Project Manager

Eldercare is a leading not-for-profit aged care provider in South Australia with 1800 employees. Our workplace culture embraces teamwork, innovation and a dedication to our purpose of delivering peace of mind with our care.

About the role:

• Full-time 2 year fixed term contract
• Conveniently located in Eastwood
• Deliver customer-focused projects across aged care homes and retirement living villages.

Reporting to the Manager - Project Management Office, you will deliver customer-focused project services across Eldercare’s residential aged care homes and retirement living sites.

With a strong emphasis on delivering project services and supporting Eldercare’s model of care. This position is responsible for the management of a range of projects and change initiatives that directly or indirectly affect residential aged care facilities and retirement living sites. This position is also responsible for the development or participation of strategic projects and hands on project participation and management.

Utilising your strong organisational skills, you develop comprehensive project plans and monitor progress against agreed milestones to ensure projects achieve the desired outcomes.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• University or other tertiary qualifications in Project Management, Business or Management
• Advanced knowledge of contemporary project management methodologies eg: Prince 2, PMBOK and or Agile
• Experience associated with the project management in Aged Care or Residential Care environments
• Excellent project management skills in a fast paced client-side project management environment.
• Ability to tract actions and maintain PM systems
• High level communication skills with proven ability in engaging with consultants, contractors, and other project stakeholders to achieve agreed project objectives.
• A high degree of creativity with a proven ability to develop high level concepts, master plans in order to support the strategic development objectives of Eldercare.

 If you want to join our Project team, we can offer you:

• Attractive staff benefits such as gym memberships and not -for-profit salary sacrificing
• Great team environment with variety in the role
• Ongoing professional development in a caring environment
• Modern office environment with onsite parking

Eldercare encourage you to apply if you are a committed and results-driven individual who is passionate about delivering high-quality outcomes whilst modelling the behaviours underpinning Eldercare's values of respect, accountability and connection.

Please contact Daniel Bruns on 0450 346 672 to learn more about this opportunity. 

To view the Job and Person Specification for this role please click here

Applications close 9:00am Friday 25th October 2024

To work for Eldercare, you are required to hold an acceptable National Police Clearance and working with vulnerable people clearance as specified by NDIS.  You will also be required to comply with relevant vaccination requirements as per Eldercare policy with included vaccination for both seasonal influenza and COVID-19.

As per Eldercare’s Employee Immunisation Policy, all Eldercare employees are required to:

• Be vaccinated against seasonal influenza by no later than 1 June each year
• Be vaccinated against COVID-19 as per current ATAGI guidelines 

Eldercare welcomes and respects the diversity that our residents, staff and volunteers bring. Regardless of their culture, religion, spirituality, age, gender, sexuality, disability, socio-economic background or personal experiences, our people are included and respected.

Eldercare is proud to be a Rainbow Tick accredited organisation. We are committed to supporting our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) residents, staff and volunteers to ensure they feel included and safe.

Eldercare encourages respectful relationships and does not accept any form of gender‑based violence in the workplace. Eldercare is committed to preventing violence against women and is proud to be a White Ribbon accredited workplace to support victims of abuse.

All employees can expect to receive fair and equal treatment and to be free from discrimination in all aspects of their life with Eldercare.

Eldercare is proud to provide a smoke-free environment across all sites.