• Salary: Secure a full-time or part-time role earning $49.47 per hour, plus 11.5% superannuation. Additionally, enjoy a generous salary package of up to $15,899 per year.
• We have multiple positions to fill. We love to welcome team members who have a range of interests and are open to a 4-day working week.
• We also love people who speak more than one language – especially when this represents your community in your local area!

What is the role?

Here is a typical week:

• Picture yourself travelling to a client’s home, learning about how they live and supporting them through identifying strategies and supports to maintain their independence as they age. Now picture doing this multiple times a day, each day of the week – and the impact you will have on each person’s life. This is part of our Aged Care Assessment program (formerly known as ACAT or ACAS assessments).
• Your warm personality, existing skills and experiences, complemented by extensive training and support enable you to convert your client interactions into meaningful support plans documented using digital tools as guided by ACNA’s Active Assessment method.
• There are other ways of connecting with clients - you could be working on clinical triage or support plan reviews over the phone.
• You love driving. The reality of our role in the community is that we spend a lot of time driving between clients and listening to many podcasts, audio books and Taylor Swift (okay, Taylor is not for everyone).
• If you love diversity in your work, you put up your hand up to work in other programs in ACNA such as Residents’ Experience Surveys in aged care…yes, we have lots of programs and lots of opportunities for you!
• You enjoy the sense of belonging and support that comes from being part of a team with a dedicated Team Leader, whilst benefiting from our national ‘teams of teams’ approach.
• Dip into learning experiences and team experiences to expand your knowledge, networks and career.
• Help us to challenge the status quo and look for ways to make an even bigger impact.

Who are we looking for?

You are a great communicator, a client-focused professional and ready to spend your days conducting assessments to identify the needs of an older person.

People will have called you all sorts of different names. Authentic. Fun. Genuine. Brilliant. Approachable. A little bit cheeky. Helpful. Caring. Lovely. Determined.

Clients aren’t just numbers to you, they’re individuals with stories, needs and dreams. You’re always thinking about new and creative ways to make a positive impact.

Whether you’re fresh out of university or you’ve got decades of experience and you’re not ready to hang your boots up just yet, we want to hear from you! We value experience and fresh perspectives equally.

Sound interesting?

We have a recruitment process full of activities so you can try the role on for size. To help you consider your suitability for this role, we have included the Position Description. There are minimum qualification requirements (Social Worker, OT, Physio or Nurse and registered with AHPRA or AASW), and it is important that you have at least one (1) year of experience working in aged care or with older people.

Read to apply? Well good news, we have made it easy!

Simply answer the survey we have created to collect all the necessary information by clicking Apply Now. No letter or response to selection criteria is required, but do be ready to attach your CV.

Once we receive your application we will contact you about the next stages of the process – usually within a week but it could be faster! Our recruitment process is a little different to most. We use lots of activities to give you an opportunity to understand how we work and your typical day.

KEY dates:

• We will host 1-hour online Group Video Discussions (GVDs) from 4th March 2025.
• If you are successful in the GVD you will be invited to attend our in-person Recruitment Centre (about 90 minutes in total) from Tuesday 11th March (venue tbc closer to the date).
• Compliance checks take roughly 1 week to complete.
• If successful, your start with us will be Wednesday 9th April 2025.

ACNA recruits on a rolling basis. If you apply after 11th March we would love to keep your details on file for future opportunities.

Questions?

You can learn more about ACNA here www.acna.org.au including our benefits such as flexible working, salary packaging and career opportunities.

If you still have some things you would like clarified, you can contact us via [email protected] using the subject line: Occupational Therapists - Community - Tamworth / Armidale enquiry via EthicalJobs. 

A position description is attached.