Tandem

We are always looking for interested, energetic and dynamic people whose values and focus are compatible with Tandem’s Mission, Vision and Values and who would like to become a Tandem Support Worker.

If this sounds like you, please have a look at the information below which will tell you more about the Support Worker role.

If you have any questions regarding the application or recruitment process, please contact Human Resources on (02) 6287 2870 or click here to send an email.

Applications can be emailed to admin@tandem.org.au or posted to

This is a list of all sessions available and it is updated fortnightly.

 

If you are interested in any of the listed sessions, please contact the scheduling officers:

Adult, Living Skills and Mental Health programs: Robyn Cole or Amelia Thompson – 6288 0955

Children and Young People’s program: Farran Daw – 6287 2870

In addition, please advise your coordinator and/ or scheduling officer to tell us of changes in your availability.

The Support Workers Advisory Group was set up in 2008 as a way for support workers to have input into policy and procedures, service delivery, employment relations and other service areas within Tandem. Click here for Minutes of the last meeting.

For more info about SWAG please contact Ann Murphy (Clinical Advisor/ Workplace Safety Manager) on (02) 6288 0955 or (02) 6287 2870

After discussion it has been agreed that additional support worker representation was needed from the Children/Young People’s Program.  If you have an interest in joining the Committee please contact Ann Murphy for details.

The current committee membership is Lorraine Conway, Deb Smorhun, Cheryl Statos, Martin Comans, Vicki Painter, David Quilty, Meredith Hudson and Ann Murphy.

The next meeting is to be held at Tandem’s office, 2pm on Monday 13 February 2012 at 2pm.

Minutes of the OH&S meeting held on 12 December 2011.

Tandem has introduced an electronic timesheeting system called DAELIBS. The DAELIBS system means that most support workers will have a DAELIBS logger that is exclusively theirs (it has a coded number identifying it as theirs) and most clients will have an i-button in their homes. I-buttons also have a coded number which allows Tandem to identify who it has been provided to. The support workers will scan their logger across the i-button each time a session is started and ended.

Support workers must place their DAELIBS logger in its white docking station (or cradle) overnight, which is when the logger will electronically send the start and finish times of all sessions the support worker has done that day, to the Tandem office. It’s just like a timesheet though without the worry of getting the timesheet to the office by lunchtime every Monday.

From 17 November 2010 DAELIBS are ‘live’ which means that you are generally no longer required to complete and submit a paper time sheet unless your coordinator or Finance has requested that you do so.

These Frequently Asked Questions and the Daelibs Support Worker Guide may be useful in answering any queries you have. If you would like further information or would like to speak to us about this system, please call Tandem on (02) 6288 0955 or (02) 6287 2870.

Your support for the Census and Survey is vital in providing the Australian Government and the aged care sector with a comprehensive profile of workers who care for frail older people.

By having your say you will be helping to inform the implementation of aged care reforms and improve workforce planning to meet future demand for appropriately skilled and qualified aged care nurses and other paid care workers. The better the response rate, the better the information that allows all of us to plan for the future and help your service continue to provide quality care to older Australians. Please be assured that your responses will remain confidential and identifying details will be removed prior to analysis.

The data from the Census and Survey will be presented only in aggregate form and no individual site or person will be identified by response.For further information regarding the Census and Survey please visit www.ipsos.com.au/NACWCAS or email censusandsurvey@health.gov.au

The survey has been commissioned by the Australian Government and is supported by our Expert Reference Group members who include representatives from Aged and Community Services Australia, the Australian Nursing Federation, the Australian Physiotherapy Association, Health Services Union East and the Lincoln Centre for Research on Ageing, La Trobe University,