Lifestyle Coordinator

at  Mercy Health

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Various
Job type: Full time
Organisation: Mercy Health
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Other, Aged Care
Reference: 21780
At the brand new 86 bed, Our Lady Mercy Place Harris Park, Mercy Health will bring its healthy ageing approach to the local community, delivering on a long-held vision by the local Maronite Catholic community to deliver better living for people as they age.
With support from the Service Manager, the Lifestyle Coordinator role is responsible for the coordination of meaningful lifestyle programs to help overcome boredom, inactivity, isolation and depression for residents living in Aged Care. In this role, you will create, facilitate and evaluate individual and group lifestyle programs to ensure that our residents have the best day possible, each and every day. You will also provide leadership, training and support to a team of lifestyle assistants and volunteers.

ABOUT US:

Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women’s health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.
Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.

• Permanent full time role based in Harris Park, NSW
• Make a difference in aged care by coordinating a meaningful lifestyle program that overcomes boredom, inactivity, isolation and depression with our residents.
• Create, facilitate and evaluate individual and group lifestyle programs to ensure that our residents have the best day possible each and every day.
• Provide leadership, training and support to a team of Lifestyle Assistants and volunteers
• You will be supported and guided by the Service Manager.