Team Leader - Sunshine Coast

Institute for Urban Indigenous Health Ltd; Nambour; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diversity & inclusion

Staff wellness

Growing Our Own Opportunities

Community events

Job summary

The Institute for Urban Indigenous Health Ltd is seeking a Team Leader Aged Care to lead the in-home care team, coordinating with assessors, nurses, and service providers to deliver quality, culturally safe care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in South East Queensland.

You will oversee care plans, ensure standards are met, and drive planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs to improve access to comprehensive primary health care services for the local Indigenous

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating care teams and services.
• Ability to liaise with assessors and community nurses.
• Skills in planning, implementing, reviewing programs.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with the Assessor and Community Nurses to assess client needs.
• Coordinate a team of care workers delivering in-home aged care services.
• Collaborate with service providers to enhance community access to care.
• Plan, implement, and review programs to meet clients' needs.

Skills

Team leadership

Care coordination

Liaison with clinicians

Collaboration with providers

Planning & evaluation

Job description

Join an Organisation dedicated to Closing the Gap in Indigenous Health

About Us? The Institute for Urban Indigenous Health Ltd was established by its founding members to provide a coordinated/integrated approach to the planning, development and delivery of comprehensive primary health care services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations within the Southeast Qld Region. The focus of IUIH Aged Care team is to work with the local indigenous community and relevant key stakeholders to increase access to comprehensive care and provide well-coordinated, quality in home care services and eligible aged care clients.

About the Role

As Team Leader Aged Care, your role is to in accordance with the clients’ assessed needs manage the contract relationship and arrangements with the Client/Carer and review ongoing service needs, coordinate a team of care workers in the delivery of the agreed suite of services ensuring quality, timeliness and effectiveness of service delivery. The role will be required to perform in accordance with Client Care plans, the Aged Care Standards and the IUIH Policies and Procedures.

Day-to-day duties

• Liaise with the Assessor and Community Nurses to ascertain Client needs.
• Identify a range of services that enhance inclusion for elderly Indigenous persons who are residing in their own homes within the community.
• Collaborate with other service providers to ensure effective service delivery and increase community networks.
• Coordinate and review service arrangements with Service Providers.
• Assist in the planning, implementation, review and evaluation of programs.

About You

Current C Class Drivers Licence (QLD) Current Criminal History Check. Current Disability Worker Screening Check (Qld Yellow Card). Current First Aid and CPR Certificates

Desirable, but not mandatory: Demonstrated experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and /or communities

What Can we Offer?

• At IUIH we recognise that we operate in a diverse community and welcome and encourage applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans, refugees, and people with disability.
• At IUIH ‘Our Collectivity is Our Strength’.
• We are a diverse and inclusive workplace that invites applications from all people.
• Be part of Australia’s largest community controlled Aboriginal Health Service.
• Access to “Growing Our Own Opportunities” through in-house training and programs.
• Weekly Staff Wellness activities and all staff ‘Gather and Grow’ yarns and award ceremonies.
• Opportunities to attend community events such as NAIDOC, Rugby League Carnivals and more.
• Demonstrated commitment to creating culturally safe environments where children and young people are respected, heard, and protected against harm.

IUIH is a Community Controlled Health Service (CCHS) that leads the planning, development and delivery of health, family wellbeing and social support services to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of South East Queensland. IUIH is working with our Member CCHSs to improve the health, wellbeing and economic independence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in South East Queensland, the largest and fastest growing Indigenous population in Australia.