for the Chinese and Southeast Asian communities. Our vision is to be the model provider of culturally appropriate residential and community aged care in Australia. To honour and respect our elders as a family in happy, caring communities is our continuous mission.

**About Lucy Chieng Aged Care Centre**

Our Lucy Chieng Aged Care Centre locates in Hurstville, NSW. It offers 70 beds with permanent care, and respite care. This modern and purpose-built aged care residential facility sits in a leafy quiet residential suburb and is a pleasant stroll to the local library, local shopping centres.

**About the role**

The Qualified Lifestyle Officer is responsible for driving the engagement and participation of residents in a range of social, recreational, and cultural activities, as well as mental health and wellbeing programs that empower our resident’s choices and independence. In planning and organising all recreational activity programs, you will ensure individual residents’ needs, values, spiritual and cultural preferences are taken into account.

**Responsibilities and Duties**
- Conducts resident assessments either as directed by Facility Manager or lifestyle coordinator.
- To plan and implement activities programs through assessment and consultation and ensure that it continues to meet the identified needs of the residents.
- Carry out duties according to the daily lifestyle and recreational activities program schedule and residents’ person-centered care plans.
- Assist with providing direct care and interventions e.g. eating enablement, emotional support, or specific activities designed to support residents with dementia.
- Supervise volunteers assisting in the program when necessary.
- Assist in organising and conducting residents/carers meetings as required.
- Liaise and network with all appropriate community or church groups to facilitate community or religious activities for residents.
- Provide inputs and feedback to Facility Manager about suggested changes to meet residents’ needs.
- Complete documentation as appropriate.
- Participates in the development and evaluation of care plans to improve residents’ care in consultation with residents and their representatives.
- Ensure resources are used appropriately.
- Ensure all activities of the Program are conducted in accordance with ANHF Policies and Procedures.
- Participate actively in all ANHF Quality Assurance activities.
- Provide feedback to Facility Manager/Care Manager in relation to all services provided in the facility.

**Qualifications and Skills**
**Essential**:

- Holds a Certificate IV in Leisure and lifestyle.
- Minimum 1-year experience in aged care as RAO or demonstrated experience in running activities for older people.
- National Police Clearance.
- Valid Australian work right.
- Evidence of good team building, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to write reports in both Chinese and English.
- Up-to-date COVID vaccinations (3)

**Desirable**:

- Experience in residential aged care.
- Experience working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse populations.
- Understanding of, and/or experience in the Aged Care Accreditation Standards.
- Current driving license.

**About Benefits**
We offer a range of benefits including salary packaging options, competitive pay rates, ongoing training, and career development opportunities within the organisation.

**Interested?**

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: From $39.49 per hour

Schedule:

- Day shift

**Experience**:

- running activities with elderly: 1 year (preferred)
- working in residential aged care: 1 year (preferred)

**Language**:

- English (preferred)
- Chinese (Cantonese / Mandarin) (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Certificate IV in Leisure & Health (preferred)

Work Location: In person