Aged Care Manager. Permanent Full Time

Australia Job Openings

Life Without Barriers

FULL TIME

September 23, 2024

Job no: 504083
Employment type: Full Time
Location: Adelaide
Categories: Aged Care

About the Organisation
Enhance the lives of older Australians by joining the Life Without Barriers team. Guided by every client’s individual needs and interests, our personalised in-home Aged Care services focus on empowering every person to maintain their home comforts, health, and connections within their community.
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.
We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.
About the Role
Leading and managing a team of care coordinators you will facilitate high-quality service provision while ensuring that contract and service eligibility expectations are met across existing and new in-home aged care services across Greater Adelaide.
The successful candidate will be a relationship focused leader, with experience in networking and business development within the community services sector in order to drive the growth of our aged care programs in the area.
This is a permanent full-time position based at our Unley office, with hybrid work from home arrangements available.
Key Responsibilities

Manage programs ensuring compliance with legislation, standards, contracts and internal policies.
Lead and develop care-coordinators, fostering partnerships with Aged Care teams
Align program services with budgets, business plans, client needs and rostering requirements
Develop systems for effective program management and ensure quality per legislation and funding standards.
Conduct audits, manage risks and complaints, liaise on high needs clients, and promote continuous improvement.
Handle escalations and complaints, advise on state-wide program status, and support team development and growth.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including a National Criminal History Record Check.
Skills & Experience

Leadership experience within community services
Understanding of aged care funding streams and legislation
Business development and networking skills
Experience working in dynamic, high volume environments
Ability to facilitate change management and create positive team culture
Current drivers licence
Qualifications in Human services or similar
Strong time management, multitasking, prioritising and organisational skills

Benefits

Opportunity to drive growth, supported by recent implementation of Alayacare technology
Increase your take home pay with up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax free
Discounts on private health insurance, retail, restaurants and more
Monthly rostered days off (a long weekend or short week every month!)
Hybrid working arrangements including work from home days

How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact lisa.hurd@lwb.org.au
Applications close at midnight on Sunday the 6th October 2024.
To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.

Advertised: 23 Sep 2024 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 06 Oct 2024 23:55 Cen. Australia Daylight Time

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