Of all the formal presentations and informal discussions, the themes that resonated most with us were around workforce planning and the implications for the HR discipline, especially in the traditionally difficult to recruit for cohort, personal carers. As our industry is on the verge of exploding, workforce planning by governments and private providers will only…
In the past few weeks, our CEO Helen Kemp, has attended three leading national aged care invitation-only roundtables. In late April, Helen was a guest at the Aged Care Workforce Strategy Taskforce Summit in Adelaide. Convened by the Federal Department of Health and opened by the Minister for Aged Care, Ken Wyatt, the meeting brought…
Now that the dust has settled on the Victorian and Federal budgets, we’re pleased to see that the results look to be generally positive for the aged care and disability support sectors. While both levels of government anticipate rapid reform and growth in the industry, funding has been allocated to training, NDIS delivery and for…
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been posting some great tips for recruiting personal carers. This week, Newly CEO Helen Kemp suggests you search for what you really need. As well as qualifications, visas and relevant checks, recruit for soft skills such as personal attributes, languages, community involvement etc. Newly data, based on psychometric test…
