Address- Employment Term: Casual and Permanent Part Time opportunities
- Location: Star of the Seas Elders Village – Thursday Island
- Remuneration: $24.76 (plus 25% loading for casual hours) + 10.5% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances
UnitingCare’s Pinangba service is inviting applications from Activities Officers to partner with individual clients in supporting their personalised activity program at our Star of the Sea Elders Village at Thursday Island.
Your role
Do you enjoy planning leisure and lifestyle activities for residents living in care? We have the ideal position for individuals looking for permanent part time opportunities.
The Pinangba service of Star of the Sea Elders Village, services the Torres Strait Islands. It prides itself on empowering our Elders in their day-to-day lives and improving health outcomes for Torres Strait Islander communities.
As Activities Officer, you will develop, implement and deliver quality leisure activities that meets the individual residents’ needs to enhance their quality of life. Working alongside a multi-disciplinary team, supporting one another to deliver outcomes and identifying opportunities for continuous improvements, centred on improving resident’s health and wellness within our facility.
Your skills and experience
- Current certificate III in Aged Care, Disability, Community Services or other relevant field
- Certificate III or IV Leisure and Lifestyle or willingness to obtain
- Current Drivers Licence
- Current first Aid and CPR certificates or willingness to obtain
- Relevant previous role and industry experience
- Demonstrated ability to use computer and automated technology.
Supporting our clients in the best way possible is important to us. To be employed by Blue Care, you will be required to complete the free NDIS Worker Orientation Module prior to commencement and provide a copy of your certificate on completion.
A bit about us
Pinangba is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led service delivery arm of UnitingCare. This is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander group of services, where family and belonging is at the heart of everything we do, building a stronger future together.
Supporting you to support others.
We’ve been caring for Queenslander’s for over 65 years. Whether we’re on the road, in people’s homes or in our centres, everything our dedicated team of more than 8,000 people do is built on enabling independence, choice and freedom. We’re proudly not-for-profit and offer you:
- Access to salary packaging & meal and entertainment benefits
- Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
- Employee assistance, health & wellness programs
- Values-based culture & rewards and recognition
- Ongoing learning & development
Ready to work together?
We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.
Through our values UnitingCare are proud of our teams diversity, we believe in the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce to help us achieve the best outcomes for the communities in which we operate and serve. We highly encourage applications from people who identify as a part of the Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community.
Please Note: To ensure the health and safety of our people, and the clients, residents, patients and people we serve at Uniting Care Queensland, all staff are required to comply with statutory and Government requirements, such as public health directions, and Uniting Care's vaccination policy requirements, with respect to COVID-19 vaccinations. The successful applicant must be able to meet Uniting Care's mandate of receiving all recommended doses of approved Covid-19 vaccines (including boosters) approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration and the provision of Covid-19 Certificate before commencing employment.
