• Dynamic not-for-profit organisation
• Full Time position
• Salary Packaging options available

About us

For more than 50 years, Southern Cross Care has been providing quality aged care and retirement living services to our community. We're guided by our compassionate, capable, collaborative and creative values, and we want people who share these values to join our team.  

About the role

Right now we are looking for a qualified and dedicated Roving Wellness & Lifestyle Coordinator to work across our Residential Homes. The Roving Wellness & Lifestyle Coordinator is responsible for delivering high quality Wellness and Lifestyle services that empower and support clients to engage in meaningful activities.  This is a professional, leadership role with the aim to support and enable clients to maximise their independence and improve and maintain their health, wellness and quality of life. This role is responsible for ensuring sites maintain a consistent approach to wellness and lifestyle services through quality audits, accreditation preparation and covering leaves of absence, ensuring a smooth flow of service aligned with strategic healthy ageing outcomes.

The Roving Wellness & Lifestyle Coordinator will support and coordinate staff, volunteers and students to deliver meaningful lifestyle activities and projects.  You will employ best practice evidence based tools in health promotion, person centred care and healthy ageing to manage lifestyle programs.  You will implement organisational projects to improve client outcomes as directed by the central Wellness and Lifestyle team.

For further details regarding the scope of the role, please refer to the attached position description.

About you

You will be passionate about healthy ageing and creating an environment that will promote quality of life for our clients.  You will have a strong customer service focus with experience in undertaking regular consultation with clients and their families, setting goals and tailoring wellness and lifestyle programs to suit each clients need.  You will have a Bachelor Degree, Diploma or equivalent in Health Promotion, Fitness/Exercise or related field.

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with the capacity to deliver exceptional customer service, planning and sound decision-making within a person-centred care environment to join us and provide leadership and drive development opportunities within our team.  You will be required to maintain your professional skills and service in accordance with organisational policies and procedures.

About this opportunity

This is a rare opportunity to join a dynamic, not-for-profit organisation and help create a better future for you and your community.

You will enjoy exceptional learning and development opportunities, and salary packaging benefits that will help you to maximise your take-home pay. You will also be working with a friendly and inclusive team that genuinely cares about you.

With our organisation growing to meet the needs and exceed the expectations of our community, there’s never been a better time to join the Southern Cross Care team.

All Southern Cross Care employees are required to hold a current National Police Clearance for the purpose of employment in Aged Care.

For questions or enquiries about this role please contact

Kate Kameniar on 0402 962 400

Applications close: 13 December 2019