APEX - Gunnedah
The Company
McLean Care is a well-respected provider of the highest quality community, retirement and aged care lifestyle services and options. As a proud not-for-profit driven by our mission “to focus on you” our organisation provides services to over 3,000 people, across Australia employing over 600 staff with exciting growth plans underway which will see us extend our footprint both geographically and with the clients we are able to support.
The Role
Are you our new Leisure and Lifestyle Lead? Are you the one we have been looking for!?
We have an opportunity for someone who loves seeing resident’s shine! Someone that gets a kick out of overseeing and coordinating a range of activities that will see our residents living their best lives. Our residents are our top priority, and they will be yours too! This role will see you developing meaningful and engaging activity programs, underpinned by our person-centred care model; supervising and mentoring your team; and most importantly, playing a pivotal role in improving the health and wellbeing of our much-loved residents.
About you:
Previous experience working in Leisure and Lifestyle is a must. Having previously delivered person centred care to all residents, including those with dementia and challenging behaviours, you know how to tailor activity programs to be highly inclusive and engaging to all. After all, social inclusion and enjoyment of all our residents is our priority! Furthermore, you will have:
* Cert III Individual Support /Cert IV in Leisure & Lifestyle
* Proven skills and ability to adapt to individual needs to communicate effectively
* Good understanding of WHS principles to ensure the ongoing safety of our residents
* Strong people management skills and experience leading a team
* Proven experience planning and implementing engaging activity programs
* Excellent computer skills
* Unrestricted drivers licence
* Bus licence or willingness to obtain (and drive the bus of course!)
* Highly creative – love a bit of arts and crafts!
* Most importantly – love making a positive difference in someone’s day!
What’s in it for you?
* Salary packaging (up to $18,900 net) to increase your take home pay;
* Access to Blue Light Card (discounts with Retail, Goods and Services);
* Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
* Free Influenza Programs and other Health & Wellbeing Initiatives;
* Access to Scholarship & Development Funding by application;
* Supportive culture in a company driving innovation and growth!
This role is to commence as soon as we have the right person! If this all sounds like you, please don’t hesitate and apply today!
McLean Care is passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes the right to feel safe, be valued and heard. Creating a culture that celebrates the diverse voices of our people which connects us closer to our residents, clients and the communities we serve, because we believe change starts with us.