Activities Officer (Part Time)
Job No:
S259
Location:
St John's Home - Toowong
* Seeking a part time role as an Activities Officer? * Do you have experience in this type of positon? * Want to work with a great team of caring people to enhance the lives of our residents? * Want access to generous salary packaging opportunties!
About Us
Spiritus is an Anglican not-for-profit organisation providing caring and supportive services in partnership with government and other support organisations, to respond to identified needs in our community.
Our staff connect with people on every step of their lives' paths, responding with compassion, creativity, commitment and courage to the needs of the infirm and those most at risk in our communities.
Every day the passionate staff and volunteers of Spiritus are working to respond to growing community demand for our services.
Spiritus is committed to social and community welfare issues and aged and community care needs, particularly with respect to disadvantaged members of the community.
Whether it is providing nursing care and domestic assistance in the home, physiotherapy to enable the return of mobility, emergency accommodation for victims of domestic violence, working with foster carers in the care of vulnerable children, a safe caring environment for frail elderly people, wound care for homeless, skills training for young unemployed people or parental education and counselling, Spiritus is there, providing the best quality care available.
The work of Spiritus stretches from Cairns to Coolangatta, from Birdsville to Brisbane and reaches people of all ages with a variety of needs.
You are invited to reflect on our Vision, Mission and Value statements on our web site!
About the Role
Our friendly St John's team at Toowong have an opportunity for an experienced, creative and motivated individual to join them as a part time actvities Officer.
With a can do attitude and a positive look towards life you will be:
- Assisting in the development of the individual therapy programs;
- Supporting the physical care needs of the residents when required;
- Participate in the assessment, writing and implementation of care plans; and
- Taking into consideration the physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs of each person.
To be successful for this position we require you to have:
- Effective written and verbal communication skills;
- A demonstrated intermediate knowledge and usage of computer programs and applications;
- A strong customer focus and efficient organisational skills are necessary;
- Certificate III in Aged Care;
- Partial (or full) diversional therapy qualifications are well considered but not essential;
- Experience as an Activities Officer is essential; and
- Experience as a personal care worker well regarded.
In addition you will be required to have a current police check or be eligible to receive one prior to commencing.
For further information about this opportunity, please contact Jill Mittelheuser on (07) 3870 7479.
Applications close Friday 10 September 2010