The Brotherhood of St Laurence Aged Care provides Residential, Community Care, Care at Home and Social Connections and Respite with a focus on enabling older people who access our services to flourish. 

The brotherhood Social Connections and Respite Banksia Frankston has a vacancy for a Program Coordinator in the Cottage Respite Service.  This position requires an experienced registered nurse to deliver outstanding clinical care to the clients with complex care needs and people living with dementia who use the facility for respite.   You will be responsible for the clinical care of the clients.

About you

• You will bring extensive experience in Aged Care with an emphasis on caring for clients with dementia and complex care needs
• You will be experienced in delivering excellent person-centred care in a nurturing environment
• A registered nurse with current AHPRA registration
• You will be committed to making a difference to the lives of vulnerable people
• You will have experience in the delivery of a service that provides a supportive, stimulating environment.
• You will be a concise and engaging communicator who builds rapport with a diverse range of stakeholders
• You will be a leader and mentor for staff to ensure clinical care needs are compliant and best practice
• You will have a sound knowledge of funding, the Aged Care Standards, quality audits and OH&S requirements
• Well-developed time management and organisational skills with the ability to adapt to varying requirements.

The Brotherhood provides a workplace that values and support their staff, offers career development opportunities a competitive salary and salary sacrifice options.

A copy of the position description can be downloaded here.

The Brotherhood’s recruitment and selection process applicants will be required to undergo pre-employment checks as required: National (and International if applicable) Police Check, Victorian Employee Working with Children Check, Right to Work in Australia, Disability Worker Exclusion Scheme Check and current professional registration.

The Brotherhood of St Laurence has a vision of an Australia free of Poverty. We embrace, and value, diversity of culture, working arrangements, sexual orientation and gender identity to ensure our workforce is representative of the community that we work within. We promote a workplace that actively seeks to include and welcome unique contributions of all people. We embrace and celebrate the value of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, their skills and contribution to our organisation.