Full time
Salary: $83,281 - $90,026 + 15.4% superannuation
About the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (the Commission) was formed on 1 January 2019. We work to improve the lives of older people by maintaining the integrity of the aged care system.
As the single independent regulator of Australian Government aged care services, we offer a variety of interesting and challenging jobs across most capital cities.
It is an exciting time to join the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, with major reforms underway to improve aged care in Australia. You will be contributing to our role as the national regulator to safeguard and protect older Australians receiving aged care services.
About the Team
The Quality Assessment and Monitoring Group (QAMG) is responsible for quality assessment and monitoring of provider's performance against the Aged Care Quality Standards and other provider obligations including Quality of Care Principles, accreditation and reaccreditation audits of residential aged care services and quality audits of home services.
About the Role
As a Quality Assessor, you will undertake accreditation site audits and quality reviews against the Aged Care Quality Standards for aged care services receiving funding from the Commonwealth Government. Under the direction of the team leader, you will engage with aged care providers to collect information and evidence, actively follow through on lines of enquiry, and conduct interviews with service staff, management, older people, and/or their representatives.
This is a predominantly field-based role which requires weekly travel and frequent overnight stays in order to undertake audit activities in regional and remote locations. Some interstate travel may also be required.
Position Duties Include:
Collect and analyse evidence to record performance, audit, and assessment findings in written reports, using the Commission's IT applications. Identify and escalate risk and issues to the Team leader. Contribute to well-reasoned and accurate reports for a delegate, which may be published, following an assessment of the quality of care and services provided by a service to inform statutory decisions within legislated timeframes. Predominantly be based in the field with overnight travel required regularly, undertaking visits to aged care services across each state and territory, including visiting communities where aged care services are provided. Other duties as required. Salary offered will be between $83,281 - $90,026 per annum depending on skills and experience. In addition, 15.4% superannuation will be paid.
Roles are offered on an Ongoing/Non-Ongoing basis, with Non-Ongoing roles offered for an initial period of up to 12 months, with the possibility of one extension up to an additional 12 months.
Applications close on Sunday 5th January 2025, 11:30PM AEDT.
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