Care Coordinator - Social Health

Institute for Urban Indigenous Health Ltd; Strathpine; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrifice benefits

12% Superannuation contribution

Job summary

Institute for Urban Indigenous Health Ltd is seeking a Clinical Care Coordinator – MATSICHS Social Health to provide advanced clinical assessment, triage and coordination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients facing complex social and emotional wellbeing needs.

You will work with Social Health practitioners, lead intake and care planning, and deliver brief evidence-based interventions while prioritising client safety and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Current Criminal History Check.
• Current C Class Drivers Licence (QLD).
• Current Working with Children’s Check (Qld Blue Card) or AHPRA Registration.
• Bachelor of Human Services/Social Science or Bachelor of Social Work.
• Minimum three years’ relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Act as central entry point for referrals to Social Health services.
• Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, including risk assessments (suicide, self-harm, harm to others).
• Apply advanced clinical judgement to triage and prioritise referrals based on acuity and complexity.
• Deliver evidence-based brief interventions (e.g. CBT-informed, trauma-informed approaches).
• Manage a caseload of clients with complex needs, including structured follow-up and review.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Triage

Care coordination

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor of Human Services/Social Science or Bachelor of Social Work

Job description

Join an Organisation dedicated to Closing the Gap in Indigenous Health

About us

Moreton ATSICHS operates a growing network of healthcare clinics for local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Our model of care provides holistic health and wellbeing services to support our Community across their lifespan. We bring together primary care, allied health, dental, mental health and wellbeing, maternity and early childhood, disability services, specialist services, and aged care as one team focused on clients’ individual needs and goals. We are an integrated team working together to improve the health and wellbeing of our Community. Our network is growing across Caboolture, Morayfield, Strathpine, Deception Bay, and Margate – now there’s an opportunity for you to be part of a great team making a real difference in people’s lives.

About the role

As a Clinical Care Coordinator – MATSICHS Social Health, your role is to provide advanced clinical assessment, triage, and coordination of supports to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients experiencing complex social, emotional wellbeing and mental health challenges. You will exercise high-level clinical judgement to assess risk, prioritise service responses, and deliver brief evidence-based interventions. The role works collaboratively with Social Health practitioners and provides clinical leadership in intake, triage, and care planning to ensure safe and effective client outcomes.

Day to day duties

• Act as a central entry point for referrals to Social Health services.
• Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, including risk assessments (suicide, self-harm, harm to others).
• Apply advanced clinical judgement to triage and prioritise referrals based on acuity and complexity.
• Deliver evidence-based brief interventions (e.g. CBT-informed, trauma-informed approaches).
• Manage a caseload of clients with complex needs, including structured follow-up and review.
• May be required to work across Caboolture, Morayfield, Margate and/or Deception Bay from time to time.

About you

• Current Criminal History Check.
• Current C Class Drivers Licence (QLD).
• Current Working with Children’s Check (Qld Blue Card) or AHPRA Registration.
• Bachelor of Human Services/Social Science or Bachelor of Social Work.
• Minimum three years’ relevant experience.

What we offer

At IUIH we recognise that we operate in a diverse community and welcome and encourage applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans, refugees, and people with disability.

We are a diverse and inclusive workplace that invites applications from all people.

• Be part of Australia’s largest community controlled Aboriginal Health Service.
• Access to “Growing Our Own Opportunities” through in-house training and programs.
• Weekly Staff Wellness activities and all staff ‘Gather and Grow’ yarns and award ceremonies.
• Competitive salary plus salary sacrifices of $15,899 12% Super contribution.

At IUIH ‘Our Collectivity is Our Strength’.

Work as a valued member of a multi-disciplinary team to improve the health outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.

IUIH is a Community Controlled Health Service (CCHS) that leads the planning, development and delivery of health, family wellbeing and social support services to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of South East Queensland.

IUIH is working with our Member CCHSs to improve the health, wellbeing and economic independence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in South East Queensland, the largest and fastest growing Indigenous population in Australia.

To find out more about our services, Community, and work life, visit moretonatsichs.org.au