Lifestyle Therapy Team Leader

**Churches of Christ, Moonah Park Aged Care Service, Mitchelton**

**Permanent, Full-time Opportunity**

**Imagine a career with Churches of Christ**

Our values encourage us to be accepting of differences and embrace all. Our size and variety offer you real choices and opportunities to grow your career.

We also offer:

- 5 Weeks annual leave with the ability to purchase more;
- Salary packaging benefits that greatly increase take-home pay;
- Supportive team environment;
- Opportunities for professional development;
- Grants (for eligible employees) to assist in formal study;
- Employee discount program through our large network or retail partners (Bupa Health, Medibank, JB HI-FI etc);
- A career where you can make a huge difference in the quality of life for our residents.

Established in 1930, We are one of Australia's largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations.

Active in the areas of children, youth and family services; community housing; retirement living; home care; and residential aged care services, we provide care and compassion to vulnerable people at different stages of their life journey. With over 200 Services in more than 100 communities, we positively impact around 45,000 lives a year.

**Highlighting the importance of this role**

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Lifestyle Therapy Team Leader to join our team at Moonah Park Aged Care Service on a Full-time basis. Located in Mitchelton, our 98-bed service is just 10km North West of Brisbane's CBD with everything at your doorstep, from shopping centres, café's and beautiful Parklands.

During your varied day, you will be responsible for providing activities that are designed to enhance the physical, cultural, spiritual and social well-being of our residents. Evaluating group and individual lifestyle programs and facilitating the participation of residents in a variety of experiences, you will be improving their quality of life. This role will requires you to work Monday to Friday with the option to work alternating Saturdays.

In this role, your day to day activities can include:

- Coordinating resources and staff/volunteers needed to deliver activities while mentoring them to enhance wellbeing and quality of life for residents;
- Overseeing and assessing resident needs to develop person-centred care plans and activities;
- Developing and delivering one-on-one, small and large group leisure and recreational activities;
- Supporting residents to participate in activities and build relationships, attending to their personal care needs;
- Reviewing individual and group lifestyle plans, programs and activities to identify if residents needs are being met;
- Maintaining accurate documentation of activities, recording individual resident-focused information in care documentation.

**What you can bring to the team**

You thrive on innovation when it comes to enriching the lives of the elderly. Whether it be a concert at the facility or a day out on the bus, your main goals are to motivate, inspire and involve the residents. You are passionate about lifestyle therapy, with excellent interpersonal, communication and customer service skills. You have a fun-loving nature along with compassion and understanding of individual needs.

Ideally you will have:

- Certificate IV in Leisure and Health;
- Light Rigid Bus Licence (Class LR) or ability to acquire this licence within three months of commencement, depending on the transport requirements of the particular facility;
- Experience in developing and implementing contemporary leisure and recreational programs, within the Aged Care industry;
- Comprehensive understanding of the Accreditation process;
- Current First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate;
- National Police Check or the ability to acquire.

Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety.
- Under Churches of Christ policy and/or the applicable public health directions, team members are required to be vaccinated for Covid-19. As part of the recruitment processes we ask that you provide evidence that your vaccination meets the requirements of Churches of Christ policy or the applicable public health direction._

**To apply**

**Applications will be assessed as received