• Located in Coburg and other Merri Health sites across Northern Melbourne
• Full time ongoing
• Flexible entitlements including monthly ADO/RDO available

Your new organisation

At Merri Health, we strive to enrich diverse communities through the provision of quality health care and support services. A career at Merri will see you contributing to a culture that affects change for our clients and the wider community. We are committed to supporting the talent and skills of our employees because we know their capability is the key to our success.

Your new role

As a Care Advisor you will be responsible for:

• Promoting and empowering consumer participation and choice through the provision of effective, responsive, goal focused and outcomes based support to Home Care Package recipients
• Working with clients and their informal networks to ensure their individual needs are identified and supported, including communication, cultural needs, personal values, preferences and chosen lifestyle
• Effectively managing a mixed caseload of Italian speaking and other clients, ensuring monthly targets are achieved in regards to contact hours and building new business
• Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to ensure outcomes are achieved in line with client goal directed care plans, and service objectives

What you’ll need to succeed

To be successful with Merri you will go above and beyond to achieve great results for our clients, the organisation and yourself. We’re looking for individuals with:

• Experience in similar role
• Empathy for older Australians
• Proven time management and efficiency skills
• Demonstrated experience working in a fast paced environment with multiple deadline

What we offer

We offer a diverse, inclusive and flexible environment which encourages you to bring your whole self to work. As the successful applicant you’ll be joining an organisation where you will be supported to grow, learn and develop your skills to reach your potential.

You will also have access to generous salary packaging, purchase leave and flexible work arrangement options.

A Position Description is attached.