Assessment Coordinator

Mercy Aged and Community Care Ltd; Barwon; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Health invites applications for a Casual Community Care Coordinator in the Barwon region. You will perform client assessments, access respite services, and assist with service development and rostering for clients.

Work is in a multi-disciplinary team delivering responsive, client-centered care to diverse communities. You will review procedures, reporting requirements, and collaborate with program stakeholders to grow the CHSP program and private client caseload.

Qualifications

• Relevant community care intake and assessment experience.
• Experience with care planning and client rostering.
• Knowledge of CHSP, NDIS, VHC, DVA, HCPs.
• Strong time management and communication skills.
• Ability to work with diverse communities and adapt to client needs.

Responsibilities

• Conduct client assessments and access respite services; support service development and rostering for clients.
• Assist with growth of the CHSP program and private client caseload.
• Review procedures, administration and reporting with program stakeholders.
• Collaborate as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide responsive, client-centered care.

Skills

Compassionate

Client-centered care

Care planning experience

CHSP knowledge

NDIS knowledge

Time management

Organizational skills

Communication

Special needs awareness

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Employment Type: Casual Location: HCS Barwon Region Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications Contact: (Name and email)

Where there's life, there's Mercy. Where there's care, there's You. Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be? For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that's gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere. As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you'll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere. At Mercy Health, it's all about taking what we have and making it better. To do that, we need you. Join us as at Mercy Health and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

• Responsible for conducting client assessments, accessing the respite services, service development and rostering set up of clients.
• Support growth of the program, building on the current CHSP program along with growth in private client case loads.
• Review procedures, administration, reporting requirements and community with program stakeholders.
• Be part of a multi-disciplinary team which requires you to provide highly responsive and flexible service to consumers and carers.

What you'll bring

• You're resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart.
• Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional client -centered care.
• To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Relevant community care experience in intake, assessment and care planning.
• Excellent knowledge of CHSP, NDIS, VHC, DVA, HCPs.
• Excellent, time management, organizational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
• Understanding of the needs of people from special needs groups.
• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
• Experience with Microsoft office suite.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• NDIS Workers screening check.

Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture. We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support.

We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.

Mercy Health Australia is renowned for its unwavering commitment to providing compassionate and patient-centered health services and aged care services.

If you're value and display empathy, integrity, and are seeking the opportunity to make a real difference, we invite you to join us! Mercy Health is made up of 10,000 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women's health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development. Mercy Health employs people from many cultures and backgrounds who, irrespective of their beliefs, share a common bond to care for those in need.

We look forward to welcoming you to your journey with Mercy Health.