Lifestyle assistance
Core
Support residents, including those with dementia, to participate in activities and promote healthy lifestyle practices.
Role type
Leisure and Lifestyle Assistant
Builds
Engaging activities and lifestyle programs for aged care residents
Domain
Aged care / Health and social services
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Activity planning, dementia care, behavior management, needs assessment, strategy development
Preferred skills
Self-motivation, initiative, communication
Technologies
None
Responsibilities
Organize activities for people living with dementia, assess resident leisure and health needs, develop strategies to deal with challenging behaviour, collect and review information to establish resident needs, work with residents to identify strategies that maximize engagement
Seniority
Mid-level, experienced IC