The Recreation Officer is a member of a unit team and will be responsible for assisting with, identifying and responding to both the individual and group recreational needs of our residents to enhance quality of life and to promote social independence and interaction.

Job details

Remuneration value up to $5585.25 p.m., comprising salary between $2155.40 - $2251.60 p.f., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (up to 17.5%) (OO3) (Applications will remain current for the duration of the vacancy). Job Ad Reference: JAR IN300310

Temporary Full Time until 31 July 2019 with possibility of extension 

Purpose of the role 

The Recreation Officer is a member of a unit team and will be responsible for assisting with, identifying and responding to both the individual and group recreational needs of our residents to enhance quality of life and to promote social independence and interaction.

• Potential applicants are advised that the Aged Care Act 1997 requires Queensland Health employees and volunteers of aged care services to have a current National Police Certificate. Queensland Health will facilitate the applicants obtaining the above check.

• It is a condition of employment for the employee in this role to be, and remain, vaccinated against or non-susceptible to the following Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs) during their employment: Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR), Varicella (chicken pox) and Pertussis (whooping cough). Existing staff engaged prior to 1 July 2016 (and have not had a break in service) are not subject to this new condition of employment unless they are moving from one Hospital and Health Service to another Hospital and Health Service within Queensland). Existing staff that have previously submitted this evidence since 1 July 2016 will not be required to resubmit.

• It is a condition of employment for the employee in this role to be vaccinated against or not susceptible to Hepatitis B. Proof of vaccination or non-susceptibility is a condition of employment for all staff (new and existing) who have direct contact with patients or who in the course of their work may be exposed to blood/body fluids or contaminated sharps.

• It is strongly recommended that you complete the VPD Evidence Form and prepare your documents prior to meeting with the selection panel; however you will only be required to supply the evidence if you are the preferred applicant. If you are the preferred applicant, your application for employment will not be successful unless you comply with this Queensland Health policy. Further information and Evidence Forms can be found at https://www.health.qld.gov.au/employment/work-for-us/dept-of-health/pre-employment/vaccinations/providing-evidence

How to Apply:

For full details of this position, please ensure you download the Role Description and Information Package for Applicants (at the links in the boxed area above) for instructions on how to apply for this role.  If you have difficulty viewing this role description in .pdf format, please contact Recruitment Services on Recruitment.Cairns@health.qld.gov.au to request it in .doc format. Please note that if the information requested in the ‘how to apply' section is not provided you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.  The Information Package for Applicants outlines pre-employment checks that will be undertaken for successful applicants.

Further information

*APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY ONLINE* The following file types are accepted: .jpg, .gif, .bmp, .png, .rtf, .txt, .doc and docx. Do not upload zipped files, pdf documents created through Microsoft Word 2007, tagged pdfs or protected documents.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• 1. CHHHS Information Package for Applicants (PDF, 105KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  2. CHHHS How to Apply Online v.2 (PDF, 972KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  IN300310 Role Description (PDF, 523KB)
  Role Description