Job description
Job no: 501395
Employment type: Full Time
Location: Townsville & Northern QLD
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
Working within the principles of the social model and health and strengths based approach, you will be responsible for leading and coordinating a team to ensure positive outcomes for our customers. You will be responsible for the coordination and leadership of Life Without Barriers programs by reviewing, developing, implementing, and monitoring efficient and effective operating and administrative systems. You will have a focus on supporting our Townsville Aged Care Program. This is a 7 month contract opportunity based in Townsville.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and implement client goal support plans
Onboarding of clients referred to the program and assess eligibility
Provide services in accordance with funding agency standards and agreements.
Perform quarterly reviews of client documentation including goal support plans and safety assessments
Manage client funding packages
Assess client purchases from funding packages
Keeping client files up to date, case noting and reports.
Ensure a consistent standard of quality practice.
Work closely with the Program Manager, aiding when required.
Complete reports and other administration duties as required.
Provide supervision to your team/s, facilitate Team Meetings on a regular basis, facilitate and arrange required training.
Skills & Experience
Tertiary qualifications in the disability or aged care field and/or relevant experience.
Demonstrated experience in the Disability, Aged Care or health related fields with significant coordination experience.
Strong ability to work with individuals, families and/or groups from a strength-based culturally appropriate perspective.
High level communication, influencing, liaison and negotiation skills and established problem solving and conflict management skills.
A current unrestricted Driver Licence.
Benefits
Opportunity to work for one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations
Attractive Remuneration Package with excellent tax benefits
Fantastic career opportunities
Competitive salary with salary sacrificing options and monthly RDO
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and complete a statutory declaration.
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
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 Emma Kennedy at recruitment@lwb.org.au
Applications close at midnight on Sunday 2nd April 2023
We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.
Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement (https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA)
Advertised: 21 Mar 2023 E. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 02 Apr 2023 23:55 E. Australia Standard Time
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Negotiation, Conflict management