Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 13th May 2021
The opportunity to work in an exciting, innovative and fast paced community aged care environment. Looking for a passionate and experienced Coordinator to facilitate the delivery of personalised high quality care and support for older people living in their own homes.
The successful candidate must be capable of managing a team of support workers, maintain professional boundaries, and possess an optimistic outlook on life and a genuine desire to make a positive difference in the community. Must also excel working under pressure, be detail orientated, and ben an open communicator who values working as part of a team whilst making others feel valued and heard
The Coordinator is responsible for the individualised care, support and services for consumers including the coordination, scheduling and implementation in accordance with approved funding, guidelines, legislative requirements and organisational work instructions.
The successful applicant will manage care and support which enables the consumer to live safely and independently at home while maintaining wellness, safety and connectedness, in line with the consumers co-designed Care Plan and within the scope of practice of the role. The coordinator will work in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to deliver clinical care (as appropriate) and outcomes for consumers.
You will also demonstrate a positive and professional "can-do" attitude, excellent verbal communication skills, with the ability to work equally well as a member of a team or working alone. We would like the successful candidate to commence as soon as possible! If you feel that you are well organised and have a good work ethic then please apply.
We aim to increase the diversity of our workforce to better meet the differing needs of our clients and to improve equal employment opportunity for our employees.
UnitingSA is a not-for-profit organisation that provides aged care, housing and community services to over 16,000 people across regional and metropolitan South Australia. With more than 1000 employees and volunteers, UnitingSA delivers high quality services to people from diverse backgrounds as we strive towards our vision of a compassionate, respectful and just community in which all people participate and flourish.
A career with UnitingSA will offer you rewarding experiences to make a difference to the lives of people in need. We have an innovative and supportive culture guided by our values of respect, compassion, courage and integrity.
We ensure our staff are well supported, celebrated and compensated through:
We aim to increase the diversity of our workforce to better meet the differing needs of our clients and to improve equal employment opportunity for our employees.
We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians with relevant skills and experience to apply for any of our advertised vacancies.
Due to COVID-19, UnitingSA are taking necessary precautions to minimise the risk to our candidates and employees throughout the recruitment process. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to participate in an online video interview, this will not disadvantage any candidates who wish to apply with us.
To view the Job Description please visit our website at https://unitingsa.com.au/