Assistant Manager- Home Care

Looking for a rewarding career in aged care? Want to grow or transfer your management skills and make a real difference in your local community that you love?

Join BaptistCare and support older people to live well in the comfort of their own home. If you have the passion to support people to live independently and improve their quality of life in the place they call home, this could be the perfect job for you!

About the role

Based at Ballina, you will support the Area Manager to deliver high quality care and services that optimise the health and well-being of our customers and support their independence to remain living at home. You will collaborate with team members to embed a culture of best practice, innovation and continuous improvement overseeing a passionate team of operational staff.

About you

The successful candidate will have:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in health and/or management
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a community, disability or aged care management or related program
• Broad knowledge of home care programs and service delivery models is desirable
• Understanding of the Aged Care Quality Standards or similar quality system
• Proven experience in working with budgets and meeting service delivery parameters
• Ability to work with key financial performance indicators and deliver quality services within budget
• Demonstrated ability or experience contributing to leadership of a large team in a customer-focused environment
• Experience with managing and implementing continuous quality improvement systems and projects
• Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of BaptistCare’s Christian identity and promote the organisation’s values through interactions at work

To support your wellbeing and career growth, BaptistCare offers:

• Salary packaging which can increase your take-home pay + novated leasing options + meal and entertainment card
• Company mobile phone and laptop
• Supportive, positive team environment
• Access to family friendly benefits like our counselling support and wellness programs
• BaptistCare has been acknowledged in the 2022 AFR BOSS Best Places to Work list, ranking tenth in the Government, Education and Not for Profit list, from over 750 nominated organisations across Australia and New Zealand.

About Us:

BaptistCare is a leading for-purpose Christian-based care organisation that supports thousands of people across more than 100 locations in NSW, ACT and WA. From humble beginnings in 1944, BaptistCare has grown into one of the nation’s most respected care and community services providers. We create strong and caring communities and place people at the centre of all we do.

BaptistCare is recognised as an ‘Inclusive Employer’ by the Diversity Council of Australia for 2022-2023. We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community.

Need more information? For role related queries or questions, please contact Vickie Williams on 0482 167 693.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date. Closing Date is subject to change without notice.