• Ref code: 6743153
• Part time, fixed term position
• 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 Older Persons High Rise Worker will be working within a team-based model of service delivery to locate and assertively engage marginalised clients living within the Older Persons High Rise buildings.

For more information, please refer to the Position Description.

Your duties include:

• 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.
• Provide residents with practical assistance, information, referral, advice, and advocacy as required.
• Identify and assess residents' unmet support needs and link to appropriate health professionals, care providers and services.

What cohealth offers

• Generous salary packaging options 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). Salary packaging reduces your cohealth taxable income, meaning you pay less tax on your cohealth income
• A generous rewards program from our salary packaging provider
• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks of 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
• 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
• Experience working in the health/community sector including advanced skills in community development, care facilitation and assertive outreach.
• Full Victorian Driver's License

Application Process

To download the PD, and to apply for this job click "Apply Now".

You will be asked to upload your CV / resume and answer the Key Selection Criteria. We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Josefa Puche-Cano - Ph: 0459 455 005 (available Mon - Thursday).

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working with Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.