Assistant Village Manager BlueCare Fraser Shore 2 Retirement Village
Employment term:Permanent part time 30 hours per week
Location:Hervey Bay
Remuneration: Base salary Super Not for profit salary packaging benefits
Make a meaningful difference with BlueCare
Blue Care operate over 35 retirement villages across Queensland with more than 3300 residents choosing to make a Blue Care communities their home. Our dynamic retirement living team has a unique opportunity for a caring people centric Assistant Village Manager to join their team.
Your Part in Our Retirement Livings Team
As the Assistant Village Manager you will assist the Village Manager in implementing operational plans supporting sales and managing day-to-day activities in one or more of the Retirement Villages. The Assistant Village Manager is committed to providing resident focused service and a sense of place in the village by initiate actions that generate measurable benefits to residents their families and team members. An overview of the role will include:
Foster effective working relationships with the team residents the Residents Committee (if applicable) their families/authorised representatives the community and service providers.
Support facilitate and promote residents participation in village activities and ensure activities reflect residents preferences.
Delivery of effective communication to residents including notices and newsletters and participate in formal and informal meetings and information sessions.
Ensure residents rights and responsibilities are respected
Work with team members to deliver exceptional service to residents.
Assist the Village Manager in managing HR processes and lead the team in the absence of the Village Manager as delegated
Work closely with the retirement living central support team and all intercompany teams in delivery of local divisional and corporate goals and outcome.
What makes a difference for us
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual looking to progress in the retirement livings field and would suit a customer-centric person with a passion for working with the young at heart. Your ability to be an active member of the team is key. To be successful in the role you will also possess:
Relevant Tertiary qualifications in Business Commerce Hospitality Hotel Management or equivalent experience.
Demonstrated empathy and understanding of working with older people.
Demonstrated effective interpersonal and written communication skills with a high level of organisations skills and the ability to effectively manage and prioritise workloads.
Demonstrated office administration and financial management experience including sound knowledge and use of computer software packages e.g. Microsoft Office suite and database applications.
Understanding of current workplace health and safety regulations (WH&S) and continuous quality improvement practices.
Current Queensland Drivers Licence
Current First Aid Certificate and CPR Certificate or willingness to obtain
Employee Benefits:
Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15900) and meal entertainment (up to $2650) per annum
A recognition and rewards platform providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers including everyday expenses holidays health insurance annual awards celebration wellbeing and employee assistance programs
12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave available after 6 months service in addition to the government scheme
Diversity and inclusive leave offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year Diwali Ramadan NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
Career development opportunitieswith one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself grow and make a meaningful difference
BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family wed love you to be too
Joining the states largest network of aged care workers with its over 8000 strong bright team in blue youll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16500 staff and 9000 volunteers across our brands ofBlueCare Lifeline ARRCS The Wesley Hospital Buderim Private Hospital St Stephens Hospital and St Andrews War Memorial Hospitalyou are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate inclusive and committed to the work we do helping people live life in all its fullness.
Child safe Child friendly
UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe Child Friendly organisation and will:
Provide welcoming safe & nurturing services for children
Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
Diversity & Inclusion
Our approach is simpleeverybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare diversity is at the core of our who we are our mission and our are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex race culture sexual orientation disability or gender identity.Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.For additional support and to meet our RAP Team email
Safe workplace
We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children young people and the elderly safe from harm within our services workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.
Required Experience:
Manager
UnitingCare provides aged care, disability support, crisis support and health care across Queensland through a range of services. Learn more about what we do.