Recreation Officer

6 days ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Wintringham Full time

**Recreation Officer - Community**

**Delahey Office (Delahey VIC)**

**Casual Basis**
- **Work with a rapidly growing not for profit organisation committed to social justice**:

- **Competitive base rate**:$32.82 - $43.53**per hour (dependent on experience and qualifications) + 25% casual loading**:

- **Casual Basis - providing ad hoc relief to the teams at Wintringham Community Housing sites.**:

- **Based at our Delahey Office and servicing other Community Housing Sites in the Melbourne CBD, Carlton, Williamstown & East Bentleigh (VIC)**

**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.

**Your new role**

**Your responsibilities and duties will also include**:

- Identify resident individual interests and plan activities accordingly
- Ensure recreational pursuits are facilitated in a fashion that maximises the resident recreational independence
- Encourage the support of families and friends
- Purchase equipment as required and approved by the Recreation Coordinator
- Promote recreational opportunities available within the broader community
- Monitor expenditure in line with budgets
- Commitment to ongoing training and professional development and where required, attend compulsory training sessions
- Ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times
- Be aware of relevant legislative standards and guidelines
- Pursue ongoing development in order to enhance knowledge of contemporary practices and broaden understanding of own responsibilities
- Identify, assess and control hazards

**What is in it for you?**

We are committed to offering an enjoyable, safe and flexible workplace that provides a work-life balance. When you are working with Wintringham, you will have access to the following benefits:

- **Access to exclusive not-for-profit salary packaging**: salary package your personal expenses up to the amount of $15,900.**:

- **Continuous development**:we believe in giving our staff the skills they need and will keep you up to date with yearly qualifications such as behaviour management, first aid, CPR and manual handling. We offer growth opportunities and have a strong internal recruitment program.
- **Free access to wellbeing services + discounts to retailers**: When you are employed at Wintringham, you will have access to our Employee Assistance Program, Staff wellbeing portal as well as discounts to some of Australia's leading retailers.

- A relevant qualification in Leisure and Lifestyle.
- Experience working with people who are at risk or experienced homelessness.
- Current drivers' licence (mandatory)
- Working reliable vehicle (mandatory)
- An understanding of complex clients with challenging behaviours.
- Well-developed communications skills and the ability to engage people from varying backgrounds.
- First Aid Certificate.

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

For more information about this role, a copy of the Position Description can be accessed here.

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

Applications to be directed to **Jan Dean**and submitted via our website.

**Please upload your documents in PDF Format**

Applications close **Thursday 29**th** of May 2025 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.

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