Case Coordinator, Advanced care finder

CatholicCare Victoria; Geelong; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family friendly

Training & development

Salary packaging

Diversity & inclusion

Child safety commitment

Job summary

CatholicCare Victoria is seeking a Case Coordinator in Geelong to deliver high-quality care finder support and provide intensive client assistance within a 12-month maximum term. The role requires assertive outreach to engage potential clients and connect them with aged care services and community supports.

Applicants should hold a Diploma/Advanced Diploma/Associate Degree in Welfare/Social Work or equivalent, along with extensive experience in aged care or community services and with clients

Qualifications

• Diploma/Advanced Diploma/Associate Degree, Community Studies (Welfare) Social Work or equivalent.
• Extensive experience working in the aged care or community services sector.
• Experience working with clients with multiple and complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of high-quality care finder support through information, support, representation and assertive outreach.
• Provision of individual and intensive support to clients to ensure they understand and can access relevant aged care and other services.
• Proactively develop and strengthen referral pathways and linkages within the community.

Education

Diploma/Advanced Diploma/Associate Degree, Community Studies (Welfare) Social Work or equivalent

Job description

60 hours per fortnight, maximum term position 12 months.

Geelong.

Take the next step in your career with CatholicCare Victoria.

About the Position

The Advanced care finder program was announced in the 2021-22 Commonwealth Budget as part of theConnecting Senior Australians to Aged Care Services measure. Care finder services will:

Provide specialist and intensive assistance to help people to understand and access aged care and connect with other relevant supports in the community; and

Specifically target people who have one or more reason for requiring intensive support to interact with My Aged Care, access aged care services and/or access other relevant supports in the community.

The Case Coordinator will provide specialist and intensive assistance to help people within the care finder target population to understand and access aged care and connect with other relevant supports in the community. This will involve utilising an assertive outreach approach to engage and build rapport with potential clients as well as local intermediaries, stakeholders and networks.

Specifically, the position is responsible for:

Delivery of high-quality care finder support through information, support, representation and assertive outreach.

Provision of individual and intensive support to clients to ensure they understand and can access relevant aged care and other services.

Proactively develop and strengthen referral pathways and linkages within the community.

To be considered for this position, you will require:

Diploma/Advanced Diploma/Associate Degree, Community Studies (Welfare) Social Work or equivalent, or other relevant qualification.

Extensive experience working in the aged care or community services sector.

Experience working with clients with multiple and complex needs.

About CatholicCare Victoria

CatholicCare Victoria is a leading and influential provider of charitable and social services in Victoria. The Mission of CatholicCare Victoria is to build communities that recognise and nurture the dignity of each person. Our employees share our Mission for a stronger, more inclusive society through supporting individuals, families and communities in times of need, especially those who are most disadvantaged, vulnerable and/or marginalised.

We deliver excellence in a broad range of child, family and youth services, family relationship services, school counselling and pastoral care services, social housing, employment and advocacy services across various office locations and delivery sites in Victoria.

We draw on the principles of Catholic Social Teaching to inspire and direct our endeavours. We value and respect human dignity, and embrace diversity in an inclusive work environment.

At CatholicCare Victoria we live our values of Respectfulness, Integrity, Inclusivity, Collaboration and Compassion.

Working for CatholicCare Victoria

A family friendly working environment.

Training and development opportunities.

Salary packaging for eligible staff.

We embrace, value and respect an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated.

We are committed to the safety of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.