• Social Workers or Community Development Workers
• Permanent Part Time & Fixed Term Part Time Opportunities Available
• Generous salary packaging, low-cost car parking and 5 weeks annual leave per year (pro rata)
• Classification Range: Social Worker Grade 2 Year 1 - 4 (SC21 - SC24)* or Community Development Worker Class 2B Year 1 - 7 (XX7 - ON15)*
• Salary: $1570.00 - $1955.00 (per full time week)*

Who We Are and What We Stand For

 Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care. To realise this vision we need people who strive for a sense of achievement, take an interest in their individual growth, enjoy innovation and looking for ways to improve and have a passion for communicating and connecting with others.

In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health. 

What You Will Be Doing

Join our team as an SRS Clinician, where you'll play a vital role in enhancing the wellbeing of residents in local Supported Residential Services (SRS). You will conduct comprehensive, client-centred assessments to identify care goals, address unmet health and social needs, and manage complex care situations to prevent instability and evictions. Collaborating with the Homelessness and Health Outreach Service (HHOS), you'll help connect residents with long-term housing solutions and provide essential support services to improve health outcomes and foster community connections. If you’re passionate about making a difference in the lives of those in need, we want to hear from you!

This position is based at Mornington Community Health centre, but may require work across all Peninsula Health sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Recognise, respond and escalate changes in the patient’s condition
• Develop expertise to support residents and SRS staff manage behaviours of concern and complex co-morbidities
• Develop client centred Care Plans coordinating services and engaging programs that build on residents’ strengths, empower residents, and build resident capacity to self-manage and self-advocate
• Expand residents’ capacity to access mainstream health, welfare and community services, including linking into NDIS and My Aged Care Services

What You Need

 We anticipate you will have:

• Allied Health Professional; social worker or community development worker
• Demonstrated experience in case management, care coordination or public health programs
• An applied understanding of the impact of homelessness for clients with complex health and social needs
• Dynamic clinician with excellent time management skills and highly developed communication and documentation skills
• A strong commitment to Social Model of Health and trauma informed practice principles
• A valid driver's licence and willingness to transport clients as necessary

To view the full position description, all key responsibilities and essential/desirable criteria, please use the following link: Position Description.

What we offer

• 2 positions available, permanent part time (0.63 FTE) & limited term part time (0.84 FTE)
• 5 weeks of annual leave per year (pro rata)
• Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid work arrangements
• Lap top and mobile phone provided
• Generous Salary Packaging
• Access to company fleet vehicles

Apply Now!

If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People Experience Team on (03) 9784 2700. 

For any questions about the role please feel welcome to contact Michael Halpin on 0419838738 or Anita Lloyd on 0408036873.

Additional Requirements 

Peninsula Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity and promotes a workplace that welcomes and includes the unique contributions of all people. We encourage applications from individuals who identify as being Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, are culturally diverse, LGBTQIA+ or who have a disability to apply.

We are also strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process. 

To find out more about our recruitment processes, compliance obligations and to prepare your application to join our team please visit: www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/working-preparing-employment/.

*Please refer to the salary circular for Allied Health Professionals Enterprise Agreement (Vic Public Health) for salary range. Sub-grading will be based on years of experience.

This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and meet the requirements of the Peninsula Health immunisation policy. 

Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time.