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Care Coordinator

St Vincent de Paul Society NSW
  • SCHCADS Award, Level 5,hourlyrates range from $44.92 - 46.95 + super + tax-free salary packaging benefits
  • Generous Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging Benefits increasing total pay package up to 15k!
  • Office based in Penrith and involves travel to meet client needs

The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services, who's key values is to shape a more just and compassionate society.

We believe our employees are key to our success and offer Learning and Development programs to enhance and grow your career across a range of teams and services. Our staff are recognised for their achievements and are offered promotional opportunities on a meritocracy basis within a supportive, friendly and values driven team environment and culture.

Your New Role:

Join a fabulous values-based culture as a Care Coordinator, where you can make a positive impact by providing enhanced coordination of care and direct high-level specialist support for clients with complex needs. Use your knowledge and skills in the AOD sector to effectively provide tailored care to support individuals experiencing drug and alcohol issues.

Your responsibilities:

  • Undertake person centred comprehensive assessment & care planning in conjunction with persons seeking support
  • Work in partnerships with referring staff and agencies
  • Develop, promote and implement referral pathways and facilitate access to range of community-based health and non-health service providers.
  • Ensure treatments are targeted and culturally appropriate for Indigenous Australians including linkages to appropriate services.
  • Maintain accurate client records, case notes and other data as directed and required.
  • Provide direct support and referral in the particular focus areas of employment, training/education, daily living skills, homelessness/housing, social engagement and participation and family and community reconnection.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • Relevant tertiary qualification/s or VET sector qualification and significant ongoing experience.
  • Demonstrated experience in coordinating care for persons with complex support needs (including in particular AOD support needs co-occurring with serious mental health issues and other issues such as homelessness, trauma, contact with the criminal justice system and family and cultural separation).
  • Demonstrated ability to undertake assessment including utilising standardised tools.
  • Demonstrated ability to work therapeutically with clients (e.g. provide therapeutic (treatment) interventions).
  • Demonstrated ability to conduct self in a professional, ethical and non-judgmental manner.
  • Willingness to work within the established CCCP, the Society's AOD Model of Care and the Society's Client-centred Service Delivery Model.
  • Knowledge of, and ability to access, a range of relevant community resources.
  • Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and to work independently and unsupervised.
  • Computer literacy skills including experience in computerised data collection.
  • NSW driver licence (position involves driving to meet client needs and sometimes client transportation)

Don't wait - apply now

We are interviewing applications as we receive them. Submit your application with a resume and cover letter which addresses the key requirements of the Position Description.

See also our: Information on how to apply.

If you have questions about this role, please email to Andrew McCrudden (Team Leader) on [email protected], using the subject line: Care Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs, and quoting: VIN2959.

St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) welcomes people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to engaging a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQIA+, candidates of any or no religious beliefs and applicants of all ages.

The Society is committed to being a Child Safe organisation, further information can be found in the Society's commitment to Safeguarding Children & Young People. Prior to an offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete the pre-employment checks including a Police check & Working with Children check. A health / medical assessment may be required for some roles.

St Vincent de Paul (NSW) has a COVID- 19 vaccination policy that has identified this role as requiring a full COVID-19 vaccination. Medical exemptions with the NSW government contraindication form will be considered, subject to a satisfactory risk assessment.

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