The Opportunity:
- Lead and Coordinate Council's Community Care Services Team
- Minimum base salary to be negotiated based on skills and experience
- Housing and relocation available
About the role:
The successful applicant will be responsible for:
- Serve as the point of contact, advocate, and informational resource for the Community Care Services team, patients, families, and community resources.
- Facilitate and attend meetings between patients, families, care teams, and community resources as needed.
- Lead, develop, and support a client-focused team of staff and volunteers who manage the provision of support services to clients.
- Ensure the delivery of high-quality services by staff that meets all relevant team performance and outcome indicators.
- Align all internal and external standards with BRC’s Community Care policies and procedures to deliver excellent client outcomes.
- Manage positive team dynamics, fostering productive working relationships and promoting work-life balance.
- Drive formal leadership, learning, and coaching initiatives for team members, ensuring continued professional development.
- Assist in the preparation and submission of funding applications; initiate and formulate new or extended programs based on successful applications.
- Analyse program outputs to ensure services meet approved care plans, key performance indicators, service standards, relevant legislation, and accreditation requirements.
- Represent the BRC Community Care Services team in interactions with government funding bodies, community networks, external stakeholders, and other relevant agencies, fostering strong working relationships.
- Attend and promote the activities and objectives of the BRC Community Care Services team.
- Participate in approved workshops, seminars, and courses to facilitate exchange of information and ensure continuing educational development.
- Advocate on behalf of clients for access to services in collaboration with the Community Care Services team.
- Provide input into the development of draft and operational budgets and prudently manage financial and physical resources.
- Attend operational, team, and client meetings as required.
- Coach patients and families toward successful self-management of chronic diseases where relevant.
- Perform duties in a professional and compliant manner in accordance with program guidelines, Aged Care Quality Standards, NDIS Quality standards, BRC policies and processes, and according to individual care plans and work lists.
Location: This position is based in Barcaldine with regional work and travel as required.
Classification Level: Above Award Rate
Wage: Minimum base salary to be negotiated with successful candidate.
Payment of Wages: Council employees are paid fortnightly.
Hours of work: 72.5 hours over 9 days with a rostered day off every fortnight.
Leave: Five (5) weeks annual leave per annum + 17.5% loading. Fifteen (15) days Personal Leave (sick leave) per annum.
Equal Opportunity: Barcaldine Regional Council is an equal opportunity employer, and all suitably qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.
What we are looking for:
- Current Queensland class ‘C’ Driver Licence.
- Current First Aid Certificate, including Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Accreditation (HLTAID001, HLTAID002, HLTAID003).
- Current Disability Services Positive Notice Card (Yellow Card) or Working with Children Check (Blue Card) or a Combination Disability Worker Screening.
- Possess at least five (5) years’ experience in community aged care, with proved expertise in delivering both general and personal support services
- Comprehensive understanding of care coordination and management, particularly within a remote or regional scope.
- Knowledge of relevant aged care tools and systems, including Nightingale, My Aged Care, DEX Data Exchange, GeoOp, Medicare, and PRODA.
- Demonstrated understanding of the Aged Care and NDIS sectors, including relevant legislation.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, communicate, educate, collaborate, and provide counselling as needed, with strong emphasis on communication skills and teamwork within the community care settings.
- Proven experience in managing multiple responsibilities and effectively prioritising work tasks.
- Ability to work autonomously under limited supervision while maintaining client privacy and confidentiality, using initiative, sound judgement, and time management.
- Experience in building strong relationships with community care teams, external health professionals, and other stakeholders to ensure quality outcomes for clients.
- Experience in preparing funding applications, analysing program outputs, and ensuring services meet key performance indicators, legislation, and accreditation standards.
Closing date: Sunday, 23 August 2026 at 11:59PM
For more information, please contact Human Resources via email [email protected]
