Leisure & Lifestyle Assistant

Bayside Health

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

• Permanent Part Time at 0.6 EFT (45.6 hrs per f/n)
• Leisure and Lifestyle Assistant Grade 3 (IN33)
• Flexible hours and days of work
• Located at Caulfield Hospital 
   

The Department

Alfred Health is the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne and is also a major provider of specialist services to people across Victoria. The health service operates four outstanding facilities, The Alfred, Caulfield,Sandringham and Melbourne sexual health centre.

The Role

An exciting opportunity exists for a recreation officer to work within the Acquired Brain Injury inpatient rehabilitation team. The inpatient rehabilitation unit has a focus on working towards person-centred goals in order to maximise participation, quality of life, and independence for people over the age of 18 years with an ABI. We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and skilled Lifestyle Assistant to provide opportunities to maximise participation for patients within the inpatient rehabilitation service.  

Alfred Health's Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Rehabilitation Unit provides rehabilitation services for people with moderate to severe acquired brain injuries including traumatic brain injuries, stroke, hypoxic brain injuries and other causes of non-progressive brain injury.

The Lifestyle assistant is responsible for:

• Activity planning: Developing and implementing leisure/lifestyle programs that are tailored to patient’s interests, abilities and preferences
• Providing therapy for patients using recreation and leisure as a treatment modality
• Facilitating group and 1:1 activity programs that are focused on patients’ areas of interest and preference

Qualifications Required 

• Certificate level qualifications in recreation, diversional therapy or leisure (e.g., Certificate IV in Leisure and Health) OR;
• Bachelor degree with a major in recreation/leisure, OR;
• Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance

Staff Benefits 

• Generous salary packaging and novated leasing are available through Maxxia
• Onsite child care services, a payroll deductible expense
• Onsite staff gym, a payroll deductible expense
• Modern onsite library facilities, exclusive to Alfred Health staff
• Access to health and wellbeing incentives
• Discounted health insurance

All enquiries to Bryley Scher, Clinical Operational Lead Occupational Therapy, [email protected]  

Applications close Sunday, 8th February 2026

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.