Recreational/Diversional Therapist - Part Time
at Summerset
Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 12 Nov, 2024 | Not Specified | 12 Aug, 2024 | N/A | Good communication skills | No | No |
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Description:
COMPANY DESCRIPTION:
Invitation to Join the Summerset Therapeutic Team!
JOB DESCRIPTION:
We are seeking for a talented, passionate Diversional & Recreational Therapist for our Summerset Kenepuru Village.
The role empowers you to create a recreational programme for seniors living in a care supportive environment. You will be leading a culture of purposeful engagement which promotes dignity and independence through the therapeutic recreation process.
This is a permanent, part-time role, working 15 hours per week (Monday - Friday) in our Care Apartments.
Responsibilities include and are not limited to:
- Promoting meaningful activities that meet the needs of residents.
- Empowering residents to make choices.
- Support residents to maintain autonomy and maximise independence.
- Encourage and support residents to participate and engage in purposeful recreational programmes.
- Applying the APIED process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, documentation) for individual or group recreational programmes.
- Quality control and quality assurance of the recreational activities (monitoring, analysing, reviewing, reporting)
QUALIFICATIONS:
About You:
- A passionate, flexible, self-motivated, innovative, energetic, open-minded individual.
- A person with sound understanding of holistic person center approach and high level of human awareness (empathy & compassion).
- A person who can run individual and group recreational activities.
- A person with good communications skills and strong willingness to learn.
- Full NZ Driver License and the ability to drive a Mobility Van
- A Registered (qualified and licensed) Diversional and Recreational Therapist is desirable. If you don’t hold a DRT Licence, or if you are not a Qualified DRTh, you must be willing to complete the NZQA Certificate in Diversional and Recreational Therapy
Responsibilities:
- Promoting meaningful activities that meet the needs of residents.
- Empowering residents to make choices.
- Support residents to maintain autonomy and maximise independence.
- Encourage and support residents to participate and engage in purposeful recreational programmes.
- Applying the APIED process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, documentation) for individual or group recreational programmes.
- Quality control and quality assurance of the recreational activities (monitoring, analysing, reviewing, reporting
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Hospital/Health Care
Pharma / Biotech / Healthcare / Medical / R&D
Oral Healthcare Services
Trade Certificate
Diversional and recreational therapy
Proficient
1
Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand