Personal Care Worker Team Leader - Full Time

Job No: S722

Location: Metro North Community & Aged Care - Nundah

* Want to work for a supportive and friendly community based organisation!

* Want access to generous salary packaging opportunties!

About Us

Spiritus is an Anglican not-for-profit organisation providing caring and supportive services in partnership with government and other support organisations, to respond to identified needs in our community.

Our staff connect with people on every step of their lives' paths, responding with compassion, creativity, commitment and courage to the needs of the infirm and those most at risk in our communities.

Every day the passionate staff and volunteers of Spiritus are working to respond to growing community demand for our services. 

Spiritus is committed to social and community welfare issues and aged and community care needs, particularly with respect to disadvantaged members of the community.

Whether it is providing nursing care and domestic assistance in the home, physiotherapy to enable the return of mobility, emergency accommodation for victims of domestic violence, working with foster carers in the care of vulnerable children, a safe caring environment for frail elderly people, wound care for homeless, skills training for young unemployed people or parental education and counselling, Spiritus is there, providing the best quality care available.

The work of Spiritus stretches from Cairns to Coolangatta, from Birdsville to Brisbane and reaches people of all ages with a variety of needs.

You are invited to reflect on our Vision, Mission and Value statements on our web site!

About the Role

Are you enthusiastic about enhancing the quality of services provided to clients in the community? Do you enjoy facilitating positive outcomes for clients through good organisation and facilitation?  Do you have leadership experience?

Metro North service area is seeking applications for an enthusiastic individual to lead, coordinate and support teams of Personal Care Workers to deliver exceptional quality care to an assigned group of clients (within zones) in the Metro North area. This role will initially be based at the Virginia office with the view of working across other sites in the Metro North service area.

Reporting to the Care Coordinator, and working closely through delegation with the nursing and allied health teams, the PCW Team Leader will assist with the facilitation and monitoring of individualised task plans which meet the needs of clients.   This role will also provide day-to-day management and leadership of a team of Personal Care Workers, assist with the orientation of new staff and provide guidance and support including assessment of work practices, client documentation and other related activities, as delegated by the Care Coordinator.

While the PCW Team Leader will carry out some office-based functions, the incumbent will travel within the designated zones providing hands-on support to the Personal Care Worker team, and carrying out care-related tasks.

The successful applicant will have:

• Certificate IV in Home and Community Care or equivalent, or substantial progress towards this;
• Current First Aid Certificate;
• Current unrestricted Queensland drivers licence;
• Knowledge of community care services;
• Ability to effectively manage teams & facilitate change management;
• Knowledge of Workplace Health and Safety regulations and requirements;
• Sound interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and an intermediate level of computer skills;
• Current National Police Certificate or eligible to receive one prior to commencing employment; and
• Willingness to travel frequently within designated client zones and to carry out care-related activities.

Previous experience in a senior Personal Care Worker or supervisory role or experience in facilitating non-clinical community based services is highly desirable.

Spiritus provides a positive culture and supportive working environment, access to professional development and generous salary packaging opportunities.

For further information please contact Carolyn Cumming, Care Coordinator, by telephoning: (07) 3865 3288.

Applications close Monday 6 February 2012