Job Summary
- $89,689 to $91,619 FTE (Gross per annum, PLUS Superannuation and Leave Loading)
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 29th Nov 2024
- Regional NSW > Newcastle, Maitland & Hunter
Our regional teams engage with LGBTQ+ people, community members and people living with HIV (PLHIV) in providing care coordination, peer support, counselling services, delivering health promotion campaigns, undertaking community development and peer education initiatives, supporting community groups and events, providing training and support to mainstream services, and providing access to the needle and syringe program.
This position is responsible for undertaking intake assessments of individuals enquiring about ACON’s Regional Community Care and Peer Work services, liaising with regional community care and peer work staff regarding client allocation, brief interventions, making active referrals and managing the waitlists in consultation with Team Leaders. This role operates in the context of a multi-disciplinary team working within a chronic disease self-management model to provide psychosocial assessment, support services and short-term counselling to improve the overall health and wellbeing of our clients. You will:
ACON provides a colourful, nurturing, and fun workplace. Our employees and volunteers are the foundation for our ongoing effectiveness and for our capacity to deliver innovative community engagement and health promotion programs and initiatives for our communities.
To support the successful candidate in their new role at ACON we offer:
Salary: $89,689 to $91,619 FTE (Gross per annum, PLUS Superannuation and Leave Loading) – commensurate with skills, qualifications, and experience ($53,813 to $54,972 for 3 days / week).
Location: ACON’s Awabakal/Hunter office (Islington) or Bundjalung/Northern Rivers office (Lismore) with some flexible working options a possibility (WAFTO).
Hours: Part-Time (42 hours per fortnight) on a fixed term contract, with the possibility of extension.
We offer flexible working arrangements and a generous array of entitlements often above the National Employment Standards (NES) including:
If this sounds like you, we invite you to apply to join our team and help us make a meaningful impact on the lives of those we serve. By joining us, you will be part of a mission to create a healthier and more inclusive community.
We’d love someone who has experience already in this area but people at all levels of experience are absolutely welcome to apply. We highly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from CALD backgrounds, people with disabilities, and people of all genders to apply.
For more information on the role, please contact Louise Dunne, Acting Regional Operations Manager via email [email protected] using the subject line: Intake Officer - Regional Services enquiry via EthicalJobs or (02) 4962 7700.
If this sounds like the position and organisation you’ve been looking for, find out how to apply at www.acon.org.au/jobs.
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