Wellness Partner | BlueCare | Grevillea Gardens Gympie Aged Care home

Employment Term: Permanent Part Time (19 hours per week - must have weekend availability) Location: Grevillea Gardens Gympie Aged Care home Remuneration: $39.21 per hour + Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances

We're looking for a caring and enthusiastic professional who is passionate about helping older people stay active, connected and engaged. Through meaningful activities and genuine relationships, you'll support residents' wellbeing and quality of life every day.

About the role:

- Facilitate group and one‑on‑one wellness activities tailored to residents' interests and abilities
- Build positive relationships with residents through meaningful engagement and companionship
- Support residents' independence, choice, dignity and wellbeing
- Collaborate with the Wellness Lead, care teams, families and volunteers to deliver engaging programs
- Assist with wellness assessments, documentation and reporting changes in resident wellbeing
- Support volunteers to contribute confidently to resident activities and experiences
- Prepare and maintain safe, welcoming activity spaces and equipment
- Follow organisational policies and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives

What makes a difference for us?

- Certificate IV in Leisure and Health or an equivalent qualification
- Experience delivering group and 1:1 activity in aged care or community settings
- Practical experience in creative, social, cognitive and physical activity facilitation
- Understanding of dementia care,



person‑centred practice and cultural safety
- Knowledge of infection control, manual handling practices and Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards
- Exposure to person‑centred care principles and a sound understanding of the needs of older adults
- Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team, including nurses, allied health professionals, care staff and volunteers
- Strong ability to build positive, respectful and trusting relationships with residents and their families
- Ability to design and adapt lifestyle and wellness activities for residents with cognitive or physical limitations
- Understanding of dignity, cultural safety and individual choice in care delivery
- Satisfy the relevant probity checks required by legislation or organisational policy

We warmly encourage applications from First Nations peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people living with disability, and people of all genders and identities.

Employee Advantages:

- 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 strong, 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

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

- Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children

📌 Wellness Partner (Gympie)
🏢 Blue Care
📍 Gympie