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Wellness and Lifestyle Coordinator

Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & VIC) Inc.
Mount Barker, SA
A$15,900 p/a
Community Services & Development → Aged & Disability Support
Full-time
On-site

Posted 18 days ago


Do you have exceptional interpersonal skills and a passion for supporting older adults to remain engaged with their loved ones and local communities through Wellness & Lifestyle programs?

If so, a fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our Oakfield Lodge Wellness & Lifestyle team to help support, enable and empower our residents to improve their health literacy and maximise independence and quality of life!

  • Be the difference. Enjoy great rewards and benefits.
  • Permanent Full Time leadership position; Mondays to Fridays: 0830h - 1636h

  • Salary Packaging benefits up to $15,900 annually to maximise your take home pay
  • Employee well-being program with great discounts

About the role

In this role you will deliver wellness and lifestyle services and activities that empowers and support residents to engage in meaningful activities that improve quality of life and align with SCC’s “Better for life” model.

Key responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to;

  • facilitating and coordinating direct reports including staff, volunteers and students to provide person centred safe and effective wellness and lifestyle programs
  • supporting and enabling residents to maximise their independence, improving and maintaining their health, wellness and quality of life
  • using best practice and evidence based tools to plan and deliver high quality lifestyle and exercise services with the emphasis on person centred care and healthy ageing through goal setting, emotional support and health literacy
  • enabling participation in both community and facility activities of relevance to each
    resident
  • working as part of a multi-disciplinary Early Intervention team to identify and develop Recovery Pathways for residents at risk of decline and frailty
  • undertaking audits to ensure all residential Lifestyle programs operate in accordance with Southern Cross Care procedure
  • implementing organisational projects to improve client outcomes as directed by the central Wellness and Lifestyle team

For further details regarding the scope of the role, the attached position description.

About you

We are looking for people who will be the difference in the lives of our residents and clients.

The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:

  • minimum Diploma level qualification in health promotion, social work, dementia care, health coaching, healthy ageing or leisure and lifestyle
  • sound knowledge of the Aged Care Standards particularly as they relate to accreditation
  • exceptional interpersonal skills including the ability to coordinate and motivate a team of staff, volunteers and students
  • demonstrated experience with auditing and reporting, documenting person centred assessments as well as planning, developing, implementing and evaluating wellness and lifestyle programs for older adults
  • sound best practice skills for early identification of social withdrawal and decline and case management to improve resident outcomes
  • good understanding of the requirements to support residents living with dementia
  • experience in undertaking regular consultation with clients and their families
  • exceptional communication, organisational and relationship building skills
  • sound problem solving skills particularly when assessing balancing supporting resident’s desire for independence and self determination to make their own choices against potential risks and duty of care
  • proficient computer skills and the ability to use Google Suite and in-house databases

About us

Southern Cross Care is one of Australia’s leading charitable aged care and retirement living service providers. We value the diversity in our team, live and breathe our values of Service, Courage and Compassion and offer salary packaging benefits to maximise your take-home pay.

When you work for us, we value you as an individual, care for your well-being and develop your skills to help you build your career. We reward creativity and provide the stability and flexibility you need. When you work for us, you work better for life.

Apply online; www.southerncrosscare.com.au/careers
Enquiries; [email protected]

Applications close; 4pm on Tuesday, 12th of August 2025


About Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & VIC) Inc.

Glenside, SA, Australia
Healthcare & Medical
1001-5000 employees

Established as a not-for-profit in 1968, Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & VIC) Inc has been providing quality aged care and retirement living services to members of our community for more than 55 years.

At Southern Cross Care, we offer a wide range of high-quality services including Health & Wellness, Home Care, Retirement Living and Residential Care. We are guided by our Better for life vision and our values of Courage, Service and Compassion.

When you work for Southern Cross Care, we value you, care for your wellbeing and develop your skills to help build your career. We reward creativity and provide stability and flexibility. When you work for us, you work better for life.

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