Job description
About the service
Just a few kilometres from Newcastle’s CBD, Uniting Lindsay Gardens in Hamilton is a warm and welcoming aged care home with 3 separate households, each with 15–34 residents, including a Memory Support Unit for people living with dementia. Your Uniting Homemaker ensures that the community is thriving and doing things that are meaningful and enjoyable.
What you’ll be doing in this role
- Providing opportunities to improve clients’ quality of life through facilitating relationship-enabling environments & activities.
- Building and delivering an integrated approach for community engagement and inclusion that reflects the unique needs of each client, within and external to the home.
- Establishing relationships and networks within your local community to promote active ageing opportunities.
- Facilitate quality, timely and effective communication maintaining privacy and confidentiality of each client.
Qualifications
- Certificate 4 Leisure and Lifestyle and/or equivalent qualifications and experience desirable but not essential.
- Qualifications in Individual Support or similar essential.
Skills & experience
- Expert understanding of what creates meaningful engagement for clients.
- A sound understanding of community engagement & inclusion.
- Exceptional ability to engage and communicate with a range of stakeholders, and develop partnerships.
- Great understanding of Work Health and Safety principles and risk management practices.
- Exceptional organisation and time management skills.
- Ability and willingness to bring new concepts and ideas to the table.
What we need you to bring
- A good insight into the health, social or aged care services industries.
- Previous experience in aged or community care or leisure/lifestyle industry.
- Exceptional communication and customer service skills and the ability to get along easily with others.
- A gift for working collaboratively with a team and confident making decisions.
- Confident using electronic, communication tools, including documentation systems, email and mobile phone.
- Great organisation and time management skills.
- Current First Aid certificate.
Creating a better future for you
Our people are at the heart of everything we do which is why we support all our Uniting team members to grow and develop to be their best through our strong commitment to learning, flexibility and great benefits. Together, we can build a better future for the people we serve, for Uniting and for You.
About Uniting Aged Care
When you’re part of Uniting NSW.ACT, you’re part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference to the world around them.
We contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.
Uniting leaders and employees work together to create a culture that is safe, inclusive and person-centred. We bring this to life every day through our values: compassionate, respectful, imaginative and bold.
Uniting acknowledges the continuing sovereignty and rich cultural diversity of Australia’s First Peoples. We pay our respects to all Elders – past, present, and emerging – and to all First Peoples on whose lands we live and work.
Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.
How to apply
If this opportunity is of interest, then we’d love to hear from you. Just click on the ‘Apply Now’ button in this ad, fill out your details and submit. We encourage applications from people who identify as a part of the Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community.
What to expect
Please know that employment with Uniting will require a National Police Check, and Reference Checks.