Lifestyle Assistant

About Us:
At RSL LifeCare, our Residential Care teams have the ability to make a big difference to the lives of veterans and seniors while they receive quality and compassionate care in our aged care homes. This is an opportunity for you to join a large social purpose organisation where you can have a huge positive impact and feel the personal and professional reward in return.
At our core, RSL LifeCare provide care and services to veterans and seniors who live in our communities or who are receiving support at home. Our vision of creating proud communities living their best lives is at the heart of everything we do as we continue to build upon our legacy of supporting veterans and their families for more than 100 years.

About the role:
As a Recreation and Engagement Assistant at RSL LifeCare, every day you're empowered to make a meaningful difference to people's lives. Within our supportive work environment your skills and compassion are valued. You will have the opportunity to:

• Support the goals of care for the residents in the service in partnership with each resident and/or their representative

• Identify barriers that prevent consumers from participating in meaningful and enjoyable activities

• Encourage the wellbeing and independence of residents by supporting them to engage in preferred activities and interests

• Embody a person-centred approach, recognising and promoting the individual's unique goals and preferences

• Participate in risk management and continuous quality improvement activities

• Build strong and productive relationships with your team to deliver positive outcomes for residents

About you

• A fantastic outlook on life with a fun personality!

• Experience working in Lifestyle/Recreational Activities teams in Aged care/Disability/Community services desirable

• Cert IV in Leisure and Health and/ or relevant tertiary degree preferable

• A sound understanding of aged care and the principles guiding this sector

• General computer skills

• Australian work rights

​It is a mandatory requirement for a team member working in the Aged Care sector to have a valid RSL LifeCare Police Check or a valid National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) check, or potentially both, to undertake the inherent requirements of the role.

Our commitment to diversity
We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community, especially from Veterans, current serving ADF personnel, their families and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. We believe everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and heard regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.