Recreational/diversional Therapist

24 hours ago

Christchurch, New Zealand Summerset - Care Full time

**Company Description** 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 seeking for a talented, passionate Diversional & Recreational Therapist to join our Summerset Wigram Village.

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 therapeutic recreation process.

This is a permanent, part 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** Who are we looking for?**
- A passionate, flexible, self-motivated, innovative, 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 valid NZ Driver Licence 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 are not a Qualified DRT, you must be willing to complete the NZQA Certificate in Diversional Therapy

**Additional Information** We offer**:

- A unique role that enables you to make a real difference in the lives of senior citizens
- A friendly and supportive team
- Professional development opportunities and ongoing support
- Competitive hourly rates (depending on qualification, registration and experience)
- The ability to create and deliver innovative recreational programmes
- A weekend rate of an additional 40 percent of the hourly rate

**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.

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