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Oversee the daily operations of a healthcare unit within a retirement community, to lead a team of nurses, healthcare and support staff to ensure high-quality resident care, and maintain smooth and efficient unit management.

**Accommodation provided 

Minimum Requirements and Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse with the South African Nursing Council (SANC)
• 5 years nursing experience, with a minimum of 2 years in a management role
• Must have experience in elderly care
• Proficiency in both English and Afrikaans
• Must have a valid driver's license and own transport

Key Performance Areas:

• Serve as the main contact for residents and families, providing healthcare updates and addressing concerns with empathy
• Oversee nursing care, including developing and updating care plans, monitoring resident health and adjusting care as needed
• Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and internal quality standards
• Lead, support, and develop nursing and caregiving staff
• Oversee scheduling, documentation, and reporting
• Manage resources, including consumables, supplies, and equipment
• Assisting with onboarding new residents

Oversee the daily operations of a healthcare unit within a retirement community, to lead a team of nurses, healthcare and support staff to ensure high-quality resident care, and maintain smooth and efficient unit management.

**Accommodation provided 

Minimum Requirements and Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse with the South African Nursing Council (SANC)
• 5 years nursing experience, with a minimum of 2 years in a management role
• Must have experience in elderly care
• Facility and team management experience, including kitchens, laundry, and nursing
• Proficiency in both English and Afrikaans
• Must have a valid driver's license and own transport

Key Performance Areas:

• Serve as the main contact for residents and families, providing healthcare updates and addressing concerns with empathy
• Lead and manage nursing, cleaning, and kitchen staff to maintain high standards of care and service for residents
• Oversee nursing care, including developing and updating care plans, monitoring resident health and adjusting care as needed
• Quality and compliance management to meet healthcare regulations and internal standards, including regular quality checks and addressing any issues impacting care or compliance
• Staff performance management, including training and development
• Budget and resource management, including consumables, supplies, and equipment
• Oversee scheduling, documentation, and reporting
• Manage occupancy levels, including conducting tours and assisting with onboarding new residents

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The Healthcare Recruiter will play a key role in sourcing, vetting, and placing qualified nurses and care staff into nursing and residential care homes across the region. This individual is responsible for building strong relationships with both clients and candidates, ensuring an efficient, ethical, and responsive recruitment service that meets the staffing needs of healthcare providers.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively source candidates through job boards, social media, referrals, and internal databases
• Screen, interview, and assess suitability of candidates in line with compliance and regulatory standards
• Develop and maintain relationships with nursing homes and care providers to understand their ongoing staffing needs
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from initial engagement to placement and aftercare
• Ensure all necessary checks are completed, including Right to Work, DBS, references, and qualification verification
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate and client records within the recruitment CRM
• Work towards KPIs and targets relating to placements, revenue, and candidate satisfaction
• Keep up to date with market trends, pay rates, and industry regulations in the health and social care sector

Key Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience in healthcare recruitment or a similar high-volume recruitment role
• Strong understanding of CQC regulations and care sector compliance requirements
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport quickly
• Highly organised and able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Results-driven with a focus on providing exceptional service to both clients and candidates
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems (ATS) and CRM tools

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Industries Staffing and Recruiting

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Hiring Department : Division of Specialized Care for Children

Location : Chicago, IL USA

Requisition ID : 1033386

FTE : 1

Work Schedule : 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Shift : Days

# of Positions : 1

Workplace Type : Hybrid

Posting Close Date : 6/9/25

Salary Range (commensurate with experience): $52,000.00 - 63,000.00 / Annual Salary

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UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has nearly 260,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

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Position Summary

The Home Care Enrollment Specialist provides services to families potentially eligible for DSCC Home Care Services (waiver and non-waiver) statewide. The Enrollment Specialist utilizes skills and knowledge acquired from academic training and professional experience as a social worker or in social sciences. The Enrollment Specialist coordinates and facilitates the timely discharge of children potentially eligible for the Home Care Program from the inpatient hospital setting and those who are home and require in-home nursing.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the Home Care Enrollment Management Team, provides an introduction to care coordination services and facilities the application process for in home nursing: Obtains documentation to determine potential eligibility for DSCC programs and services. Explains programs, services, enrollment procedures, and care coordination to eligible families. Assists families in collecting required medical and financial information necessary for Healthcare & Family Services (HFS) to determine eligibility for Home Care Services. Conducts home assessment to determine the safety of the home environment for the child and determine if home modifications are needed. Coordinates all available health care benefits. Assists families as needed as they interview prospective home care providers to assess suitability and monitor provider services. Works collaboratively with hospital staff and other providers to ensure services are ready at the time of discharge from the inpatient hospital setting. Those services include, but may not be limited to, in-home nursing and medical equipment and supplies, and care coordination. Collaborates with DSCC Core/Connect Care team during the enrollment process for potential dually enrolled participants. Elicits health and medical histories; assesses social history and family history of children requesting, or eligible for, DSCC services. Conducts in-person or telephonic comprehensive health assessment. Proceeds with timely data entry to ensure enrollment process compliance.
• Participates as a member of the Home Care Enrollment multi-disciplinary team: Complies with University, Division, Regional Office, and HFS policy and procedures. Provides discipline-based expertise to the Home Care Enrollment multi-disciplinary team. Provides discipline-based expertise to other DSCC teams (Core/Connect Care teams) when the enrollment process takes longer due to case complexities such as DCFS involvement or difficult transition. Complies with state and federal regulations related to children enrolled in the Home Care Program or any subsequent program related to in-home care for children with complex medical needs.
• Promotes interagency collaboration and an organized network of integrated services: Provides community education programs regarding DSCC services. Participates in developing and/or implementing a networking plan for the Home Care Enrollment team.
• Participates in special projects impacting DSCC: Participates in agency committees/projects on a regional or statewide basis. Performs other duties as assigned such as presentations or refreshers to other DSCC teams regarding referral and enrollment criteria. Attends all internal staffing on assigned home care clients, and provides technical assistance Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
  
