CHSP Allied Health Case Manager – Practice Lead

Delahey Office

Full Time Role

• Work with an organisation committed to social justice
• Access to Salary Packaging + EAP
• Competitive Rate + super + 17.5% leave loading
• Access to exclusive NFP Salary Packaging
• Generous Motor Vehicle Allowance
• Full Time opportunity – 38 hours/week
• Based at our Delahey Office (VIC)

About us

Wintringham is a specialised non-religious not-for-profit welfare organisation. We are committed to providing older people who are at risk or have experienced homelessness with a range of high-quality care, housing and services. We employ more than 1,000 staff across Victoria and Tasmania

Your new role

An exciting new opportunity exists for an experienced and enthusiastic Case Manager – Practice Lead to join our friendly, management team at the Delahey Office on a Full-Time basis.

The Practice Lead role will provide leadership support to a small Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) Allied Health multi-disciplinary team. This position will work collaboratively with the other Case Managers and teams to ensure a collaborative team culture is maintained.  The successful candidate will also overview a small case load of clients through the CHSP program and will also be required at times to support residents who live on site.

The CHSP Allied Health Case Manager – Practice Lead role engages with older people in the community who are disadvantaged, may be experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness across Western Metropolitan Melbourne (Western Aged Care Planning Region).  They will provide allied health interventions and therapeutic services focussing on restoring, improving, or maintaining older people’s independent functioning and wellbeing to remain living in their community. The role also focuses on advocacy and linkages, assisting older people to engage in clinical and social supports via comprehensive assessment, emotional support, service coordination, and referral.

Your duties and responsibilities will include:

• Effectively supervise a multidisciplinary team, including providing support to the housing worker.
• Provide a key leadership and practice support role that guides and develops the program through a range of innovative and creative plans and strategies
• Provide mentoring and support to the CHSP Allied Health Team and the housing support worker.
• Respond to and manage issues and incidents on-site ensuring information is shared with the Coordinator
• Ensure the teams are aware of and comply with organisational policies and procedures
• Ensure recruitment of individuals who have the right cultural fit and ability to work in line with cultural change and facilitate retention of key talent
• Provide in reach services to clients living in Wintringham housing in the Western Metropolitan Melbourne area
• Undertake assertive outreach to find and connect with marginalized clients, including visiting people in their own homes or other informal locations
• Complete a comprehensive assessment documenting achievement or progress made against identified client goals for each client
• Develop appropriate individually tailored recovery-focused case plans with clients that are responsive to their needs and goals, and incorporate their strengths.
• Support clients to navigate My Aged Care and other services systems to ensure they have access to the services they are entitled to
• Network with public hospitals, Primary Health Care services, ACAS, RAS and other “first to know” services where older people with co-occurring social and health care needs may be identified
• Contribute to the development, delivery, monitoring, documenting and review of planned activity group-based projects and activities
• Provide secondary consultation and capacity building within and across teams in Wintringham
• Respond to client feedback and complaints in line with Wintringham policy and procedures

  We are looking for candidates with the following:

• Tertiary qualification(s) in Social Work, Occupational Therapy and/or related Allied Health Discipline
• First Aid Level 2
• Previous experience in Homelessness and or Aged Care sector
• Current driver’s license
•  Experience in Case Management with a focus on Aged Care, Housing Solutions and NDIS
• Knowledge of and commitment to Commonwealth and State Government policies and procedures
• Demonstrated understanding of My Aged Care and Housing and Homelessness.
• Experience providing case coordination across a range of service providers 

This sounds great. How do I apply?

For more information about this exciting role, you can view copy of the Position Description here

Applications can be addressed to Cassandra Politanski (Co-ordinator Housing & Homelessness Support) and submitted by filling out the required information below.

 Please upload your documents in PDF format.

 Applications close on Monday 22^nd  of April 2024 at 5pm

Successful applicants will be required to undergo a NDIS Worker Screening Check and Police Records check. Refusal to provide your information to both parties will prevent Wintringham from being able to continue with your application.

Applicants who have lived in a country other than Australia for a period longer than 12 months in the last 10 years may be required to undergo an International Police Check.

Successful candidates will be required to comply with the Wintringham Health and Immunisation policy including having three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine as well as a 2024 Influenza vaccination before commencing employment and must provide evidence.

Wintringham is committed to providing safe and inclusive environments and services. We celebrate differences in ability, age, culture, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexuality, spirituality and beliefs. Everyone has a right to feel welcome, respected and valued in a workplace free of discrimination and harassment.

The safety of all older people is paramount, and we have zero tolerance for family violence including elder abuse.

Wintringham proudly acknowledges Australia’s First Peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country and pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

Diversity and inclusion make our community and Wintringham stronger and contributes to helping us end homelessness for older people.