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Recreational / Diversional Therapist

3 months ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Summerset Full time

Join our Summerset Family now
Summerset is one of the largest retirement village operators in the country. We are passionate about providing quality services through our Best of Life philosophy.


We are currently looking for a talented Diversional and Recreational Therapist to become part of our team at our Summerset at Trentham.

This is a part-time role working with another RDT to provide 7-day cover in our Care Centre.

What do we offer?

  • A Job that enables you to make a real difference on senior's lives
  • A friendly and supportive team
  • Professional development opportunities and ongoing support
  • Competitive hourly rates (depends on experience and qualification)
  • The ability to create and deliver recreational programmes that meet the needs of the people in our care
  • A weekend rate of an additional
    40 percent of the hourly rate.

Who are we looking for?

  • Someone who can provide meaningful and purposeful recreational programs
  • Someone with a preexisting passion for Diversional and Recreational Therapy
  • Someone with a good level of human awareness (empathy & compassion)
  • Someone who understand holistic approaches (person centred care)
  • Someone who is enthusiastic, flexible, innovative, creative and resourceful
  • Someone who is selfmotivated, respectful, curious, open minded and proactive
  • Someone with good communications skills and strong willingness to learn
  • Someone who is available to work full
    part time and on weekends:
  • Must Hold a full valid NZ Driver Licence
  • Fully Qualified and License Diversional and Recreational Therapist (Registered DRT). If you don't hold a DRT Licence, or if you are not are not a Qualified DRT, you must be willing to complete the NZQA Certificate in Diversional Therapy

If you believe you are the person for this role, then we would love to hear from you
The safety of our residents and staff is important to us.

For this reason, we require all our employees to be fully vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19 before commencing work at Summerset.

Please note, only suitable applicants will be contacted.

Job Details

  • Reference # Posted on 25 May 2023
  • Closes on 18 Jun :55
  • Location(s)
  • Wellington
  • Trentham
  • Expertise
  • Recreational / Diversional Therapist
  • Job level(s)
  • Entry
  • Work type(s)
  • Permanent parttime