Wellness And Lifestyle Manager

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an individual with exceptional customer service, planning and sound decision-making skills to join our person-centred care environment at our Philip Kennedy Centre in Largs Bay.

• Be the difference. Enjoy great rewards and benefits.
• Permanent Full Time position - 76 hours per fortnight
• Salary Packaging benefits up to $15,900 annually to maximise your take home pay

You will have the opportunity to be the difference whilst enjoying great rewards including salary packaging benefits, Bupa Health Insurance discounts, discounted gym memberships and much more!
About the role
Reporting to the Residential Services Manager, you will support and enable our residents to maximise their independence and improve and maintain their health and quality of life.
Key responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to;

• Employing best practice evidence based tools in health promotion, person centred care, and healthy ageing to manage lifestyle programs.
• Managing a team of lifestyle and volunteers to ensure high quality lifestyle programs. Including assisting residents to set goals, supporting them emotionally, facilitating health literacy and enabling participation by ensuring that programs are accessible and relevant to the needs of every individual resident.
• Undertaking regular consultation with residents and families, and tailoring Wellness and Lifestyle programs to suit identified customer needs.
• Responsibility for the maintenance of quality care with dignity as well as liaising with management to ensure continuous improvements are made
• Ensuring the Aged Care Standard 3 principles are consistently implemented and evaluated through the provision of effective care methods, risk management, quality assurance and compliance activities.

For further details regarding the scope of the role, please refer to our website or the attached position description.
About you
We are looking for people who will be the difference in the lives of our residents and clients.
The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• A Bachelor Degree or equivalent in Health Promotion, Social Work, Dementia Care, Health Coaching, Healthy Ageing or Leisure and Lifestyle
• Experience in working with older adults within an Aged Care facility to increase their social engagement and working with a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated understanding of healthy ageing, person centred care, regulatory compliance, project management and financial management.
• Well-developed communication skills and ability to work autonomously.
• Ability to maintain positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

About us
Southern Cross Care is one of Australia’s leading charitable aged care and retirement living service providers. We value the diversity in our team, live and breathe our values and offer salary packaging benefits to maximise your take-home pay.
When you work for us, we value you as an individual, care for your well-being and develop your skills to help you build your career. We reward creativity and provide the stability and flexibility you need. When you work for us, you work better for life.
Enquiries: sonam.yangkyi@southerncrosscare.com.au
Applications close: 4pm on Wednesday, 10th of January 2024