Description:
Employment Type: Permanent Full time
Hours: Mon - Fri 8.00 - 16.06
Salary: as per EBA
Location: Mercy Place Cairns (Bethlehem)
Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications
Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.
Where there’s care, there’s You.
Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?
For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.
As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.
At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.
To do that, we need you.
Join us as at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.
About the opportunity
The primary goal of the lifestyle co-ordinator is to facilitate the process of empowerment and enable the residents to make choices and decisions which maximise their participation in leisure experiences that suits the Residents individual needs and maintains their dignity.
This is achieved through the planning, implementation and evaluation of both individual and group lifestyle and recreational programs that are designed to support, challenge and enhance the, social, emotional, spiritual, cultural, cognitive and physical well-being of individuals.
The Lifestyle Coordinator will have an important role in providing leadership to lifestyle assistants and volunteers. They will responsible for recruitment, training and coordination of Volunteers
Lifestyle Coordinators will be expected to lead in the provision of quality lifestyle programs to residents by ensuring their links and interests with the community, children, hobbies, flora and fauna. They will provide appropriate and timely documentation that meets regulatory requirements and work in consultation with the wider care team to provide relevant and timely information for the care planning process.
Importantly, all activities must be performed in accordance with the Mercy values of Stewardship, Respect, Innovation, Compassion and Teamwork.
What you’ll bring
You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.
To thrive in this role, you will have:
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Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
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A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.
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The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:
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A current Police Record Check/NDIS worker screening.
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Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.
Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?
Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.
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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.