Social Event Coordinator - Bethania Parklands Care Community

At Opal HealthCare, we know that companies don’t succeed, people do. 

Opal Healthcare is Australia’s largest residential aged care provider, with 132 Care Communities and over 20,000 team members nationwide. Our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence are at the heart of everything we do.

All applicants will be contacted for an interview as soon as possible**

Role responsibilities:

• Deliver social events and activities in the Care Community that appeal to the residents and benefit residents’ mental health and quality of life.
• Work with the Wellbeing Manager to curate a tailored calendar of social events and experiences.
• Assist the care team with the delivery of social activities.
• Support the orientation and training of volunteers.
• Liaise and develop relationships with volunteers to attend and/or host social events
• Support the Wellbeing Manager and General Manager with Community Engagement, Social Impact and Sustainability initiatives and projects
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with residents, families and team members.

At Opal HealthCare we are dedicated to our purpose to bring joy to those we care for. In joining Opal, you will have access to a range of benefits including:

• Dedicated mentoring & internal/external career development programs to build and accelerate your career - such as Nurse Graduate programs, Emerging Leadership Programs, Senior Leaders programs and more via our very own Opal Healthcare Academy https://academy.opalhealthcare.com.au/
• Sponsored study & training along with Scholarship opportunities of up to $15,000 for further education & training through local & national University, TAFE & RTO partnerships
• Leave loading: opportunity to withdraw leave 
• Public holidays: your choice of getting paid public holiday rates or receiving an extra day off with time in lieu
• Employee Referral Program – earn up to $5,000 in incentives for inviting your friends to work
• Internal & external training programs
• National secondment opportunities to diversify your experience   
• Sector leading training, systems & innovation

What you can bring to Opal:

• Tertiary qualification in event management (desirable)
• Certificate IV in Community Services (Lifestyle and Leisure) and/or relevant qualification (desirable)
• Previous experience in delivery of events and activities
• Previous aged care experience (desirable)
• Previous event coordinator and or team engagement experience

Please note all applicants must be willing to complete a pre-employment medical, police clearance and NDIS worker’s clearance.