Regional Education Manager

**Why Join us?** We have a long history of providing exceptional care that empowers older people to live a full life. As a not-for-profit aged care provider, we're able to invest in providing an exceptional experience to our clients as well as support and develop our frontline staff to achieve this. When you join us, you will be provided with a competitive rate of pay, not-for-profit salary packaging benefits and the support of a wonderful leadership team and colleagues. In this rewarding role you will work in a team environment where every day will be different. With your can-do attitude, you will be responsible for the direct care of our residents ensuring they are able to "Live Life to the Full" in our home-like environment. At Southern Cross Care, our organisational culture is deeply rooted in our core values. Our team wholeheartedly embraces our unwavering commitment and principles. Our strategic plan is meticulously crafted around five guiding principles that steer our path, all with the ultimate goal of enriching the lives of older people. ***Please note**: This role will include either a car allowance or travel allowance on top of base and super. Provide quality, clinical governance and clinical education support for residential facilities or home care services. - Promote contemporary practices across Residential facilities or Home Care services to support adherence with SCC policies and procedures, relevant standards, legislation and accepted industry practices - Contribute to the development and improvement of the organisation quality management system - Respond to the educational needs of Residential facilities or Home Care Services as required. **What’s in it for you?** - You will be joining a highly functional & experienced team - Competitive salary package - NFP salary sacrificing benefits + meal & entertainment allowance up to $15,900 - Annual leave loading - Discounted private health insurance - Access to our Employees Assistance Program - An extra day’s annual leave paid at Christmas - Flexible start times - Maxxia Salary Packaging and Rewards, including discounts at major retailers, cinemas and restaurants - Heart HQ our Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT) People Platform that is packed with exclusive benefits and features designed to help you Celebrate, Connect and Succeed. **Key Responsibilities**: **Education Design and Delivery**: - Deliver competent clinical and non -clinical education to ensure that staff are prepared to deliver safe, evidence-based care. - Contribute to the professional development of care staff through coordination of education programs designed to optimise SCC’s care and service delivery. - Develop learning experiences and uses strategies that meets the individual learners needs including the provision of support for skills development in clinical procedures for new learners or staff being introduced to new procedures. - Through partnership with Learning and Development team, develop a unit specific education pathway/ program to build capability of staff. - Participate in workforce development planning and participate in the development and implementation of aligned educational plans in conjunction s with Quality Manager, Sydney Residential Manager and People and Culture. - Sharing resources, training packages, programs and materials across care streams in consultations with the Quality Manager and Learning and Development Team and Head of Care. **Essential** - Current Authority to practice as Registered Nurse (Division 1), General with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency - Current driver’s Licence **Desirable** - Post graduate qualification in adult education, aged care, palliative care or mental health - Current drivers licence **About Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT)** - We are a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to empower older people to ‘live life to the full’. For the last 50 years our name has been trusted by the community to provide care and support for thousands of people in over 40 locations across NSW and the ACT._ - We have a passion for providing the best care with clinical excellence. We offer person-centred care services to meet individual needs and preferences in residential aged care as well as in-home care. At SCC, people are at the heart of everything we do. We support our employees to excel_