Assessment Coordinator

Mercy Hospitals Victoria; Barwon; On-site; AUD 41,000 - 63,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercy Health in Barwon Region is seeking a casual Community Care Advisor to conduct client assessments, coordinate respite services, and support program rostering in line with CHSP and NDIS expectations.

You will join a multidisciplinary team, bring strong time management and communication skills, and contribute to growing client loads while maintaining high-quality care for consumers and carers.

Qualifications

• Relevant community care experience in intake, assessment and care planning.
• Excellent knowledge of CHSP, NDIS, VHC, DVA and HCPs.
• Excellent time management, organizational and communication skills.
• Understanding of the needs of people from special needs groups.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Community care experience

Intake & assessment

Care planning

Time management

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Employment Type: Casual

Location: HCS Barwon Region

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Where there's life, there's Mercy.

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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

• 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.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives - and your career.

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.