Home Care Project Manager - APY Lands

About the role

A new opportunity has come available for an experienced Home Care Project Manager to join ARRCS on a maximum term assignment currently through to 31 December 2025. This role attracts a FTE equivalent salary of $115000 gross PA and reports to the Executive Manager Home Care.

This exciting role will see you lead our regional team of Workforce Coordinators Administrators and System Support Officers which includes tasks such as scheduling payroll and administration across the newly acquired region of APY Lands within rural South Australia. Communities which you will support include Pukatja Pipalyatjara Mimili Kaltjiti Iwantja and Amata.

As the successful candidate you will bring a wealth of knowledge of Home Care package services and ideally have hands on experience within Indigenous / remote communities of Australia. You will have previous experience leading and supporting a remote team and have previous experience and cultural knowledge of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. In addition you must have the ability to regularly travel to remote areas of APY lands travel will be via 4WD and often light aircrafts. You will also be required to regularly overnight in remote communities of Australia.

Skills and experience

To be considered for this role we would require you to have the following:

• Demonstrated in your CV previous experience workforce coordination rostering or scheduling role
• Prior experience in leading and mentoring a large and diverse team.
• Preferably prior industry experience within Home Care such as Aged Care Disability Mental Health Housing or a similar industry.
• Knowledge of culturally sensitive practice when working with Aboriginal and Torre Strait islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
• Prior use of Microsoft Office suite and other client reporting systems (Client Management Systems).
• Ability to respond and adapt to competing priorities whilst working unsupervised.
• Empathy with Aged People their families and Personal Carers.

About ARRCS

Australian Regional and Remote Community Services (ARRCS) is not-for-profit aged care and community service provider that provide services including Residential Care Home Care School Nutrition programs in the Northern Territory and South Australia.

Our Vision is passionately pursuing new ways to care where people and communities flourish and lead meaningful lives. ARRCS provides regional care and support to people and their communities throughout the Northern Territory from Darwin to Docker River with our purpose is to genuinely connect with the communities we serve and enableour clients with agency pride and dignity.

Our people are at the centre of our organisation and ensuring we have the right people in the right roles is the key to the success of our Consumer Centered Service Delivery.

ARRCS mandatory compliance:

It is mandatory for all employees to hold or have lodged the following. These are not mandatory at time of application however if successful must be lodged prior to commencement.

• A National Police Check lodged or dated within 3 months of commencement.
• Provide evidence of current year Influenza Vaccination.
• A current NDIS Workers Screening Check or proof of application.

Our staff and volunteers are compassionate and knowledgeable members of the local community who are committed to providing personalised care and support. More than a service provider we understand that we are an important part of the regional and remote communities we work in and acknowledge our responsibility to ensure our people are connected to those communities people and cultures. So why not join our team today to benefit the local community that you work in!

ARRCS is committed to engagement with people of all ages from varying backgrounds cultures and nationalities and we strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people people with lived experience of disability people from CALD and the LGBTQI communities to submit their applications.

To discuss this opportunity in a safe and confidential manner please contact our Talent Acquisition Team onor email via