  

• Master's degree from an accredited school or university in social or behavioral science or a related health specialty area.
  
  

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Health Care Provider
• Industries Higher Education

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Unilever is currently hiring for an Assistant Packaging Manager

Function : Research & Development

Reports to: Packaging Manager Africa

Scope: Southern Africa/Africa – Packaging Development/Deploy Lead

Location: Johannesburg or Durban based

Terms & Conditions: Full Time Employment

ABOUT UNILEVER

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

JOB PURPOSE

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. If you are passionate in the development and delivery of packaging solutions for design/deployment of innovations into the category with savings & sustainability top of mind, then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Lead the packaging development workstream for category design and deploy projects to deliver category growth goals. Projects include new innovations, cost saving/ complexity reduction, sustainability, quality, and supply chain support activities.

• Identify, develop, and maintain an ecosystem of packaging support service providers for the development of technical drawings, packaging prototypes, component testing and packaging trials.

• Lead packaging exploratory projects by identifying concepts, testing and iteration through prototype development, evaluation and testing of consumer appealing competitive & profitable packaging/ product mixes.

• Exploit emerging digital technologies for testing prototyping, modelling for sound decision making, and proving concepts for the effective collaboration with business partners and implementation of packaging change projects.

• Monitor Competitor activity and assess use of packaging technologies for competitive advantage in terms of consumer appeal, functionality, and cost.

• Be responsible for packaging testing and component approval & qualification to ensure components meet consumer expectations, functional requirements, customer needs, cost targets, manufacturing, and distribution demands.

• Collect and develop information and data to create technical packaging component specifications. Key deliverables are to ensure maintaining data integrity and comprehensive business reporting.

• Partner with suppliers and cross functionally to identify cost saving projects, evaluate feasibility, establish capability, and lead implementation to achieve savings targets.

• Lead risk identification, assessment and action planning for packaging change projects and contribute to risk assessments for innovation and cost savings projects.

• Provide leadership for packaging change projects through project management, including such activities as clarification of project goals & scope, collaborating to develop business cases, and preparing detailed project plans.

• Partner with supply chain, the R&D network, and suppliers to land onshoring projects.

• Collaborate with Market facing brand teams to deliver packaging concepts, designs, specifications, and technologies to maximise the impact of products in the category.

• Grow the R&D packaging talent pool through development of self and contributing to the development of others in terms of technical packaging knowledge, professional and general skills.

• Keep abreast of and evaluate emerging packaging technologies for opportunities to contribute to sustainable growth category goals.

• Lead packaging trials and lead cross functional teams to deliver trials on time and with rigour / integrity.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences

• At least 3 to 5 years’ experience in the packaging field, as a Packaging Technologist.

• Experience with regards to Rigid technology and Flexible film technology would be advantageous.

• Must demonstrate understanding of package development process and engineering principles.

• Must demonstrate ability to design and develop primary and secondary packaging components that meet consumer, Brand, customer, and manufacturing objectives.

• Must be able to demonstrate a general understanding of project management to realize the order, importance, and impact of appropriate project activities and maintain packaging commitments to project scheduling.

• Must understand consumer, business, and category needs and the relationship to packaging decisions & execution. An entrepreneurial mindset is beneficial.

Qualifications

Degree in engineering discipline - Mechanical, Chemical or Industrial engineering.

Any other critical personal characteristics or experiences/qualifications

The ideal candidate should:

• Be a pro-active problem solver

• Able to lead a team and encourage the delivery of others.

• Have the capacity to work autonomously to meet deadlines

• Be an excellent communicator (written and oral)

• Have the ability to influence

• Have an attention to detail and the capacity to work on several projects at the same time

• Ideally have a science or engineering degree

• Work stream leadership in a cross functional project environment.

• Project leadership in functional area.

• Packaging methods and measurement, testing, data analysis and reporting.

• Trial briefing, planning, co-ordination and execution. Trial reporting and analysis of outcomes.

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.

• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors

  • PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.

  • PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.

  • CONSUMER LOVE : Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.

  • PURPOSE & SERVICE : Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.

  • AGILITY : Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bring ing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.