Home and Community Services Manager

Resthaven Inc.; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging a motor vehicle

Remedial massage treatments

Professional development fund

Employee assistance program

Flexible team environment

Job summary

Resthaven is a not-for-profit aged care provider in South Australia seeking a Manager in Home and Community Services to lead a team delivering in-home, wellness, and centre-based therapies supporting older people to live independently.

You will steer service quality, ensure compliance with Aged Care standards, manage budgets across multiple sites, and drive change with an autonomous leadership approach.

Qualifications

• Experience leading health/social care teams.
• Knowledge of Aged Care Act and standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality service delivery.
• Lead multiple community services sites.
• Drive program development and change while managing budgets.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Budget management

Policy compliance

Job description

Lead where your passion for quality, in-home care is shared by an award-winning aged care provider.

Are you looking for your next career opportunity working as a Manager in Home and Community Services?

Achieve your aspirations in this space, leading your team to support older people to continue living in their own homes with a range of in-home, wellness, and Centre-based therapy services.

With the support of strong operational systems, specialist clinical, and initiative focused operational teams, and the autonomy that trusts your experience and judgement, you will lead an experienced, positive, and collaborative group of staff.

We will support you to shape your vision to support older people living in their own homes in the community. Secure, flexible work with professional development and generous employee benefits. This is a permanent full-time opportunity and includes the option of salary packaging a motor vehicle. This is a pivotal leadership role covering Paradise and the Eastern region of our services.

Welcome the opportunities that Resthaven brings!

About Resthaven

Resthaven is one of South Australia’s largest not-for-profit providers, so you will personally benefit from our secure work environment, with professional development opportunities and generous employee benefits.

What we offer

Resthaven offers a supportive and richly diverse and inclusive community where everyone's uniqueness is valued. As part of the Resthaven team you will have access to:

• Attractive salary and working conditions.
• Option to salary package a motor vehicle
• Access to salary packaging to increase your take home payand other discounts via our provider.
• Access to four free remedial massage treatments per financial year
• Access to professional development fund to continue your learning.
• EAP program and support for you and your family
• Flexible and supportive team environment

You will be required to

• Ensure high level of quality service delivery
• Ability to work autonomously to drive business outcomes
• Ensure compliance with relevant policies and procedures and Aged Care Standards and legislation
• Be responsible for and manage overall leadership for several community services sites
• Ability to satisfy the Responsible Persons requirements for the Aged Care Act 2024
• Knowledge of the Aged Care Act, Home Care Services and Strengthened aged care standards
• Experience in management of a health-related setting/ in direct health service delivery
• Demonstrated competence and interpersonal skills to enable effective communication with all levels of staff, management, and other organisations.
• Management of a budget and financial literacy
• Demonstrated ability to counsel staff and clients and to handle conflict and mediate and negotiate acceptable solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to recognise when change is required and to initiate and manage the change process through lateral thinking and staff consultation.
• Ability to provide leadership which motivates staff to provide quality client focussed services.
• Ability to balance the needs of individuals receiving the service against the needs of populations for access to services and effectively manage these.
• An understanding of issues for older people, their families, and carers

If you live our values of trust, dignity, and respect, open the door to a meaningful career with Resthaven.

Resthaven is a separately incorporated and financially independent, charitable, Public Benevolent Institution. The Australian Government regulates and monitors the aged care industry to ensure that appropriate standards are maintained. Resthaven receives subsidies from the Australian and State Governments, grants, client contributions and income from investments, which cover operational expenses and fund capital works. Considerable resources are required. Bequests, donations and fundraising activities assist in maintaining the level of care and services provided. Source: this is an extract from the company's own website

Resthaven is a separately incorporated and financially independent, charitable, Public Benevolent Institution. The Australian Government regulates and monitors the aged care industry to ensure that appropriate standards are maintained. Resthaven receives subsidies from the Australian and State Governments, grants, client contributions and income from investments, which cover operational expenses and fund capital works. Considerable resources are required. Bequests, donations and fundraising activities assist in maintaining the level of care and services provided. Source: this is an extract from the company's own website