About the role

Connect Life is seeking a Diversional Therapist to assess leisure and participation needs and to plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate tailored recreational and therapeutic leisure programs for people with disability. The role is based at the Williams Landing head office, with travel to Bendigo, Ballarat and Horsham and other regional and metropolitan areas in Victoria.

Key responsibilities

- Assess participants' leisure interests, strengths, abilities, preferences, needs and participation goals.
- Design and document individualised and group therapeutic leisure, recreation and community-participation programs.
- Coordinate and implement programs and activities that promote wellbeing, social connection and meaningful engagement.
- Adapt activities to participants' abilities, cultural needs, interests and stated goals.
- Review attendance, participation and outcomes, and adjust activity plans in response to assessments and feedback.
- Maintain appropriate assessments, program plans, progress notes and outcome records.
- Liaise with participants, families, support coordinators, care teams and community recreation providers.
- Guide support staff involved in implementing planned therapeutic leisure activities and identify suitable local resources.

Essential selection criteria

- AQF Certificate IV in Leisure and Health or a closely relevant qualification in Diversional Therapy,



Leisure and Health or Therapeutic Recreation.
- Demonstrated relevant experience assessing, planning, facilitating and reviewing recreational or leisure-based programs.
- Sound communication, participant-centred planning, stakeholder liaison and record-keeping skills.
- Ability to adapt activity programs to disability-related support needs and work independently or within a service team.
- Current driver licence and willingness to undertake work-related travel to Bendigo, Ballarat and Horsham and other regional and metropolitan areas in Victoria.
- Ability to obtain and maintain relevant worker screening clearances required for the duties.

Highly regarded

- Experience supporting people with disability, NDIS participants, psychosocial disability or culturally diverse groups.

How to apply Apply through the Apply button on this job listing. Please provide your CV and a short cover letter addressing your relevant qualifications, experience and willingness to travel to Bendigo, Ballarat and Horsham and other regional and metropolitan areas in Victoria.

Connect Life welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates and assesses applicants against the stated role requirements.

Pay: $80,000.00 – $85,000.00 per year

Perks

- Salary packaging

Work Location: In person

📌 Diversional Therapist - Full-time (Williams Landing)
🏢 Connect Life Australia
📍 Williams Landing