Carer Wellbeing Coach & Support Planner

Uniting; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 36,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Meal entertainment benefit

Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave

Annual leave loading 17.5%

Job summary

Uniting in Melbourne is seeking a Carer Wellbeing & Support Planner for the Carer Gateway program. This part-time role (0.6 FTE) combines in-person and hybrid work and offers salary packaging benefits plus super.

You’ll work with unpaid carers to assess needs using the Carers Star tool and develop practical, goal-directed support plans. Key duties include providing information and individual support, arranging brokered services within funding limits, engaging carers through coaching, peer

Qualifications

• Strong engagement, needs-assessment and care-planning skills.
• Assessment skills and service knowledge to help carers identify their goals and access the right support.

Responsibilities

• Providing carers with information, guidance and individual support.
• Arranging brokered services within approved funding limits.
• Engaging with carers through coaching, peer support and community events.
• Helping carers plan for future needs and periods of difficulty through referrals to other relevant supports.

Skills

Engagement skills

Needs assessment

Care planning

Compassionate approach

Education

Tertiary qualification in disability, social work, health, psychology, community development, or related discipline

Job description

Support unpaid carers to strengthen their wellbeing & navigate challenges.
Part-time 0.6 FTE
SCHADS Level 4 + super + salary packaging benefits + hybrid WFH.
Your new role

As a Carer Wellbeing & Support Planner for Carer Gateway, you’ll work alongside unpaid carers to understand their circumstances, priorities and the impact of their caring role. Using the Carers Star™ tool, you’ll complete assessments and develop practical, goal-directed support plans.

Your work will include:

Providing carers with information, guidance and individual support.
Arranging brokered services within approved funding limits.
Engaging with carers through coaching, peer support and community events.
Helping carers plan for future needs and periods of difficulty through referrals to other relevant supports.
About the program
Unpaid carers play an essential role in supporting family members or friends who are ageing, living with disability, experiencing mental health challenges or managing other health and wellbeing needs. While caring can be rewarding, it can also affect a person’s health, relationships, work and ability to plan for their own future.

Our Carer Wellbeing team works with carers through the Carer Gateway program to understand their individual circumstances and connect them with timely, practical and person-centred support.

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.
Up to 10 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
An extra 17.5% on top of your fortnightly pay when you take paid annual leave.
Your skills and experience
You’ll bring a strengths-based and compassionate approach, with the assessment skills and service knowledge to help carers identify their goals and access the right support.

You will also bring:

A tertiary qualification in disability, social work, health, psychology, community development, community services or a related discipline.
An understanding of the experiences and challenges associated with an unpaid caring role.
Strong engagement, needs-assessment and care-planning skills.
Knowledge of community services, supports and referral pathways relevant to carers and the people they support.
View the position description here.

How to apply
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