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Lifestyle Assistant

UnitingSA
  • Adelaide
  • Casual

The Opportunity

Reporting into the Site Operations Manager, you’ll be responsible for planning, developing and implementing programs and activities for our residents, to maintain and enhance their physical, emotional and social well-being and independence.

A day in the life looks like:

Your day will be varied and busy, and you’ll be required to:

  • Develop activities alongside residents and families to reflect their needs and interests
  • Provide support and guidance to residents and families
  • Alongside the team, develop a weekly program of activities, ensuring that the activities includes outings which are suitable for all residents’ abilities and interests
  • Participate in continuous improvement initiatives, administrative tasks, meetings and workgroups

The successful applicant will be a hardworking, passionate and approachable individual who loves working with the elderly. You’ll be patient and understanding, kind and empathetic.

You will also have the following skills and experience:

  • Experience in a Lifestyle / Diversional Therapist role
  • Cert IV in Leisure & Lifestyle
  • An understanding of the ageing process that includes cognitive decline and physical disabilities
  • Current National Police Clearance and DCSI Clearance

About UnitingSA

UnitingSA is a not-for-profit organisation that provides aged care, housing and community services to over 16,000 people across regional and metropolitan South Australia. With more than 1000 employees and volunteers, UnitingSA delivers high quality services to people from diverse backgrounds as we strive towards our vision of a compassionate, respectful and just community in which all people participate and flourish.

Culture and Benefits

A career with UnitingSA will offer you rewarding experiences to make a difference to the lives of people in need. We have an innovative and supportive culture guided by our values of respect, compassion, courage and integrity.

We ensure our staff are well supported, celebrated and compensated through:

  • Salary packaging, which can add up to $15,900 in tax-free pay per year.
  • “Together we can” Workplace Wellness Program (including leadership development, counselling support, special leave provisions, flexible work arrangements, physio program)
  • An Employee Assistance Program, a free and confidential counselling service.
  • Professional development and study leave

We aim to increase the diversity of our workforce to better meet the differing needs of our clients and to improve equal employment opportunity for our employees.

We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians with relevant skills and experience to apply for any of our advertised vacancies.

Due to COVID-19, UnitingSA are taking necessary precautions to minimise the risk to our candidates and employees throughout the recruitment process. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to participate in an online video interview, this will not disadvantage any candidates who wish to apply with us.

How to apply

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