Diversional Therapist

**Company Description**:
Summerset is one of the largest retirement village operators and developers in New Zealand. At Summerset, we are passionate about providing quality services and care for our residents.
**We are seeking for a talented, passionate Diversional & Recreational Therapist.

The role empowers you to create a recreational programme for seniors living in a care supportive environment. You will be leading a culture of purposeful engagement which promotes dignity and independence through the therapeutic recreation process.

This is a permanent, full-time role.

**Responsibilities include and are not limited to**:

- Promoting meaningful activities that meet the needs of residents.
- Empowering residents to make choices.
- Support residents to maintain autonomy and maximise independence.
- Encourage and support residents to participate and engage in purposeful recreational programmes.
- Quality control and quality assurance of the recreational activities (monitoring, analysing, reviewing, reporting)

**Qualifications**:
**You**:

- A passionate, flexible, self-motivated, innovative, energetic, open-minded individual.
- A person with sound understanding of holistic person center approach and high level of human awareness (empathy & compassion).
- A person who can run individual and group recreational activities.
- A person with good communications skills and strong willingness to learn.
- Full NZ Driver License and the ability to drive a Mobility Van
- A Registered (qualified and licensed) Diversional and Recreational Therapist is desirable. If you don't hold a DRT Licence, or if you are not a Qualified DRTh, you must be willing to complete the NZQA Certificate in Diversional and Recreational Therapy

**Additional Information**:
**Come to Summerset**

Summerset's known for its excellent benefits and strong sense of values around care, teamwork and drive for excellence. With some of the best benefits in the sector, some of these include:

- **Weekend rates of an additional 40% of the hourly rate**:

- **Overtime** rates at **T1.5**:

- **Birthday leave**:

- We hold our annual company **Applause Awards** where we recognise and thank those that exemplify bringing the best of life.
- We contribute to your fundraising efforts for nationwide charities.

By bringing the best of life to our residents, we stand apart in the aged care sector. There's truly no better place to develop your Caregiving career.

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 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