29
January
Care Team Leader - Reliever
SilverChain - West Perth, WA
Voluntary, Charity & Social Work
Source: uWorkin
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position Summary
Care Team Leader - South West
- Attractive Salary Packaging options – up to $15,899 tax free
- Friendly, supportive working environment
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- 12 month fixed term role
The opportunity
An exciting opportunity has become available to join an established team as a Care Team Leader on a 12 month fixed term conrtact . You will Support, supervise and mentor staff along with providing your team leadership and guidance to ensure clients progress towards achieving their goals through a wellness model.
Key responsibilities
- Lead and manage employees to ensure best practice is followed and compliant with required policies and procedures.
- Manage and document employee performance issues.
- Lead and promote safe work culture to reduce safety incidents and lost time injury.
- Maintain inclusive and effective communication with the team to ensure employees are aware of pertinent information
- Ensure new employees have been provided with adequate knowledge of their role and responsibilities
- Respond to employee and client queries to ensure consistent and effective outcomes for the service delivery
- Allocate suitable resources and implement support plans to ensure quality care is delivered
- Document, report and action hazards and incidents to ensure safe work procedures are followed
- Ensure the integrity of client documents and reports are correct, maintained and delivered
About you
The ideal candidate will have a strong background within the Aged Care Industry. In addition to this, you will be able to demonstrate the following experience, skills and attributes:
- An understanding of health care within a community environment.
- Demonstrated experience in leading a team to achieve outcomes.
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills to develop effective relationships, promote services and resolve clients concerns that may arise.
- Decision making and problem-solving skills to innovatively manage the provision of service delivery.
- A demonstrated empathetic and flexible approach to manage the sensitivities of client and employee issues.
- Time management and organisational skills to effectively plan and prioritise work tasks.
- Knowledge of service provision, allocation and compliance with contractual obligations.
- Knowledge of manual handling principles with the ability to train others.
- A Certificate III in Community Support Services is essential however a Cert lV is highly desirable
- Demonstrated computer literacy in word processing, spreadsheet and calendar management software to prepare correspondence and effective documentation.
How to apply
Selection Criteria
Essential: Do you hold a Cert 3 in Aged Care?
Essential: Do you have Leadership experience
Desirable: Knowledge of Aged Care funding programs.
Essential: Do you have Leadership experience
Desirable: Knowledge of Aged Care funding programs.