Area Manager

**About HammondCare**:
Regarded nationally and internationally as one of Australia’s most innovative health and aged care providers, HammondCare offers in-home community care, hospital care, residential care and dementia care. HammondCare At Home has a relationship-based approach to care, this means that our staff take the time to fully understand the individual needs of every person we care for. Our carers get to know our clients and our client’s get to know you, so you won’t feel like a stranger in your client’s home.

Our team is passionate about doing whatever we can to empower our clients and their families to maintain their independence as much as possible so that they can get the most enjoyment out of life. This could be anything from helping to keep the house in order, making meals, taking a client to their Doctor or out for a social activity to making it easier for people to maintain quality of life when needed.

**About the role**:
HammondCare At Home is looking for an Area Manager to oversee the management of our teams of Home Care Workers in the **Nepean / Blue Mountains **region. The role is offered on a Permanent Full-time basis and is located at our HammondAtHome Penrith office.

Duties include:

- Providing leadership, support and direction to the team members within their “area”. This includes the clinical and non-clinical team that talk to our clients, our Care Workers who provide the care for our clients along with the support office team for that area.
- Developing and maintaining a great level of service quality in the area for HammondCare clients. You will have current home care clients and with the support of our Admissions team and Client Care Managers, bring new clients to HammondCare for Home Care services.
- Ensuring the team are supported in their roles to ensure safe work practices using our systems and model of care. The process and guides are in place to support you every step of the way.
- You will drive and lead the busy teams in the office and community so that HammondCare is well known for its consistent, caring and passionate level of home care.
- You will drive the activity that sees your Area successful in operational metrics and be interested in growing and evolving your Area, in line with your surrounding Areas and the broader business.

**What do I need to succeed?**:

- Relevant Tertiary qualification in Nursing, Allied Health, Aged Care or Case Management
- Demonstrated experience in leadership roles while operating effectively in a multi-site environment
- Proven experience running Home Care Packages in a CDC (Consumer Directed Care) environment + Compacks and CHSP
- Demonstrated experience in Client budgets and on-boarding
- Strong communication skills with an ability to manage conflict resolution
- A current driver’s licence and safe driving record and willingness to travel between HammondCare’s sites and services.

**Benefits - What’s in it for me?**:

- Competitive remuneration package
- HammondCare offers its staff excellent training & career development opportunities
- Paid Bonus Schemes I.e. Refer a Friend
- Supportive arrangements during the pandemic, including COVID-19 Special Leave if required to isolate, additional paid screening time each shift and full supply of all PPE
- Fitness Passport membership

**_ This role is defined as Key Personnel under the Aged Care Act 1997 requiring additional checks and credentials, including consideration of the 'suitability matters'.All short-listed applicants for these positions will be asked to consent to a criminal record check, references, and must be willing to obtain COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations._