Home and Community Care (HACC) Access & Support Worker

Job No: DL200122

Location: Delahey

Employment Status: Fixed Term Part Time

Closing Date: 5 Feb 2020 AEST

• Work with an organisation committed to social justice
• Wintringham promotes ongoing training and professional excellence
• Salary Packaging, Meals and Entertainment Packaging
• Higher than award wages
• Fixed Term Part Time (22.5 hours p/week)
• Based in Delahey (VIC)

Who are we?

Wintringham provides aged care services to those who are financially disadvantaged and have previously been homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless. The Home and Community Care (HACC) program provides basic support and maintenance to people living at home to help avoid premature or inappropriate admission to long-term residential care.

Your new role

Wintringham is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic person with a commitment to social justice to join our multi-disciplinary community team at our Western Community Housing & Support Office based in Delahey as a Fixed Term Part Time Home & Community Care Access & Support Worker until 24/02/2021 (with the possibility of becoming ongoing).

The available shifts are:

Week 1&2: Flexible days (22.5 hours per week – 3 days per week)

Your duties and responsibilities will include:

• Use an active service model/strengths based/capacity building approach to needs identification, assessment, care planning and service provision that recognises and builds on the person’s existing skills and resources.
• Participate in care reviews with Site Coordinator and clients
• Support HACC eligible people access HACC and other services as required.
• Assisting people to access appropriate needs identification, assessment and care planning based on the person’s expressed goals, wishes and needs.
• Work collaboratively with HACC funded services to facilitate improved client access and support.
• Promote better practice in HACC service delivery responses to meet the needs of clients.

What’s in it for you?

We are committed to offering an enjoyable, safe and flexible workplace that provides a work-life balance. When you are working with Wintringham, you will have access to the following benefits:

• Access to exclusive not-for-profit salary packaging: salary package your personal expenses up to the amount of $15,900.
• Continuous development: we believe in giving our staff the skills they need and will keep you up to date with yearly qualifications such as behaviour management, first aid, CPR and manual handling. We offer many growth opportunities and have a strong internal recruitment program.
• Free access to wellbeing services: Staff wellbeing portal, exclusive discounts and our Employee Assistance Program

We are looking for candidates with the following:

• A relevant post-secondary qualification and experience relating to an area of health and/or community services practice – for example, Certificate IV in HACC/Aged Care, Welfare Studies, Case Management or Social Work.
• Experience in Aged Care
• Knowledge of housing and support issues facing older homeless people whom may have a physical and/or mental disability.
• Skills in assessing clients care, support, health and housing needs.

How to apply:

For more information about the role, you can download a copy of the Position Description by clicking the ‘PD’ link here. Applications can be directed to Mark Lorenzi (HR Officer) and submitted by filling out the required information below.

Applications close at 5:00pm on Wednesday 5^th February 2020.

Please do not hesitate to apply, as applications will be reviewed as they are submitted.

Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Police Records check & Disability Worker Exclusion Scheme (DWES) check. Refusal to consent to Wintringham providing your information to the DWES unit will prevent us from being able to continue with your application.

“Wintringham is an Equal Opportunity employer and embraces differences in gender, diversity, ethnicity, race cultural background, ability, religion and sexual orientation.  We are committed to the safety of our older persons and have zero tolerance for elder abuse.

We acknowledge the first peoples of Australia and their unique role in our history and society and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for advertised positions.  We recognise the benefits that diversity and inclusion contribute to help Wintringham achieve our goals and vision of ending homelessness.”