Leisure and Lifestyle Lead

Fresh Hope Communities

We want our residents to feel seen, heard and valued for who they are. To enjoy an environment that embraces their preferences with activities tailored to suit individual interests.

Permanent - Full Time, 38 hours per week position – enjoy the stability.
Located in East Maitland, NSW.
Salary packaging – increase your take home pay with salary packaging including novated leasing options
Birthday leave – take time to celebrate with your friends and family

As our Leisure and Lifestyle Lead, you will champion regular and ad-hoc activities that enable residents to experience meaningful and holistic wellbeing tailored to them.

Your “coach like” approach will support the staff to plan activities and implement wellbeing initiatives that promotes their quality of life and that connects community groups and volunteers to the resident community. Our leadership team will empower you to get to really know our residents, understand what will make a difference and think outside the box to try something new and impactful.

Your Contribution

Support the leadership team to implement approaches and interventions that promote holistic person-centred wellbeing for residents
Ensure effective implementation of person-centred programs/initiatives that have been developed by the Care teams
Monitor and track the progress of person-centered wellbeing programs
Ensure care staff are supported to set up spaces that provide residents with purpose, whilst enabling choice and dignity
Provide mentoring to staff, residents and their families to promote belonging, wellbeing, and values alignment
Ensure effective planning, budget management, execution, and cleanup of events and activities alongside relevant teams
Ensure staff are equipped to plan resident day trips to outside locations
Establish effective working relationships with local community groups that align with the Green Hills service goals, and provide social and care services to residents

The Essentials

With a passion for supporting others to age well, you will have:

Relevant qualification and experience leading wellbeing approaches for patients or residents in a healthcare setting
Aptitude to learn and work within the framework of the Aged Care Standards and Accreditation
Demonstrated leadership skills to manage, coach and engage a team to perform at their best
A collaborative, emphatic, energetic and proactive with a can-do outgoing attitude
Adept at conflict resolution and able to find common ground within a range of stakeholders
Possess a current NDIS Worker Check or Criminal History Check suitable for aged care
Able to undertake a role with moderate physical requirements.

Fresh Hope Communities exists to create spaces that cultivate belonging and places that feel like home.

For almost 90 years, we have been providing quality support and lifestyle choices across retirement, residential and respite settings, as well as conference and outdoor adventure experiences for school and community groups. We have over 1100 staff and together we serve residents and customers across NSW. We are an Equal Opportunity1 employer and we value inclusion and diversity. For more about us visit our website https://www.freshhope.org.au We’d love to hear from you! Apply now