Deputy Service Manager - Koombahla

• Located in Elermore Vale

• Full-Time Position
• Competitive pay, flexibility & great benefits (such as Salary Packaging)

About Uniting Koombahla

Based in the heart of Newcastle's western suburbs, Uniting Koombahla, Elermore Vale is a nurturing and supportive residential aged care home. Four separate households, each support between 22 and 32 residents and a dedicated Uniting Homemaker ensures the community is thriving and doing things that are meaningful and enjoyable. 

What do we need you to do?

You will have the proven ability to lead and coordinate service strategies in functional areas that include:

• Work for the continuous improvement of our service in line with Accreditation Standards
• Facilitate the development of your team to uphold the unique needs of each client
• Assign work allocations to team members based on their skills and abilities.
• Advocating with and for our clients and their families to enable choice and decision-making that supports independence
• Interpret audits and data, identify trends, provide advice, and implement improvement initiatives.

What do we need you to bring?

• Ideally, we’re looking for previous experience in aged or community care. Still, if you have extensive experience in Social Services, Management or Human Services and have worked in a similar role, we’d love to hear from you, too. 
• We are looking for someone who has a good insight into the changes occurring within the Aged Care Sector
• We are also looking for someone with extensive knowledge of AN-NACC and a current AHPRA registration.

Creating a better future for you

Our people are at the heart of everything we do, so we support all our Uniting team members in growing and developing to be their best through our strong commitment to learning, flexibility, and great benefits. Together, we can build a better future for the people we serve, for Uniting and You.

What We Offer You:

• A rewarding career with a leading human services organisation.
• Up to $18,550 NFP salary packaging available.
• Access to our U rewards program with exclusive discounts.
• Access to Fitness Passport – Live your best life.
• A supportive, inclusive, and collaborative work environment
• A commitment to offer opportunities to grow your career  
• Purchase of additional leave

Click here to learn more about our great benefits: Benefits of working at Uniting 

Who is Uniting?

Uniting is one of Australia’s largest and most trusted community service providers. We believe in taking real steps to make the world a better place and we work to inspire people, enliven communities, and confront injustice. At Uniting, we celebrate and always welcome people just as they are.

How to apply

If this opportunity is of interest we’d love to hear from you. Just click on the ‘Apply’ button in this ad, fill out your details and submit. We encourage applications from people who identify as a part of the Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community.

What to expect

Please know that employment with Uniting will require a National Police Check, Pre-Employment screening and References.