UnitingCareQld

Allied Health Assistant Lead

Brisbane Full time

Allied Health Assistant Lead | Blue Care |  Allied Health Team

  • Employment Term: Permanent Full Time
  • Location: Statewide Services QLD
  • Remuneration: $95,000 - $120,000 pa (commensurate with experience) + 12% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging
  • 5 weeks annual leave

The Allied Health Assistant Lead plays a pivotal role in the design, implementation, and leadership of a high-quality, sustainable allied health assistant service across Queensland. Working in close collaboration with the Allied Health Manager, this role ensures the integration of assistant services within BlueCare’s Neighbourhood service delivery model, promoting client-centred and holistic care.

As a member of the Allied Health leadership team, the Allied Health Assistant Lead contributes to the implementation of organisational systems, processes, and people management practices, supporting the achievement of performance KPIs.

A challenging but diverse and rewarding role, you will have;

  • Extensive experience working in the Allied Health Operations,
  • Demonstrated ability to undertake complex projects or duties.
  • Demonstrated experience providing expert advice to assist in the development of programs, standards, policies and procedures
  • Demonstrated management experience – coordinating workflows, performance monitoring and reporting, resource management, driving service sustainability.
  • Proven leadership capability within a team.
  • Experience of training staff and providing supervision.
  • Ability to travel and work autonomously
  • Interpersonal and written communication skills, including intermediate computer skills (e.g. Microsoft office) and use of remote working applications (e.g. Teams).
  • Access to a professional development allowance.

Employee Benefits:  

  • Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) 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 opportunities with 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, we’d love you to be too

Joining the state’s largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, you 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 simple –everybody is welcome here.  At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We 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 reconciliation@ucareqld.com.au

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.