Director Care Services (Residential Manager)

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Detail information about job Director Care Services (Residential Manager). Terms and conditions vacancy

• Permanent full time position with progressive aged care provider
• Fantastic employee benefits and attractive salary package
• Belmont location with some travel required

ABOUT THE ROLE

Are you a Registered Nurse with management experience and passion for caring for older people in your community? Perhaps you’re looking for that next step in your career. If this sounds like you, this could be the perfect role for you.

Following an internal promotion, the position of Director Care Services (Residential Manager) at our Belmont service has become vacant. If you have strong management experience in aged or health care, demonstrated sound leadership skills and you’d like to join a fun filled, innovate team, we’d love to hear from you.

WHY WORK FOR WHIDDON

Whiddon is an award winning, not for profit organisation that has been caring for older Australians for 70 years. As an organisation that operates in regional, and remote NSW and QLD, we are often at the heart of our local communities both as an employer and provider of aged care services.

At Whiddon we are here to support our clients and residents to ensure a better quality of life, health and wellbeing. Going beyond in the way we care for and connect with clients, residents, team members, families and communities is what makes us unique.

Our goal is to enrich the lives of older people and to do this we value our staff and empower them to work in a supportive and collaborative manner to build an outstanding service.

YOUR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure the effective day to day management of the services operations including the provision of leadership, direction and coordination of staff
• Actively promote the desired culture of Whiddon by ensuring all activities are conducted in a manner which supports the stated Purpose and Values.
• Ensure effective and mutually beneficial relationships are developed and maintained through effective contribution to and communication with stakeholders.
• Ensure effective working relationships exist with key Government agencies such as Area Health Services and Accreditation bodies.
• Undertake regular reviews the services operations to ensure that they continue to meet the needs of Whiddon, its staff and clients.
• Provide comprehensive performance reporting to the Residential Care General Managers and Head Office Departments.
• Manage the application and implementation of policies, procedures and other information associated with the maximisation of funding, accreditation processes and complaints management processes.
• Ensure budgets are being managed correctly and compliance maintained with a range of legislation such as the Aged Care Act (1997).

WHAT WE LOOK FOR

• Tertiary qualifications in nursing with further post-grad qualifications being highly regarded
• Current nursing registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Related qualifications and competence in geriatric’s and/or dementia or demonstrated competence in these areas
• Demonstrated strong experience working in the aged and/or health care sectors
• Demonstrated sound financial management including budget preparation and control, along with a strong understanding of ACFI.
• Demonstrated experience working in previous management positions, with experience leading a multi-disciplinary team, including care and hospitality services
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships within the organsiation and within the community
• Intermediate knowledge and skills of technology, including Microsoft Office Suite such as Word, Excel and Outlook
• The right to work in Australia

OUR BENEFITS

• As a Whiddon employee, there are a variety of benefits available to you both at work and outside of work. These benefits include:

• Salary packaging options (FBT)
• Learning and development opportunities including:
  • Scholarships
  • A leadership programs
  • Traineeships, mentoring and on the job training
• Career development opportunities including:
  • External and internal conferences
  • External and internal training courses
• Wellbeing program which includes an Employee Assistance Program
• Retail discounts and promotions

To find out more about this position and the benefits of a career at The Whiddon Group please visit our website www.whiddon.com.au/working-with-whiddon or contact Emilia Graham, Acting General Manager Residential Care 02 9827 6612. To apply please click on the 'apply now' link below and attach a copy of your cover letter and resume.

Whiddon does not accept any recruiter or supplier default charges unless under a Whiddon agreement for services.

The successful applicant will be required to undertake a background and criminal record check in accordance with the Aged Care Act 1997.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date; and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice.