• Permanent part time position (9 days per fortnight)
• Salary – SCHADS Level 4 + Super + Salary packaging
• Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packaging benefits!
• Based in Morwell

Your new role

As the Assessment and Facilitation Officer you will complete holistic assessments of need to support the development of goal directed support plans promoting a strengths-based approach in partnership with service providers to ensure that individual client needs can be met.

Home based Assessments for the HACC PYP must be completed within Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) and Home and Community Care Program for Younger People (HACC PYP) guidelines. This includes supporting younger people with disabilities, or chronic health conditions to access government funded services or link into other government programs such as the NDIS appropriate to their needs.

About the program

Home and Community Care Program for Younger People (HACC-PYP) is for people aged under 65 and Aboriginal people aged under 50 who need assistance with activities of daily living, including personal care, dressing, house cleaning, preparing meals, property maintenance, and community access. The program has been designed to support people with disabilities, chronic health condition or mental health challenges and their respective carers to live as independently as possible in their own homes.

Benefits of working at Uniting

At Uniting, you’ll enjoy:

• Working in a large values-led organisation with real community impact.
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits that can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing and streaming services.
• Save on dining out and drinks with a meal entertainment benefit of $2,650 annually.
• Increase your annual leave entitlements through our purchase leave program.
• Up to 10 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 weeks for secondary).
• An extra 17.5% on top of your fortnightly pay when you take paid annual leave.
• Opt in or out of public holidays and be respected for your unique background.

Your skills and experience

You will bring with you:

• A Tertiary qualification in Social Sciences, Disability Studies or Allied Health professions, or equivalent qualifications with demonstrated industry experience.
• Current First Aid and CPR Certificate Level 2
• Current Drivers Licence valid in Victoria
• Demonstrated ability to provide safe environments for children and young people and protect them from abuse and neglect.
• Knowledge of principles of community inclusion and participation, with experience in delivering a response or project as a result to a community need or service gap.
• Demonstrated experience in performing community and/or health assessments using a strengths-based approach, and development of associated care plans.

View the position description here (also attached below)

How to Apply

Click "Apply Now" to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions, please reach out to Sam Massey on 03 9051 7000 for a chat.

About Uniting

We create real change in people’s lives by working in partnership with people, communities, governments and other agencies to reduce the impact of poverty, trauma and disadvantage.

We provide compassionate care for people facing tough times and personal challenges. We support children and young people to break the cycle of disadvantage. We help families keep safe, together and thriving.

For over 100 years we’ve been fighting inequality, opposing discrimination, and responding to the needs in our communities across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

We are an inclusive, values-led organisation and proudly welcome people of all identities, backgrounds and experiences. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ people, and people with lived and living experience relevant to our work.

We are committed to inclusive hiring practices. You are welcome to share your pronouns and let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process. We are here to support you.

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of all children and young people. We embed child safety in everything we do. Employment with Uniting is subject to relevant pre-employment checks, including a National Police Check and Working with Children Check.

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