The Role

As a Lifestyle Assistant, you'll support residents in our St Lawrence Court Eaglehawk home in California Gully to live their best life by promoting independence, social participation, and wellbeing. For the 67 residents who call our home their own, you'll ensure they remain at the centre of decision-making by developing meaningful activities that reflect their interests, preferences, goals, and individual needs.

In this role, you will:

• Build genuine relationships with residents and their families to support the delivery of person-centred lifestyle programs.
• Assess residents' social, cultural, spiritual, cognitive, and recreational interests to develop meaningful and engaging activities.
• Facilitate lifestyle programs that promote independence, wellbeing, social connection, and community engagement.
• Maintain accurate records of activities, participation, and outcomes, and contribute to ongoing program evaluation and improvement.
• Promote positive attitudes towards ageing while supporting resident choice, dignity, rights, and autonomy.
• Ensure all activities align with aged care standards, organisational policies, and resident-centred care principles.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Certificate IV in Leisure and Lifestyle.
• Current First Aid and CPR certificates, or willingness to obtain.
• Experience in aged care, community care, disability services, or a similar customer-focused environment.
• A passion for supporting older people to maintain independence, wellbeing, and meaningful social connections.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build genuine relationships with residents, families, volunteers, and colleagues.
• A person-centred approach, demonstrating empathy, respect, and a commitment to resident choice and dignity.
• An NDIS Worker Screening Check (or the ability to obtain one) and unrestricted working rights in Australia.