Manager Residential Care

• Full-Time position | Located in Gwelup
• Salary Packaging (claim up to $18,550 tax free salary) to all eligible
• Salary range $125,000 - $135,000 depending on qualifications and experience
• Chance to give back! Provide care to older Western Australians

Why join us?

• Values based organisation
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounts at JB HI-FI & The Good Guys
• Discounts on health insurance through HBF or Medibank
• Access to our Wellness Program
• A fantastic team environment

About your new role:

Baptistcare is seeking a Residential Care Manager to lead our well-appointed facility in Gwelup. With a strong focus on a person-centered approach to care and support, you will lead and manage the operations of the facility to ensure the delivery of high-quality services that meet and exceed all required standards. Responsible for the daily operations of the center, the position manages the delivery of care and other support services to residents and provides leadership that is underpinned and consistent with our Values. This includes working closely with and building positive and effective relationships with key stakeholders, including residents, families and staff, as well as managing finances, human resources and quality improvement activities, to achieve specific goals and objectives.

Duties: not limited to

• Leads the development and operational roll out of strategic initiatives at a local level.
• Builds strong partnerships and networks to facilitate genuine person-centered outcomes. This includes fostering positive relationships with residents, families and staff
• Oversees and monitors the provision of care and services within the centre to ensure that the physical, social, emotional spiritual and clinical needs of residents are met
• Provides an environment that ensures standards of service delivery are in accordance with best practice, including; recognised clinical and funding practices; flexibility to meet the needs of the individual; sound and safe clinical practice; and compliance with organisational policy, practices and government regulation.
• Manages and mentors staff, promoting a holistic, person-centered approach
• Oversees the performance, development and flow of work activities throughout the facility
• Ensures that key business processes are effectively and continually followed throughout the centre
• Oversees financial performance of the facility, ensuring income and expenditure targets are met

• Nurtures and grows competencies, and staff skills within the facility by active recruitment, workforce development and effective and contemporary leadership.

• Actively pursues continuous improvement opportunities across the centre

• Contributes to the development of Baptistcare policies and practices and ensures compliance with those policies and practices throughout the centre

• Ensure service collaboration and integration within and between professional disciplines and work areas including regular Clinical Care Team meetings, resident and family, staff meetings, and WH&S meetings

• Work in accordance with Baptistcare’s Code of Conduct

Skills and Experience:

• Tertiary level qualification in an appropriate field and/or broad-based and extensive experience in managing a diverse, dynamic and complex service
• Exceptional contemporary leadership skills
• Demonstrated leadership and performance management experience
• High level of experience and knowledge of the Aged Care industry, including contemporary issues, legislation and regulatory compliance, developments and opportunities, and application of the Aged Care Quality Standards
• Highly developed interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and influence a wide range of stakeholders and customers.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of person-centred support
• An understanding of financial management principles with the ability to interpret, act and deliver solid financial results
• A good understanding and experience of contemporary human resources practices and management practice
• Knowledge and commitment to Equal Opportunity and Diversity and demonstrated knowledge of ACFI
• Demonstrated proficiency in a wide range of IT applications
• Commitment to providing a customer centric approach
• Alignment to our Values

Desirable

• Previous experience as a Clinical Manager/Nurse (with current registration with AHPRA as a health professional)
• Previous experience using Aged Care Systems 

Conditions of Employment

• National Police Clearance (screened in accordance with the organisation's policies)
• Key Personnel Check is required
• Influenza vaccination on an annual basis as per company policy 
• Three (3) COVID Vaccinations as per company policy
• Willingness to undergo a pre-employment medical
• National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Clearance (if applicable and screened in accordance with the organisations policies)
• Valid Driver’s License (Car)

About Us:

Baptistcare is one of WA's largest not-for-profit providers supporting Residential Care, home care services and retirement living in both metro and regional locations. We focus on empowering our customers to maintain homely comforts and community connection by providing care with compassion, integrity, and dignity.

Our focus is not limited to our customers, but also on your well-being and career growth. We aim to support you to achieve a fulfilling career with first-class training and development opportunities.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is valued. The more diversity we have, the more unique perspectives and creative ideas we share. Therefore, we embrace people of different ages, religions, sexual orientations or identities, physical or mental abilities and ethnicity. 

How to Apply

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.  Click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts.

For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Laura on *************@baptistcare.org.au with the subject heading “MRC – Gwelup ”. Please note that we do not accept applications to this email address, they must be submitted online.

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. The current closing date is the 1st March 2024.