Wellness Lead | BlueCare | Azure Blue
Employment Term: Permanent Full Time
Location: Hybrid + Travelling
Remuneration: $***** p/ hr + Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances
Make a meaningful difference with BlueCare
We're looking for an experienced and passionate leader who can create meaningful opportunities for residents to stay connected, engaged and living well. Through leading wellness programs and supporting a team of Wellness Partners, you'll help enhance quality of life and resident wellbeing every day.
About the role
As a Wellness Lead , you'll provide leadership and oversight of the home's Wellness & Engagement Program, ensuring activities are person- centred , inclusive and aligned with residents' goals, interests and abilities. Working closely with residents, families and multidisciplinary teams, you'll support meaningful engagement that promotes independence, dignity and wellbeing.
You will:
Lead the planning, delivery and evaluation of wellness and engagement programs
Coach and support Wellness Partners and volunteers to deliver positive resident experiences
Develop meaningful activities that support physical, emotional, social and cognitive wellbeing
Collaborate with residents, families and care teams to ensure programs meet individual needs
Monitor resident engagement, wellbeing outcomes and program participation
Maintain accurate documentation and support continuous quality improvement
Build community connections and support events and special celebrations
Ensure activities and environments are safe and align with quality and compliance requirements
Role requirements




Diploma in Leisure and Health with extensive relevant experience
Current Queensland Driver Licence
Experience designing and delivering wellness, lifestyle or engagement programs in aged care, disability or community settings
Demonstrated experience coaching, mentoring or leading staff and/or volunteers
Strong understanding of person- centered practice, dementia care and cultural safety
Experience working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
Knowledge of the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards, WHS and risk management principles
Confidence to satisfy the relevant probity checks required by legislation or organisational policies
Employee Benefits:
Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid)



for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
Career development opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we'd love you to be too
Joining the state's largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 solid, bright team in blue, you'll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare , Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen's Hospital, and St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.
Child safe, Child Friendly
Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children
Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme
Diversity & Inclusion
Our approach is simple - everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation
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