Aged Care Support Leader. Permanent Part Time - Flexible Location

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

Your role will be supporting a team of Aged Care Support Leaders with shared responsibilities within the Workforce Leadership Team, you will be working closely with them as well as our Recruitment Team, Care Coordinators and Rostering Team. You will ensure that the services provided meet the needs of our Aged Care partners and day-to-day management tasks and supporting frontline teams.

This is a new permanent part time, job share opportunity offering 25 hours a week, with a 5-hour work day, reporting into the Workforce Support Manager with flexibility on location. This is a hybrid role, where the successful candidate will be able to work some days each week from home or from your nearest LWB office.

We are seeking an organized and proactive individual who thrives on supporting and strengthening a team, with the capability to take initiative and solve problems effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• As part of the Workforce Leadership team, you will contribute to and assist the wider team to ensure they can carry out their responsibilities efficiently
• Work with Recruitment Advisors to facilitate the recruitment and onboarding of new employees.
• Promote a positive environment and culture by demonstrating effective communication, interpersonal skills, and appropriate peer support.
• Model appropriate conflict resolution, communication, and positive behaviour management skills.

Skills & Experience

• Qualification in Human Services or related discipline.
• Current Australian Drivers licence.
• Demonstrated leadership or Aged Care experience will be highly regarded.
• Confidence and proficiency in using various software programs and computer systems
• High level communication, liaison, negotiation and mediation skills. 
• Strong coordination, leadership and peer support skills.

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.

Benefits

• Join one of Australia’s leading social purpose organisations
• Thorough three day leadership induction program 
• Career pathways across a national organisation
• Attractive remuneration package
• Sought after hybrid opportunity, work most days each week from your home
• Join a supportive team that are passionate about the work they do and enjoy working collaboratively
• Up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax free through Salary Packaging

Successful candidates will be required to undertake relevant pre-employment checks to ensure the safety of our clients. This includes a National Criminal History Record Check and complete a statutory declaration.

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 monica.saigi@lwb.org.au

Applications close at midnight on Thursday the 19th September 2024.