• Fixed Term to 14 September 2025
• 30.4 hours per fortnight (0.4 FTE)

The Homeless Persons Health Access Project is designed to pilot and inform a contemporary approach to supporting access to primary care services for those who are homeless or are at risk of being homeless.

An action research approach will be taken to identifying service and systems gaps/barriers to accessing primary health care for those at risk or experiencing homelessness while working to address the barriers and improve service integration across the City of Greater Bendigo. The project will utilise emerging evidence from similar projects to inform the model development.

The Homeless Persons Health Access Project Lead Worker will lead the co-design of the project, assist with recruitment, data analysis, reporting, evaluations design and day to day project management. An advisory group will be established to provide expertise and allow for project reflection and project theories to be tested.

About BCHS

Bendigo Community Health Services has cared for the health and wellbeing of the Bendigo community for 50 years. We employ more than 280 people across a broad range of services.

The success of BCHS starts with our staff, who have a high level of professionalism and dedication, allowing us to deliver quality services for the community, with a particular focus on vulnerable people.

Added benefits of working with BCHS include:

• Salary packaging
• Purchasing leave
• Study assistance
• Training programs
• Novated leasing

About the role

The role will undertake project establishment, codesign and day to day project management whilst assisting with recruitment. The role will also be responsible for the continual development and review of co-designed model including project evaluation, data collection, collation and analysis.

Exploring and building an understanding of the Medicare Benefit Scheme billing and how this impacts on service delivery and funding of the model will be an important aspect of the role.

The role will also develop and strengthen strategic partnerships with key service providers required to support essential service delivery for the project cohort as well as convene and manage the project advisory group.

Key Selection Criteria

Essential

• Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Public or Allied Health, Community Development or other relevant discipline.
• Demonstrated experience and skills in project management including project coordination, data reporting/collection, action-oriented design, report writing and risk management principles.
• Experience and/or an interest in working with people with complex needs.
• Experience in, or understanding, of primary care service delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to work in an integrated way with key stakeholders in a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to the organisational values of Bendigo Community Health Services.
• A current Driver’s Licence and employee Working With Children Check.

Desirable

• Experience working with funding bodies.
• Understanding of Medicare Benefits Scheme.

Probity requirements

• A Police Check (paid for by BCHS).
• Employee Working with Children Check.

For further information about the position contact Dale Hardy on 0405 992 656.

Bendigo Community Health Services encourages applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities.

Applicants are requested to contact Human Resources on telephone 5406 1312 if an automatic acknowledgement has not been received.

A position description is attached.