About Us:
At RSL LifeCare, we have a dedicated and energetic Home Care team that's growing! Our team provides care services and support across the ACT & NSW to veterans and seniors in their own home. We have a highly rewarding opportunity for you to join a large social purpose organisation in the fastest-growing segment of the aged care industry as more and more Australians seek support to maintain their independence at home. Our vision of creating proud communities living their best lives is at the heart of everything we do as we continue to build upon our legacy of supporting veterans and their families for more than 100 years.
Your new role:
Due to significant growth of new RSL LifeCare clients requiring our support, we have a Care Coordinator position available in Canberra for our Home Care team.
You will be a key team member helping to deliver a variety of services to meet our client’s unique circumstances and needs ranging from entry level through to complex health needs.
With a large client base, you will oversee a portfolio of clients, develop and manage care plans, as well as create services and supports which are unique to individuals.
Administratively, you will be responsible for a range of tasks such as drafting budgets, monitoring financial transactions, actioning changes in care, undertaking general marketing, as well as working with staff to deliver exceptional services.
Essential Criteria
Demonstrated experienced in Support at Home / Aged Care funding
Current CPR Certificate
Solid understanding of client centred, community-based care service delivery and associated quality standards
Experience working with and adhering to budgets
Ability to liaise with and promote our services to external providers
Ability to create and maintain interpersonal relationships with staff
Current drivers’ license with own fully insured vehicle
Proof of Covid-19 vaccination status
We value and support our team. When you join us, you'll enjoy:
Salary packaging - Get up to $15,900 tax-free per year to increase your take-home pay
Retail discounts - Save money at 700+ stores
Fitness Plus
Extra pay on leave - 17.5% leave loading on annual leave
Career growth - Opportunities to move into Residential Care or Community Services
It is a mandatory requirement for a team member working in the Aged Care sector to have a valid Police Check or a valid National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) check, or potentially both, to undertake the inherent requirements of the role. Clearances must be verified prior to commencing employment with RSL LifeCare.
Our commitment to diversity:
We are proud to stand for our unique values: Do the Right Thing, Aim Higher, Care from the Heart, and Act as One team.
We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community, especially from Veterans, current serving ADF personnel, their families and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. We believe everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and heard regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.
ACT
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
