Activities Assistant - Aged Care

Activities Assistant - Aged Care

Permanent Part time 0.6FTE

About the Health Service

Mansfield District Hospital (MDH) is located in Victoria’s scenic high country, at the foot of Mount Buller and on the shores of Lake Eildon, only two hours from Melbourne.

At Mansfield District Hospital, we provide care for all life stages and critical health needs, including acute hospital care, urgent care, operating theatre, obstetrics with a midwifery group practice model, aged care, regional district nursing service for in-home care and our allied health services.

The 'Activities Assistant - Aged Care' will be working across both of our aged care facilities, located within a short walk of each other and both within walking distance to the main hospital.

The activities assistant is responsible for facilitating the delivery of a wide range of recreational activities catering for the physical and mental well-being and individual tastes of our aged care residents.

You will have effective communication and interpersonal skills to assist you in meeting the recreational and engagement needs of our Aged Care Residents. This role works flexibly in a multi-disciplinary team to provide a broad range of therapeutic and program related activities to facilitate a positive wellbeing status for residents. As an Activities Assistant you will work with the Nursing and Allied Health teams to identify and document client preferences and abilities.

Applicants should hold a Certificate III or IV in Leisure & Health or similar.

Please complete the online application form and attach a resume and cover letter via Livehire at: https://www.livehire.com/job/mdh/8XK4M by 5.00pm on Sunday 27th October 2024.

If you have any questions or require support or assistance with your application or interview process, please contact MDHHumanResources@mdh.org.au or call Victoria Magree on 03 5775 8800.

Applications close: 27th October 2024

This position is 0.6FTE. Full position description attached.

Mansfield District Hospital is fully accredited across all services, committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and the principles of diversity in recruitment. Employment is underpinned by merit-based selection and successful applicants are expected to model the MDH Values and Expected Behaviours and abide by the Code of Conduct. Commencement is subject to a successful MDH Police Check and provision of an employee Working with Children Check.