Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Peterborough OPS2 | Part Time 0.4 FTE | Ongoing Salary: $58,709 - $63,154 p.a (pro rata) Eligibility: Open to Everyone Make a Meaningful Impact as a Diversional Therapist with YNLHN
Are you passionate about enriching the lives of older adults and creating opportunities for meaningful connection, stimulation, and wellbeing?
Join YNLHN as a Diversional Therapist, where you'll design, coordinate, and deliver engaging leisure and lifestyle programs for residents at Nalya Lodge and Peterborough Soldiers Memorial Hospital.
This role offers the chance to support residents in maintaining independence, dignity, and a fulfilling lifestyle through person-centred, therapeutic activities.
Key Responsibilities: Assess each resident's abilities, interests, and cognitive capacity to inform activity planning.
Plan, organise, and deliver group activities that meet residents' social, emotional, and cognitive needs.
Develop and deliver individual activities tailored to each resident's goals and abilities.
Create dementia-specific activity programs with clear objectives and evaluation processes.
Ensure adequate equipment, facilities, and personnel are available to deliver safe, effective programs.
Complete all documentation accurately and on time, including activity plans, assessments, and participation records.
Support and guide volunteers, including recognising their capabilities and training needs.
Assist with direct resident care as required, such as toileting and general support.
Participate in quality improvement, mandatory training, and professional development.
Maintain confidentiality, uphold organisational policies, and comply with aged care and WHS standards.
Foster a safe and healthy working environment by identifying hazards and following safe work practices.
Contribute to health promotion and community-focused initiatives within the service.
What We're Looking For: We're seeking an experienced and compassionate Diversional Therapist or Activities Coordinator with a strong background in delivering direct care and working with elderly residents.
You will have experience supervising staff and volunteers, developing therapeutic programs, and contributing to resident wellbeing through meaningful engagement.
Experience in a health-related field and competence with computer programs such as Microsoft Word and Excel are essential.
About Yorke and Northern Local Health Network A career in the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network offers many great lifestyle benefits, including diverse job prospects and the opportunity to fast track your skills and career, not to mention your choice of scenery from farm, ocean, vineyards and the Southern Flinders Ranges.
View the below videos for more information about working for Yorke and Northern Local Health Network Applicant Information The YNLHN offers our employees access to salary sacrifice arrangements through Smart Salary (watch a short video about what salary packaging is ) and some areas have access to a remote zone allowance.
For information about the eligibility for the Relocation Support working for SA Health can be found .
SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees.
We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.
We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment.
You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.
This is a part time vacancy, working 30 hours per fortnight and salary will be adjusted according to actual hours worked.
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.
Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.
Check(s) DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients) Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A SA Health Services are required to implement the in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.
Job Ref : ****** Enquiries Bonnie-Jo Tavian Application Closing Date Friday 19th December ************PM Refer to the SA Health Career Website - for further information Attachments