October 22, 2024

Lutheran Services

Toowoomba

PART TIME

Lifestyle Assistant

Join our team as a Lifestyle Assistant, where you'll enrich residents' lives through engaging activities and meaningful connections every day!

About Us:
Part of Lutheran Services, Northridge Aged Care facility offers you a chance to work somewhere that feels like a community - it's warm and friendly. Our facility has been a part of the Toowoomba community since 1935. At Northridge we offer peace of mind for the people we care for and their families and friends, with the personalised care (and great food!) we provide in pleasant surrounds.

Let’s Talk About The Role:

You will coordinate a client-centred, creative lifestyle program that engages all residents/clients in meaningful activities of their choice, promoting wellbeing and vitality. Additional responsibilities include:

Assess residents’ needs regarding their interests, social/cultural history, and spiritual needs.
Plan and review individual activities in collaboration with each resident.
Initiate and evaluate group activities within the Creative Lifestyle program.
Encourage residents' involvement with the wider community by developing suitable opportunities.
Provide leadership and support to Creative Lifestyle Facilitators and volunteers.

This is a Part Time opportunity (3.5 days per week).

Now Let’s Talk About You:

Possess a formal qualification relevant to the role such as diploma leisure and lifestyle/health, arts, drama, dance or music therapy, and occupational therapy.
Have demonstrated experience in designing, facilitating and evaluating activities and events with small and large groups.
Possess and maintain a current Australian Driver’s License and current First Aid Certificate

What We Can Offer You?
We offer a warm and professional work environment in an organisation that genuinely cares, plus:

Flexibility for your lifestyle - work a variety of shifts
Salary packaging - allocate a portion of your salary to rent/ mortgage/ car lease or everyday expenses before your salary is taxed- and you take home more pay!
Opportunities for skills and career growth- we support additional study with time off and some paid support. Move into other areas of the service- start your care career here!
Employee Assistance Program, supplier discounts across health insurance and electricity and gas providers as well as appliances!

To Apply for the role, please attach your resume, complete the application form and the questions below.
For a copy of the position description please click here.