Retirement Living Support Partner

**BlueCare | Retirement Living Support Partner | Retirement Living*** Newly created administration opportunity supporting a busy management team.* Permanent full time or part time considered - Part time @ 4 days p/w* Base salary + Salary packaging benefits + Super + Staff discounts* Rewarding employment opportunities, making a difference in your local community**Make a meaningful difference with BlueCare**We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.An integral part of our big-hearted BlueCare team, as a **Retirement Living Support Partner,** you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.**Your part in the Blue Care Team**Blue Care operate over 32 retirement villages across Queensland, with more than 3,300 residents choosing to make a Blue Care communities their homeReporting to the General Manager, Retirement Living, the role of Support Partner provides high level of administrative and organisational support to the Retirement Living Team to facilitate BlueCare Retirement Living’s performance, growth and development as trusted, well performing Scheme Operator. Your responsibilities will include:* Provide professional first point of contact for internal and external customers – directly, by telephone and/or electronically.* Undertakes tasks and duties to proactively support the General Manager Retirement Living to meet day-to-day priorities by using judgment to pre-empt needs and determine follow up actions including: diary management, appointment arrangements, travel arrangements, email management, correspondence management, file maintenance, stakeholder management.* Organises and coordinates events, functions, workshops and site visits for the Retirement Living team.* Undertakes administrative tasks relating to Retirement Living team management using an understanding of the subject matter covered .* Receive and process correspondence, distribute and file all documents.* Provide administrative support including preparation of agendas, minutes of meetings, preparation, copying and distribution of letters, memos, reports, newsletters.* Calendar coordination for the team - update with leave, meetings, etc.* Demonstrated experience and skills in administration within retirement living or community sectors preferred.* Strong written and verbal communication skills including reporting writing and presentation skills.* Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to work within a complex organisation showing administrative capability, collaboration, motivation and performance.* A commitment and demonstrated experience in achieving positive customer outcomes.* Capacity to work independently with minimal direction and collaboratively in a team environment* Demonstrated effective interpersonal and written communication skills, including advanced computer skills* Ability to build and maintain relationships with a range of stakeholders* Retirement living skills/knowledge is highly desirable.**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 opportunitieswith 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 iswelcome 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.*We’re on a mission to make a meaningful difference every day, working with thousands of Australians to ensure they live life in all its fullness.

We want people who are great as individuals, and even better in a team. People who stand up for what is right. Who are open to new ideas. Who champion innovation. Who lead through learning, and lead by example.

So, if you’re looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful difference, to grow, thrive and to be rewarded, it’s time you joined our UnitingCare familiy.We invite you to

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