• Be part of a purpose-driven organisation committed to community development and a social model of health
• Make a meaningful contribution to the health, wellbeing and dignity for all people in northern Melbourne
• Attractive salary packaging (portion of salary tax free)
• Rainbow Tick Accredited organisation

About us

Your Community Health provides a comprehensive range of medical, dental and allied health services and support programs to anyone, through a combination of outreach, client-based and centre-based activities. Our purpose is to enable health, wellbeing and dignity for all people in northern Melbourne by providing responsive and accessible services. We provide priority access to those most at risk of health inequalities and those that may face barriers to accessing traditional health services.

About the role

Your Community Health is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Social Support Worker to join the Social Support Team for this casual position. There may be future opportunity for ongoing, part time work.

Reporting to Social Support and Men's Shed Coordinator the Social Support Worker position will enhance participants' well-being, support their independence and meet their cultural, physical, intellectual, physiological, social and emotional needs.

Your passion and commitment will see you:

• Ensure that the provision of services and supports are safe, evidence informed. and meet the ACQS aged and NDIS disability quality standards.
• Provide personal care for clients as required within your scope of practice.
• Maintain client documentation and follow the record keeping policies of Your Community Health. This includes the use of the Client Information Management System (CIMS) - TrakCare, entering daily consumer notes, maintaining daily attendance records, and entering daily statistics.
• Ensure daily collection and processing of client's fees using online CIMS.
• Complete, review and annually update Goal Directed Care Plans in partnership with participants, as detailed in the Social Support Program Practice manual

To succeed in this role you will have:

• Certificate III in Aged Care/Individual Support and/or Cert IV in Lifestyle & Leisure.
• Qualifications in disability support highly desirable.
• Experience working with older people and people with disabilities living in the community, including multiple sclerosis and dementia highly desirable.
• Hold a current Victorian Drivers Licence

Requirements:

The successful candidate's offer of employment will be subject to their ability to provide:

• a current Working with Children Check (employee only)
• Police Check with no disclosable outcomes that is no older than 3 months. (Issued by employer at no additional cost to the candidate)
• Proof of 2 Covid-19 Immunisations and a Booster (3rd dose)
• NDIS registration

What is on offer

You will join a dedicated, caring and talented team, with a positive and supportive culture. We are committed to professional and career development of all our staff and truly value work-life balance. Staff have access to generous not-for-profit salary packaging benefits, discounted gym memberships and work in a great location, with free car parking, close to shops and cafes.

YourCH is a Rainbow Tick Accredited organisation commitment to providing a safe work environment and equitable access to health services and supports for LGBTIQA+ people.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted directly at our recruitment hub.

Applications must address the selection criteria contained in the position description as part of the cover letter.

For more information regarding this role please refer to the position description. For further enquiries contact: Wendy Cisar (She/Her), Coordinator - Social Support and Men's Shed Programs, 0417 442 918 email [email protected] using the subject line: Social Support Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Your Community Health is an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer who supports inclusiveness and diversity. We are dedicated to attracting and retaining people from a diverse background, including but not limited to, those identifying as LGBTIQ, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people from cultural and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, and people with a disability.

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Applications must address the selection criteria contained in the position description as part of the Cover Letter.