Community Care Manager

**Job no**:494092
**Work type**:Full time
**Location**:Glenfield
**Categories**:Operations

With experience in the Community Care sector, you've previously held similar positions, and you are passionate about providing quality care and services to older people and people with a disability. As a leader in the community care space, you understand the significance of coordinating and delivering high-quality services that promote client well-being.

Reporting to the General Manager Community Care and working closely with the team, this role will see you actively participating in the marketing and promotion of Whiddon’s Community Care suite of services, including wellbeing and lifestyle programs, in line with the strategic plan. You will work closely with the sales are marketing teams to ensure Community lead management and growth targets are being managed.

As the leader of a small team, you are no stranger to building a strong, cohesive team and you come with demonstrated experience cultivating a positive team culture. Skilled in scheduling client services, you are a highly organized and dedicated professional, focused on the delivery of high-quality services and the customer journey, while supporting your team to provide exceptional customer service to all clients and internal stakeholders.

We are a not-for-profit organisation, but more importantly, we are like one big family and treat each of our residents, families, and team members with the same levels of passion, care, and respect. We’re hoping you will join the Whiddon team on a permanent full-time basis, located in Glenfield.

**THE ESSENTIALS**
- Experience in rostering or scheduling in a community care, aged care or another human service industry.
- Demonstrated experience using CRMs.
- Outstanding Team Leadership skills and the ability to build a strong culture within an integral team.
- Experience in engaging in, and actively supporting, organisational change.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to negotiate positive outcomes with internal and external stakeholders.
- Systems and process orientated, with experience in AlayaCare or other client management systems.
- Fast learner with the ability to learn multiple systems and processes and pay close attention to detail.
- Capacity to exercise good judgement, multi-task, and prioritise workload in a high-pressure environment.
- Excellent knowledge of continuous improvement principles.

While not essential, previous experience in customer engagement and growth strategy implementation, overseeing operational budgets, an understanding of the funding contracts and operational models of Aged and Disability services and knowledge of the aged, disability and community care industry will be highly regarded.

**WHAT WE OFFER**

At Whiddon, we provide our people with benefits that will enhance their experience and provide them with things they actually want and will use. Our benefits are centred around ‘Five Pillars’ - mind, body, financial, social and career.
- **Fully maintained motor vehicle or vehicle allowance**:

- **Comprehensive leave options to support you in mind and body**
- 5 weeks **Annual Leave**(or the option to cash out Annual Leave)
- Access to L **ong Service Leave**after 5 years
- 12 weeks paid **Parental Leave**:

- Up to 5 days paid **Fertility leave**:

- Up to 3 days paid **Community Service leave**each year
- Up to 4 days paid **Compassionate leave**:

- **Extra public holiday**per year with Frank Whiddon Day
- **Employee Assistance Program**for when you need extra support
- **Salary Packaging options so you can keep more of your pay**. Did you know that by salary packaging, you can increase your hourly rate by more than $2? This is how:

- Up to $611.53 per fortnight to pay your mortgage, rent, school fees, etc.
- Up to $101.92 per fortnight to pay entertainment activities like cafes, restaurants, etc.
- Remote living options including rent and mortgage packaging, utilities and holiday transport.
- Novated leasing, a financial wellness program, a personal car buying service and a rewards program through our partners.
- **Quarterly gifts**, including Cost of living voucher, ACE Day, Christmas gifting and other ad-hoc gifts from time to time.
- **Access to retail benefits and perks,**including great discounts, and passes to the cinema, tickets to concerts or sports events, food vouchers, and more
- **Employee Referral Program.**Get paid up to $500 to refer our next Whiddon star.
- **Learning, learning, learning**. Whiddon Scholarships Programs, Leadership Development Programs, Traineeships and morewe want to support your educational journey
- **Get**recognised for your great work**Just in Time Recognition, Milestone Celebrations, Everyday Heroes, Annual Awards night and more.
- **Recognition**for successfully completing your probation period.

**HOW TO APPLY**

**Advertised**:20 Dec 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
**Applications close**:20 Jan 2025 AUS E