Summerset - Care
1 month ago
Diversional Therapist - Memory Care
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Company information
- Company
- Summerset - Care
- Location
- New Zealand New Zealand
- Posted
- 1 month ago
Job description
As a Diversional Therapist at our Whangarei village, you’ll be empowered to create a recreational programme for seniors living in a care supportive environment. You will be leading a culture of purposeful engagement which promotes dignity and independence through the therapeutic recreation process. Through personalised recreation plans and engaging activities, you’ll help residents maintain independence, dignity, and connection with others.
Typical duties include:
- Planning and running individual and group activities that are purposeful and enjoyable
- Supporting residents to participate in the social life of the Care Centre and wider village
- Collaborating with other team members to extend activities across the village as appropriate
- Monitoring and reporting resident progress and maintaining accurate activity records
- Managing monthly activity programme budgets with approval from the Village Manager
This is a permanent full-time role, working a roster of Monday to Friday (40-hours per week - start and finish times to be negotiated).
Required skills
- seniors
- residents
- independence
- dignity
- team members
- village manager
- monday to friday
- permanent full-time
- care centre
- care supportive environment
- therapeutic recreation
- purposeful engagement
- memory care
- village
- engaging activities
- social life
- 40-hours per week
- personalised recreation plans
- activity records
- diversional therapist
- recreational programme
- activity budgets
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