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The Wellbeing Carer enables and supports individual residents to achieve their potential and enjoy quality of life through accessing and participating in a variety of activities, based on individual and collective preferences. Cultura – Residential Aged Care wellbeing programs operate across weekdays and weekends.

The Wellbeing Carer is responsible to the Director of Care or Manager of Bella Chara depending on the area where work is undertaken and reports directly to the Wellbeing Team Leader. The Wellbeing Carer may be required to work across different areas within Residential Aged Care.

This position will be contracted on a casual basis.

About You:

• Considerate of issues that may have a negative impact on Resident’s sense of well-being e.g. memory loss, depression, learned helplessness, sleeplessness or a positive impact e.g. increased social interaction, stimulated interest, focused attention, feeling of usefulness.
• Applying ‘Person Centered Care’ approach to: implementing and contributing to individualised Care Plans with Residents in relation to leisure related needs and abilities.
• Using resident individual wellbeing planners and LeeCare to complete, refer to, and update all documentation regarding individual residents.
• Completing all necessary forms when making complaints or offering comments or compliments that are directly related to running the Wellbeing Program (acting on behalf of self or Residents).
• Ensuring the Wellbeing Program and activities available to resident’s address and meet their cultural needs.
• Working with Wellbeing Team Leader to identify specialty ‘area’ within Wellbeing Team (i.e. particular skills and interests that are relevant to the Wellbeing Program) e.g. Cooking, Crafts, Creative Expression, Discussion Groups, Exercise, Event Management, Games, Gardening, Health Promotion, Male Specific, Cultural Connections, Music, Reading and Literature, Religion and Spirituality, Technology.
• Hold or be close to completing a Certificate IV in Leisure and Health (or equivalent).