Aged Care and Community Services Governance Coordinator

Job No: 117841
Location: South Australia, Victoria, Queensland or Albury NSW

  • Exciting leadership opportunity for an experienced Governance Coordinator with a major Aged Care and Community Services organisation!
  • Excellent remuneration $80,000 - $90,000 pro-rata plus super and onsite parking!
  • Fantastic flexibility to work from home or to be based in one of the Lutheran Church of Australia's offices based in South Australia, Victoria, Queensland or Albury NSW!
  • Part-time role (0.6 FTE) with the negotiable option of becoming full-time!

About the Organisation

The Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA), which includes the Lutheran Church of New Zealand (LCNZ), is a relatively small Christian denomination, with about 30,000 regular worshippers. By contrast, the worldwide Lutheran Church, with around 80 million adherents, is the second largest non-Catholic church (and the largest Protestant church) in the world. In Australia and New Zealand, there are more than 600 Lutheran congregations, about 520 pastors (including those who have retired) and more than 560 registered lay workers and other employees.

Lutherans have been in Australia and New Zealand for more than 150 years. Australian and New Zealand Lutheranism in the 21st century reflects the multicultural nature of our two nations. We are a culturally rich and colourful church. Congregations of people from Asian and European countries contribute to the cultural diversity of our church, and increasingly we are welcoming African people, primarily Sudanese, into our worshipping communities. The tagline of the Church, "where love comes to life", reflects the heart and soul of the Lutheran Church mission. 

About the Opportunity

The Lutheran Church of Australia is looking to welcome an experienced and driven Aged Care and Community Services Governance Coordinator to join their team on a part-time basis (0.6 FTE/3 days per week). There is flexibility to work from home or to be based in one of the Lutheran Church of Australia's offices based in South Australia, Victoria, Queensland or Albury NSW.

Reporting to the Executive Officer of the Church, the main responsibility of this pivotal position is to support Governance Enhancement in Lutheran Aged Care and Community Services organisations, guided by Implementation Plans approved from time to time.

More specifically, your key duties will include (but will not be limited to):

  • Supporting the development and dissemination of the governance-related policies and other documents identified by the governance dialogue process;
  • Developing and coordinating agreed governance and management training opportunities;
  • Facilitating cooperation between the organisations and the LCA’s Committee for Ministry with the Ageing, and other relevant ministry arms of the Church;
  • Working with the organisations to implement a drafted annual governance assurance system, including an implementation schedule, supported by a quality services agreement signed by all participating organisations;
  • Facilitating and clarifying the formal agreement of organisational boards and senior management to the already agreed key initiatives of Peer Review, Emergency Intervention Powers and Quality Services Agreement;
  • Working with the organisations to reach agreement on a drafted emergency intervention protocol, with associated policies and procedures; and
  • Monitoring the approved governance enhancement budget and providing periodic financial reports to the Executive Officer of the Church

About You

The LCA is seeking a candidate with strong leadership skills; you will have highly developed competencies in collaboration, facilitation and negotiation. You will have a good understanding of governance and quality assurance relevant to the national network of Lutheran Aged and Community Services, as well as the Church's Ethos, culture and structures.

The successful candidate will have a good understanding of aged care and community services and demonstrated experience in drafting reader-friendly ‘plain English’ policy documents.

A good working knowledge of the operating context of not-for-profit services would be highly regarded, and you will need to be confident using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

You will be able to develop and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders and have demonstrated ability to co-ordinate national meetings, national professional development activities and a peer-based national quality assurance process. 

In addition to the above, you will also need to be a friendly and personable individual with highly developed communication skills.

About the Benefits

The Lutheran Church of Australia values their employees and offers ongoing professional development opportunities and flexible hours, negotiable up to full-time if desired. This is an organisation that believes in the balance between work and home priorities by providing the opportunity for flexibility in your role.

In recognition of your hard work and dedication, the LCA is offering an excellent remuneration circa $80,000 - $90,000 (Full-time Equivalent) plus super and on site parking.

Don't miss this opportunity to utilise your leadership and governance experience and support a fantastic community organisation — Apply Now!

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