Care Team Leader

Summary about this job

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Care Team Leader

• Attractive salary packaging options – up to $15,899 tax free
• Full-time Fixed term contract
• Nationally accredited Health Care Provider 

The opportunity

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Care Team Leader to join a new trail and development of a new service. You will Support, supervise and mentor staff along with providing your team leadership and guidance to ensure clients progress towards achieving their goals through a wellness model.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage employees to ensure best practice is followed and compliant with required policies and procedures.
• Manage and document employee performance issues.
• Lead and promote safe work culture to reduce safety incidents and loss time injury.
• Maintain inclusive and effective communication with the team to ensure employees are aware of pertinent information
• Ensure new employees have been provided with adequate knowledge of their role and responsibilities
• Manage and authorise weekly/fortnightly timesheets
• Respond to employee and client queries to ensure consistent and effective outcomes for the service delivery
• Allocate suitable resources and implement support plans to ensure quality care is delivered
• Document, report and action hazards and incidents to ensure safe work procedures are followed
• Ensure the integrity of client documents and reports are correct, maintained and delivered 

About you

The ideal candidate will have a strong background within the Aged Care Industry. In addition to this, you will be able to demonstrate the following experience, skills and attributes:

• An understanding of health care within a community environment.
• Demonstrated experience in leading a team to achieve outcomes.
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills to develop effective relationships, promote services and resolve clients concerns that may arise.
• Decision making and problem-solving skills to innovatively manage the provision of service delivery.
• A demonstrated empathetic and flexible approach to manage the sensitivities of client and employee issues.
• Time management and organisational skills to effectively plan and prioritise work tasks.
• Knowledge of service provision, allocation and compliance with contractual obligations.
• Knowledge of manual handling principles with the ability to train others.
• A Certificate III in Community Support Services is highly desirable

Under the Aged Care act 1997, successful candidates will be required to provide a satisfactory National Police Clearance prior to commencement.

Benefits

• Salary packaging of up to $15,899
• Work tools are provided
• Health Care benefits
• Award winning health care programms
• Social Club

How to apply

To submit your application, and to view a copy of the Position Description, click ‘Apply’

Please note that unsolicited applications from agencies will not be accepted.

About Silver Chain

Silver Chain is one of Australia’s largest not-for-profit health and community care providers, and helps almost 65,000 people confidently live the lives they choose every year. With a reputation for innovation and leadership that’s been built over 120 years, Silver Chain is set for an exciting future – and we’d like you to be a part of it.

At Silver Chain Group, we recognise the positive contribution that a diverse workforce makes to our organisation and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates.