Facility Manager - VIC Hawthorn Care Services

Job Description:

About the Opportunity:

St Vincent's Care Services Hawthorn (formally and locally known as Mary Mackillop Aged Care) is a 91 bed facility located in Hawthorn East, just 7km from Melbourne's city centre with the added convenience of Camberwell Junction right around the corner.

As the Facility Manager you’ll be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of all aspects of the St Vincent’s Care Services Hawthorn facility. Your role will include maintaining exceptional performance standards, leading your team to success and ensuring every resident feels welcomed, engaged and supported. Reporting to the Victorian State Manager, you will also have the support of centralised centres of excellence as part of a national, progressive healthcare organisation.

What’s on your CV is important, but what’s in your heart matters more.

Because at St Vincent’s, kindness works for us.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Leading your team to provide ongoing professional care and holistic support for residents
• Operational performance of the facility including accreditation, financial budgets, staffing, safety etc.
• Consistently maintaining quality and accreditation guidelines
• Ensuring reporting requirements are met
• Safeguarding and maintaining occupancy levels
• Maintaining a happy and homelike environment underpinned by Christian values

Things that work for us:

• Dynamic leaderships with a continual focus on improvement
• Demonstrated experience leading an Aged Care Facility or Regional Manager role (essential)
• AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse (highly regarded though not essential)
• Understanding, exposure and management of the Aged Care Funding Instrument, Aged Care Legislation and Facility Accreditation
• Commercial acumen and solid knowledge of the key business drivers of aged care
• Ability to foster a safe workplace and drive continuous quality improvement initiatives to develop sustainable practice
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders at various levels;
• Ability to lead and motivate a team to success and high quality performance
• An understanding of the culture and tradition of Catholic Health, including a commitment to the Mission, Vision and Values of the organisation and an ability to promote the behavioural expectations in line with this philosophy
• Current National Police Certificate
• NDIS Worker Screening Check may be a requirement of this role.

Things that work for you:

• Competitive salary packaging options up to $15,990, Novated leasing, plus an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,650 per annum
• Opportunity to work for the nation’s largest Catholic not-for-profit health and aged care provider, with a rapidly growing and progressive vision
• Friendly team environment with a great community care spirit
• Ability to visibly see your impact on the business and its service
• No cost uniforms and training
• Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families

Why become part of the St Vincent’s Care family?

Because you’re like us, you believe that every act of kindness makes the world a better place. Better for everyone who lives in the 20+ facilities and locations we operate in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Better for all our staff and employees, who work tirelessly to provide the highest levels of care and quality of life for our clients. And better support for the local communities we play an important role in and continue to support.

For more than 175 years, St Vincent’s Care Services (SVCS) has been a leading Catholic provider of Aged Care Services in Australia and the legacy of compassion, justice, integrity and excellence entrusted to us by the Sisters of Charity and their Founder Mary Aitkenhead continues to inspire our work today.

Our spiritual and hospital-based heritage has taught us that wellness is about more than medical needs. It’s about building a true partnership around trust and respect. That’s why we take a person-centred approach – delivering holistic, individual care that achieves wellbeing for mind, body and spirit.

Reconciliation Action Plan

As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation

No agencies please.

Position Description and Critical Job Demands Checklist:

Contact Details:

Bernadette Murphy

Alternate Contact:

Closing Date:

30 July 2024 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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