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SalaryAbout the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
Our vision is for older Australians to trust and have confidence that aged care services protect and enhance their safety, health, and quality of life.
Everyone has the right to safe, compassionate care. We preserve this right and ensure that people who use aged care are treated with dignity and respect.
More information about the role, vision and people of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission be found on our website.
About the Team
The Quality Assessment and Monitoring Group is responsible for quality assessment and monitoring of approved provider compliance with the Aged Care Quality Standards, accreditation and reaccreditation audits of residential aged care services, quality audits of home services, and investigations into triaged reports of serious incidents in aged care services.
About the Role
As a Senior Quality Assessor in the Quality Assessment and Monitoring Group, you will:
- Visit aged care services, either as part of a team or individually, to assess the service’s performance and compliance with the Aged Care Quality Standards.
- Engage with aged care service providers to find and collect information and evidence, actively follow through on lines of enquiry, and conduct interviews with service staff and management.
- Conduct in person or telephone-based interviews with consumers and/or their representatives about the quality of care and services provided by an aged care service.
- Collect and analyse evidence to record performance audit and assessment findings in written reports, using the Commission’s IT applications.
- Prepare well-reasoned and accurate reports for a delegate, which may be published, following an assessment of the quality of care and services provided by a service to inform statutory decisions within legislated timeframes.
- Predominantly be based in the field with over-night travel required regularly, undertaking visits to aged care services across each state and territory, including visiting communities where aged care services are provided.
- Other duties as required.
Position Details
Salary offered will be between $93,169 - $105,068 per annum depending on skills and experience. In addition, 15.4% superannuation will be paid.
Roles are offered on an Ongoing/Non-Ongoing basis, with Non-Ongoing roles offered for an initial period of up to 12 months with the possibility of one extension up to an additional 12 months.
Applications close on Sunday, 28 April 2024 at 11:59PM(AEST).
