• Join a rapidly growing not-for-profit organisation with a commitment to social justice
• Competitive salary + 6 weeks annual leave
• Choice of fully maintained company car or generous motor vehicle allowance
• Excellent opportunity to showcase and build your skills in program management!
• Access to Salary Packaging benefits, EAP + exclusive discounts to leading retailers
• Mobile phone + laptop provided
• Free training courses provided (CPR, First Aid etc.) + access to our online learning hub with over 20,000 courses!
• Full Time position based in Williamstown (VIC)
• April 2022 start!

Who are we?

Wintringham is a not-for-profit organisation providing an extensive range of aged care, housing and related support services to men and women aged 50-plus who have been homeless or at risk of homelessness. We employ over 850 staff and operate from multiple offices across Melbourne, Hobart and regional Victoria. Our Williamstown Hostel offers affordable, high quality accommodation to 60 men and women. We provide a safe, flexible and caring family-style environment, which allows residents to maintain their chosen lifestyles, habits and activities and to be as independent as they choose to be. As an organisation that advocates for social justice, we are committed to upholding our values of options, dignity and rights for our clients as well as our employees.

The opportunity

We are currently seeking an experienced and motivated individual who is keen to join our organisation as the Residential Site Manager – Williamstown Hostel on a Full Time basis.

Reporting to the General Manager – Aged Care Services, your duties and responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring all service delivery is consistent with the policies and procedures of Wintringham, and meets the Standards for Aged Care Services and other statutory requirements.
• To promote a non-institutional philosophy within the Home by:

• Recognising and promoting the rights of residents;
• Encouraging residents to maintain and exercise control over decisions which affect their lives;
• Providing residents with an environment that offers a variety of options to assist each resident to determine their own lifestyle and;
• Being a key support for residents complex behavioural needs

• Ensuring that Wintringham’s duty of care to both residents and staff is met at all times.
• Participating in management meetings and training sessions as required.
• Maximising the use of all resources available to the site ensuring that budgetary and Key Performance Targets are met.
• Providing leadership to staff and to ensure staff have the necessary skills and expertise to provide a quality service to residents.
• Providing effective financial management of the home.

What we will need from you:

• Previous management experience in the Homelessness and/or Aged Care sector.
• Extensive knowledge of the current approaches in working with clients who exhibit complex behaviours
• Knowledge of Commonwealth and State Government policies, standards and compliance requirements
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to liaise with and empower employees within their roles
• Ability to be on-call out of hours on rotating roster
• A non-judgmental approach with the ability to work with people from varying socio-economic backgrounds
• Current CPR & First Aid

This sounds great! How do I apply?

For more information about the role, you can download a copy of the Position Description below or via our website. Confidential enquiries can be made to Mark Lorenzi (People & Culture Business Partner) on (03) 9376 1122.

Applications can be directed to Phill Goulding (General Manager – Aged Care Services) and submitted by clicking the apply button. You will be redirected to our website to commence your application.

Please upload your documents in PDF Format.

Successful applicants will be required to undergo a NDIS Screening Check and Police Records check. Refusal to provide your information to both of these parties will prevent Wintringham from being able to continue with your application.

Applicants who have lived in a country other than Australia for a period longer than 12 months in the last 10 years may be required to undergo an International Police Check.

The Victorian Chief Health Officer has issued directions to help contain the spread of COVID-19 and help keep Victorians safe, including directions to make the COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for employees that are required to attend a workplace. Successful candidates will be required to show evidence of having three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine prior to commencing employment with Wintringham.

Wintringham is an Equal Opportunity employer. Everyone has a right to feel welcome, respected and valued. The safety of all older people is paramount; we have zero tolerance for family violence including elder abuse.

Wintringham proudly acknowledges Australia’s First Peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country. We pay respect to all Aboriginal Elders past, present and emerging.

Inclusion makes our community and Wintringham stronger.