Residential Manager

Permanent key position/Exciting career progression opportunity
- Competitive salary + Generous Not-for-Profit salary sacrifice
- Great staff culture/Supportive purpose driven organisation

**_Join a supportive and friendly team working together to make a real difference not only for the people we care for, but also each other_**

Southern Cross Care Queensland is seeking a Residential Manager to lead the team at our Castra Residential Aged Care Home in Murgon.
- Based in the beautiful South Burnett Region of Southeast Queensland, Murgon is located one hour drive west of the thriving rural service center of Gympie. Surrounded by picturesque countryside, the friendly township of Murgon provides a wonderful lifestyle opportunity for those who prefer country life whilst still providing easy access to amenities_

**_What can Southern Cross Care Queensland offer you?_**
- Full time permanent key position
- Competitive salary + benefit of generous Not-for-Profit salary sacrifice options to take home more
- Exciting career progression opportunity within a supportive organisation
- Great staff culture
- Ongoing individualised training and mentoring programs
- Employee Assistance Program for employees and their families
- Purpose driven organisation making a real difference

**_About the role_**
- As a Residential Manager of this home, you will lead a team of staff and manage resources efficiently to ensure the highest quality of life for the residents. You will be responsible for providing individualised and holistic care, meeting the client's needs and upholding quality of services aligned with the organisational standards. Additionally, you will be accountable and responsible for the financial management and achievement of the business plan for the site._

**_In this role your responsibilities would include:_**
- _Site strategy: Assisting with the development, monitoring and implementation of the business plan for the site and_
- _Resident care: _Ensuring residents care needs are assessed in a holistic manner and plans of care appropriate to their needs are developed and implemented in consultation with the resident and their representative while s_upporting the residents and their families throughout their journey.
- Asset and site management: Overseeing and monitoring ongoing reactive and preventative maintenance requirements for the site and required works are carried out in cooperation and with support from the Property Team
- Management of administrative aspects of the site including accurate record keeping and providing regular and timely statistical data on facility demographics, incident trackers, and other data as requested
- Continuous improvement and planning
- Financial management: Ensuring cost effective performance as well as maintaining and monitoring of Occupancy rates
- Legislative compliance and continuous improvement: Ensuring clinical policies/guidelines are in place within the facility as well as ensuring compliance with the Aged Care Act and addressing all non-compliances by assisting to formulate and implement an action plan
- People and performance management: Regular communication of individual and team goals through staff appraisals and other formal or informal meetings and discussions as well as ensuring that staff are appropriately qualified, managed, developed and supported to meet their potential and achieve contemporary best practice in their area of expertise. Providing leadership by encouraging consultation, collaboration and communication, coaching and mentoring as well as ensuring staff development through learning & development activities in addition to mandatory training
- Development and maintaining of a safe and secure environment: Ensuring compliance with all Workplace Health & Safety instructions and promoting education and workplace performance that supports safe workplace practices and when necessary timely incident investigations and correct follow-up.

**_What will you bring to the role?_**
- A current APHRA registration as a Registered Nurse (desirable)
- Demonstrated experience in the management of a Residential Aged Care Facility
- Strong knowledge of operating requirements within the Health/Aged Care Industry
- Ability to conduct care minutes assessments and associated financial analysis
- Knowledge of legislative and operating requirements within the Aged Care Accreditation Standards
- Strong experience in budget implementation and monitoring
- Demonstrated asset and site management experience
- Demonstrated leadership and people management skills
- Highly developed communications skills with the ability to communicate effectively with the elderly, families, staff and management
- Strong time management skills

**_Who is Southern Cross Care Queensland?_**
- Southern Cross Care Queensland (SCCQ) is a Catholic not-for-profit organisation established by the Knights of the Southern Cross, more than 40 years ago. They saw a need to provide compassionate care and inclusi