Health and Wellbeing Site Leader - Myrtle Bank, Australia - Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & VIC) Inc

Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & VIC) Inc

Verified Company

Myrtle Bank, Australia

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

Be the difference. Enjoy great rewards and benefits.

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Permanent Part Time position - 2 days per week (Wednesday & Thursday)

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Support our respite clients to remain independent in their community

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Salary Packaging benefits up to $15,900 annually to maximise your take home pay

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This role is classified as a
Social and community services level 4 position under the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010, which attracts an hourly rate starting from $41.52

We have a fantastic opportunity for a dedicated Health & Well-being Site Leader to join our collaborative Community Respite Team at Myrtle Cottage in Myrtle Bank.

About the role

The Health and Wellbeing Site Leader is responsible for the delivery of our day-to-day services at Myrtle Cottage ensuring a health focused service delivery model to older adults with physical and/or cognitive care needs.

Key responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to:

upholding and implementing Montessori activities and health ageing principles within our service delivery model.

- leading the delivering of high quality, meaningfully engaging services and activities to clients aligned to client competency, focused on reablement, wellness and engagement.
- monitoring and evaluating our service to ensure a high quality service, client satisfaction and successful achievement of client goals.
- identifying early signs of decline and implementation of strategies to prevent and reverse frailty.
- providing clinical support and supervision to the Respite Care Assistants.
- partnering with other internal and external stakeholders to provide referral and care integration across multiple programs.

For further details regarding the scope of the role, please refer to our website or the attached job description.

About you
We are looking for people who will be the difference in the lives of our residents and clients.

Certification in Dementia Care and experience in dementia care.
Certificate III in Aged Care & 5 or more years experience working within the Aged Care Industry is desirable.
Clinical expertise in working with community dwelling older adults with changed behaviours and complex needs including experience with case management.
Demonstrated competency of health ageing approaches including service delivery for older adults based on the Montessori approach.
Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work within a team and to relate with all levels of staff, client, carers, internal and external stakeholders.
Proficient computer and keyboard skills and the ability to use Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Gmail and inhouse databases).
Current Driver's Licence & Senior First Aid Certificate.

About us
Southern Cross Care is one of Australia's leading charitable aged care and retirement living service providers.

We value the diversity in our team, live and breathe our values and offer salary packaging benefits to maximise your take-home pay.

When you work for us, we value you as an individual, care for your well-being and develop your skills to help you build your career.

We reward creativity and provide the stability and flexibility you need. When you work for us, you work better for life.

Applications close

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4pm on Friday, 24th of November 2023