Care Coordinator

**Churches of Christ, Buckingham Gardens Aged Care, Alexandra Hills**

**Permanent, Part-time Opportunity**

**Imagine a Career with Churches of Christ**

Churches of Christ is one of Australia’s largest and most diverse Not-For-Profit organisations. We are proud to support to more than 25,000 Australians through our aged care, foster & kinship care, Youth & Family support, social housing and Christian faith services.

Everything we do at Churches of Christ is guided by our values and we are committed to ensuring our thousands of team members feel valued and supported every day.

We offer a range of employee benefits including:

- Five weeks annual leave, with the ability to purchase more
- Employee Recognition program that recognises staff and their dedication each year;
- Employee Discount program through our large network of retail partners (Bupa Health, Medibank, JB Hi-Fi etc);
- Opportunities for professional development;
- Employee Assistant Program;
- Grants (for eligible employees) to assist in formal study.

**Highlighting the importance of this role**

We have an exciting opportunity for a Care Coordinator to join our dedicated team at our Buckingham Gardens Aged Care Service. Located in Alexandra Hills, our 50-bed service is in the heart of the Redlands and is close to parklands, eateries and shopping centres. Support your work/life balance by working every weekend on a Part-time basis, 30 hours per fortnight.

The Care Coordinator is responsible for providing advanced clinical support, leadership and coordination of clinical care for residents/clients with complex needs. You will provide mentorship and guidance for a care team of PCW's and Registered Nurses within our facility.

In this role you will:

- Oversee and co-ordinate the completion of baseline and required focus assessments of individual residents/client's needs and record findings within a Positive Wellbeing Model;
- Ensure that care plans are developed and reviewed based on the assessment findings of individual residents/client's needs, in accordance with the organisation's timelines;
- Co-ordinate the collection of accurate clinical/care data for timely submission of Aged Care Funding Instrument;
- Monitor that resident/client documentation is accurately reflective of care provisions and is in accordance with organisational requirements;
- Co-ordinate the care provision of external service providers;
- Assist in the review and maintenance of clinical programs and initiatives;
- Co-ordinate the collection of clinical indicator data in accordance with the organisation's reporting timelines.

**What you can bring to the team**

This role would be ideal for an experienced Registered Nurse with several years aged care experience who is looking for a new challenge. Committed to continuous improvement, you look forward to the changing opportunities this diverse role offers. You are often recognised for your highly developed problem-solving, conflict resolution, decision-making and negotiation skills.

As the Care Coordinator, ideally your experience and qualifications include:

- Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse;
- Experience in managing and leading teams in the aged care sector;
- Strong knowledge of the aged care accreditation system and compliance;
- Demonstrated knowledge of ACFI/AC-ANN;
- Experience in educating, mentoring and motivating staff;
- Superior communication skills both written and verbal;
- Possess or have the ability to obtain a National Police and NDIS Screening Check;
- National Personal Insolvency Check or the ability to acquire.

Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety.
- Under Churches of Christ policy and/or the applicable public health directions, team members are required to be vaccinated for Covid-19. As part of the recruitment processes we ask that you provide evidence that your vaccination meets the requirements of Churches of Christ policy or the applicable public health direction._

**To apply**

**Applications will be assessed as received