Facility Manager

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Facility Manager. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Support your team to provide exceptional quality of care and life enhancement
• Provide effective and efficient operations management, including budgets
• Manage and monitor resident care services to ensure best quality practice

About the Position

Located in the scenic district of eastern Toowoomba, Symes Thorpe offers an open environment with a number of smaller houses, grouped into three areas of support including 24-hour nursing & care services, dementia support and respite. The facility is fully accredited. Symes Thorpe boasts a full commercial kitchen, providing freshly prepared meals and catering for special dietary needs.

Toowoomba, known as the Garden City, is 90 minutes from Brisbane and boast 150-plus parks and gardens. Every Spring sees the celebration of The Carnival of Flowers which incorporates parades, fireworks displays, wine, food and music. The city’s history dates from early 1840’s with the Trust-owned Royal Bull’s Head Inn still on Brisbane Street today, and the Cobb+Co Museum boasting an extensive collection of horse-drawn vehicles. The region is also rich in Indigenous history and culture, with the first peoples inhabiting the area up to 40,000 years before European settlement.

Due to the retirement of our current Facility Manager, Anglicare are looking for an experienced leader who can see the big picture, and is able to drive both cultural and clinical practice to ensure the provision of high quality services to aged care residents. This will be achieved by effectively leading, motivating and developing a multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of individualised care while enhancing residents’ quality of life, and achieving the strategic direction of the organisation within designated clinical and business frameworks.

This full time Facility Manager role is responsible for the effective and efficient operations of the Facility within budgetary requirements, while achieving optimal quality standards within all legislative requirements, financial performance and resident outcomes of the facility; and will participate as an effective member of the Executive Leadership Team. The position is supported by Corporate Services and a Governance, Risk and Assurance team in Brisbane.

About You

An experienced senior nurse with a passion for Aged Care, you will offer the ability to lead and develop teams, and have demonstrable knowledge of, and experience in:

• Contemporary clinical practice standards within the Aged Care sector
• Recent management competencies in operational planning, resource and budget management
• Guiding principles, funding instruments and sources relevant to residential care facilities
• Strong leadership and cultural development background, with a focus on collaboration and continuous improvement
• Development of, and innovation in, service delivery and standards of practice
• Preparation and implementation of a relevant and realistic business plan, considering geographic, strategic and financial elements

Your management within Aged Care or Health, will have established strong attributes and personal traits, including:

• The ability to lead, guide, mentor and develop a large and diverse team within a resident-centred environment
• Confident communication and a focus on building strong, effective and productive working relationships, both internally and externally
• A critical thinker with advanced problem solving, negotiation, influencing and change management skills
• Evidence-based focus on high quality care, including a passion for the industry and a belief in personal and professional ethics
• Commitment to steering continuous quality improvement within the facility and larger organisation

To be successful in this role, you must have extensive nursing experience preferably within a specialist aged care position and:

• A degree in nursing with current AHRPA registration and evidence of practice
• Evidence of current or completed study in a relevant field of Business or Management
• Ability to meet the requirements of a Key Personnel Check (Aged Care Act 1997)
• A current National Police Certificate
• Queensland Driver Licence and your own reliable vehicle

What We Offer

Anglicare is committed to building a highly skilled workforce, assisted by a dedicated management team. We support our staff with learning and development initiatives, an employee benefits program and progressive human resources management strategies, and are recognised as a leading employer in the non-profit sector. You will also enjoy:

• The opportunity to provide leadership through a period of development and growth
•  A chance to support, lead and mentor a well-established clinical team of passionate people
• Encouragement from a proactive and empowering leadership team, backed by strong Corporate Services support
• A role that allows you  to be involved in the strategic and operational direction of the organisation
• Exceptional salary plus Superannuation and the option to increase your take home pay with full PBI Salary Packaging

Show Your Interest

Apply now and be rewarded with a position that directly and positively influences the quality of life for our clients; working within an organisation that values your professional contribution and personal well-being.

Anglicare is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ communities, people with disabilities and people with a lived experience of mental health issues.  We promote a child-safe environment and are committed to providing on-going care and protection.

Please address Selection Criteria and include a Cover Letter and current Resume with your application. 

JOB NUMBER S3513

For further information please contact

Wayne Gilbert on 0439 518 675

Applications close Friday 20th July 2018

Assistance from Recruitment Agencies is not required at this time.

Shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a Pre-Employment Assessment that requires disclosure of pre-existing injuries, illnesses or conditions that could reasonably be aggravated by performing the duties of this position.

Every day the passionate staff and volunteers of Anglicare Southern Queensland are working to respond to growing community demand for our services. For over 140 years our staff have connected with people on every step of their life path, responding with compassion, creativity, commitment and courage to the needs of the members of our community who require support.

Whether it is providing nursing care and domestic assistance in the home, physiotherapy to enable the return of mobility, emergency accommodation for victims of domestic violence, working with foster carers in the care of vulnerable children, a safe caring environment for the elderly, skills training for young unemployed people or parental education and counselling, Anglicare is here, to offer the best quality support to enable you to live the life that you want.

Anglicare has a workforce of over 2500 people in Queensland across residential aged care, community care and a range of social services programs and is a proud member of the Anglicare Australia network. We provide the support in partnership with government and other support organisations in response to identified care needs throughout Southeast Queensland.