• Full Time, ongoing role based in Blackburn
• Provide senior support to the Carer Gateway team
• SCHADS level 5 role + super + salary packaging

About the opportunity

This full time, ongoing opportunity is to join our Carer Services Program. The program delivers a range of support services to carers who provide unpaid care and support to a family member or friend, who is frail due to age or has dementia, a disability, mental illness, terminal illness or chronic health condition.

The Senior Assessment and Planning Officer (Senior APO) is responsible for:

• Providing support to the Carer Gateway team by providing secondary consultation, guidance and mentorship to the Assessment and Planning Officers.
• Managing assessments, developing goal directed care plans and providing coaching for carers with particularly complex presentations.
• Supervision with the Carer Coach to support the delivery of consumer-centred coaching with carers across the service. involved in the facilitation of in-person peer support groups with carers.

View the full position description here.

What’s on offer

In addition to a base salary commencing at $49.28 p/hr + superannuation, you will have access to:

• An extra 17.5% on top of your fortnightly pay when you take paid annual leave
• Ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits which can be used for living expenses such as rent, groceries, bills, clothing, and much more.
• 10% discount on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using a Uniting Early Learning service or centre.
• 10 weeks paid parental leave.
• 25% discount at Uniting Op Shops

About you

You will have a tertiary qualification in social work, health, welfare, community services or a related discipline. You will also bring:

• Advanced skills in assessment, care-planning, referrals, and service navigation.
• Previous leadership experience in a similar role.
• Knowledge of the community care sector, including the challenges faced by carers of people with a disability, chronic illness, mental health condition and the aged.
• Proven ability to foster and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders and to relate to and work effectively with a diverse range of individuals and communities.

How to Apply

Click Apply Now to submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly. We’ll be reviewing applications as they come through as we’re keen to engage with someone.

If you have questions about the opportunity, please contact Laura Humphris, Manager Carer Gateway on 0421 702 323.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org.

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.