Leisure and Lifestyle Co-ordinator

**About Us**

For over 40 years, CraigCare has been delivering clinical and relationship-based care that connects and enriches the lives of all of our residents, every single day.

Our Vision is for older people to be connected to their community through wellness and excellent customer service.

Our Mission is to care for our residents in a manner which enhances their quality of life within the community that they belong. We achieve this by providing the highest standard of aged care at all times which is delivered with honesty, warmth and respect.

Our values guide everything we do on a daily basis and it is these values that makes CraigCare the trusted aged care provider it is today.

We are seeking a Lifestyle and Leisure Coordinator for our Maylands Home on a **Full time basis**.

**Abour Your Role**

If you are passionate about enhancing the quality of life for older Australians and fostering strong local community connections, this role is perfect for you.

As the Lifestyle and Leisure Coordinator, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating a vibrant and varied social activities program that specifically caters to the interests, hobbies, and spiritual and cultural needs of our residents.

Reporting to the Home Manager, you will coordinate a small team of therapy and lifestyle assistant staff and volunteers and work collaboratively with our allied health professionals to ensure our person-centred approach to caring for our residents is delivered.

**What You Will Do**
- Develop lifestyle programs that reflect the individual and collective interests of all residents
- Prepare comprehensive lifestyle assessments for each resident
- Manage, coach and inspire the lifestyle team to deliver joyful and meaningful lifestyle activities
- Lead and coordinate bus excursions for residents
- Manage community partnership activities and seek out opportunities for community engagement
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the lifestyle program, making adjustments based on the evolving needs of our residents
- Maintain accurate assessments and documentation of participation
- Foster genuine and positive relationships with residents, their families, staff, and volunteers

**What You Will Bring**
- Demonstrated understanding of Leisure and Lifestyle programming
- Experience in delivering person-centred care in line with the Aged Care Standards
- Previous experience in the aged care industry and dementia care
- Prior experience in a Lifestyle Coordinator position, or a similar role
- Excellent communication skills with a collaborative team-oriented approach
- A friendly and joyful disposition
- A willingness to learn and a commitment to continual improvement in service delivery
- A minimum of a Certificate-III in Leisure and Lifestyle
- Ability to work flexible hours to ensuring coverage of all lifestyle activities
- Occupational Therapist is highly desirable.
- Experience in Montessori philosophy lifestyle program is preferred but not required
- Ability to use technology and MS Office
- Provide NDIS clearance and Right to work

**Culture and Benefits**

**Learning & development**. With over 40 years’ experience, we have created a culture and environment for our staff to learn and grow with opportunity of ongoing professional development.

**Wellness Program**. This includes a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program, free to all employees and their families.

**Retail discounts**. You can also take advantage of financial discount across major retail, hospitality and health outlets.

**Care to Join Us?**

Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted