• Part time (0.8 FTE), Fixed term role available
• $41.52 per hour + super + salary packaging
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role

The Older Persons High Rise (OPHR) program is based in high rise accommodation, within the Public Housing estates of the inner north and west, which are allocated to older people. The program operates using a team approach and a rotation system to support workers and provide residents with a sense of variety and exposure to different sets of skills. There is an expectation that this position will be rotated through at least two public housing estates and have capacity to assist, where possible, at any of the cohealth OPHR programs.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include:

• Working within a team-based model of service delivery to locate and assertively engage marginalised clients living within the Older Persons High Rise buildings
• Monitoring the health and wellbeing of vulnerable clients living in high rise accommodation, especially those who do not have case managers or support workers
• Work with health professionals in the community to maximise residents' health and wellbeing
• Assess and administer flexible care funds in consultation with AROT Program Facilitator and established guidelines
• Develop goal directed care plans for clients of the program when appropriate, as per AROT program guidelines.

What cohealth offers:

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/
• Novated Leasing available
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate:

• Social Work degree or equivalent relevant qualification
• Proof of qualification to be sighted
• Demonstrate ability to engage respectfully and appropriately with people from culturally and socially diverse backgrounds, and from marginalised groups within the community
• Experience working in the health/community sector including advanced skills in community development, care facilitation and assertive outreach.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Check, a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Statutory Declaration, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 (3 doses). Additionally, some roles will also require current AHPRA registration and/or NDIS Worker Screening Clearance.

Roles that are determined to be Risk Category A or B [staff that have direct and/or indirect contact with body substances and are at higher risk of occupational exposure to infections] will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza prior to commencement [A] or within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19 and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.

Application Process

Click 'Apply Now' to be directed to our careers page & enter ref code: 6584474. You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and Cover Letter. We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received. This campaign will close on the mentioned date at 10.00 PM. If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Josefa Puche Cano [email protected] using the subject line: Older Persons High Rise Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs.