Award winning and innovative Aged Care Provider, including recipient of Xref's "Best Workplace Award ****" and "Engage Change Champion Award ****"
Supportive multi-disciplinary team
Robust employee recognition program
Daily staff lunches
Opportunities for mentoring and further career progression
Montefiore has a fantastic prospect for an experienced and professional Diversional or Recreational Therapist to join our organisation in Sydney as a Diversional Therapist.
This permanent full-time position is based at our Hunters Hill Campus.
The Role
Reporting to Client Engagement Therapies Manager, this exciting and unique role supports our residents to engage in meaningful occupations through the development and coordination of therapeutic activity and wellness programs.
Using a holistic approach, our therapists aim to empower and engage residents living in a residential aged care setting to have purposeful engagement.
The therapist achieves this by tailoring activities and tasks to meet residents cognitive and physical abilities.
Activity programs are individualised and based on residents' current interests and values and their preferences.
Primary Responsibilities
Assist the progression and coordination of services towards a therapeutic model by integrating Recreational Therapy models of practice and enablement
Prescribing non-pharmacological interventions for residents who require behavioural support to meet their cognitive or mental health needs
Actively contributing to the behaviour support pathway for residents with special behaviour needs, as part of a strong in-house interdisciplinary team
Creating a holistic approach to the development and maintenance of 'better practise' leisure and lifestyle programs specifically designed for our residents.
This involves keeping up to date with recent literature published and current best practice




To ensure that your departments' accreditation status is maintained, as well as compliance with all legislative requirements
Provide supervision to assistant support level staff
Qualifications & Experience
Degree in Health Science
Experienced Diversional Therapist or other therapist with a strong Leisure & Lifestyle/ Therapeutic Recreation related curriculum content
Eligibility for full membership of the Diversional & Recreation Therapy Australia and comply with the professional standards of the Diversional Therapy profession
Previous experience in an aged care or mental health care environment, specifically working with residents who are living with dementia
Previous experience in the supervision of support level staff
Ability to complete activity analysis and a good knowledge of the meaning and diverse use of occupation
Proven ability to plan, implement and evaluate programs for group and individual therapy
Willingness and ability to work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team
High level organisational and time management skills
Intermediate level of computer competency across a range of programs including Microsoft Word & Excel
About Us:
Montefiore is an award-winning, Sydney-based aged care provider, with a proud 135-year history as a non-profit organisation founded on Jewish values.
We support older members of the community to live with choice, dignity and wellbeing through trusted residential care, flexible home care and luxury retirement living.
What we offer:
We offer a competitive remuneration package that includes NFP salary packaging, generous leave entitlements and a highly supportive workplace culture with a genuine passion for continuous improvement and excellence.
All offers of employment are dependent upon successful completion of the organisation's pre-employment check process.
This includes (but is not limited to) the requirement to be willing to obtain a Criminal Police Check.
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📌 Diversional Therapist (Sydney)
🏢 Montefiore
📍 Sydney