• Part-Time, Ongoing Role
• Rainbow Tick accredited and award-winning organisation
• $39.27 - $42.25 per hour + Superannuation + NFP Salary Packaging

About the Role:

As the Access and Support Coordinator, you will play an essential role in VincentCare's vital Access and Support program, which is dedicated to connecting people under the age of 65 with health, mental health, disability and other community-based support services. Utilising case management frameworks and client-based approaches, you will undertake direct support and care coordination to assist clients clients in accessing mainstream and specialist services.

The role will also work closely with other teams in VincentCare's Northern Community Hub services in assisting people who are homeless, at risk of homelessness and in low cost accommodation, or those who are financially disadvantaged.

VincentCare Victoria:

VincentCare Victoria is an award-winning organisation established to provide a range of accommodation and support services to people that are facing disadvantage throughout metropolitan and regional Victoria.

Our aspiration is to be the leader in providing care, hope and advocacy for those facing disadvantage. Our purpose is to create opportunities and lasting change for the most marginalised. VincentCare is well equipped to provide a continuum of services that effectively meet the needs of people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Working with VincentCare:

A key strategic priority is attracting and retaining skilled and committed employees aligned to our values. VincentCare has over three hundred dedicated, talented and enthusiastic staff working across a range of programs and services and offers a number of benefits including:

• Career Development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Salary Packaging
• Choice of Superannuation fund
• Family friendly and flexibility
• Study leave
• The Ozanam Scholar Bursary

Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to the principles of social justice and aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or religion.

About you:

You are a qualified professional with experience in providing comprehensive case management, planning and support to assist clients within a homelessness setting. You have experience in maintaining constructive, empathetic, supportive and respectful working relationships particularly for an integrated service response.

Key Selection Criteria:

• Minimum of Diploma level, Tertiary Qualifications in Community Services or related field;
• Experience in supporting people with planning, linkages and support in an outreach model;
• Demonstrated understanding of and demonstrated ability to support the range of needs and issues affecting people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Including mental health, AOD, disability, justice etc;
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team and contribute to consistent, yet innovative work practises;
• Demonstrated ability to effectively build, engage and maintain professional working relationships with internal and external stakeholders;
• Evidenced administrative accuracy and detail, including timely data entry.

How to apply:

Applicants must submit their CV together with a detailed and separate response to each of the key selection criteria in the position description which is available below.

If you would like to have a confidential discussion regarding the role please contact Emily Page on 0409 459 022

VincentCare welcomes applications from people from diverse cultural & linguistic backgrounds including people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, Aboriginal and/ or Torres Strait Islander peoples.

We are committed to the principles of social justice and aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or religion.

All appointments within VincentCare are subject to satisfactory completion of a police check and character/performance reference checks. Police checks will be undertaken for the selected candidate prior to any job offer being confirmed. Police checks are also undertaken on a periodic basis during the period of employment.

All appointments are subject to disclosure of any relevant employment history of formal disciplinary action for improper or unprofessional conduct taken by current or previous employers or any other integrity body within or outside Australia.

The incumbent for this position must have and maintain a current Victorian Working with Children Check or equivalent.