HACC PYP - Volunteer Support Officer

Community Health Service Ltd; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 76,000 - 93,000; Part time

Job summary

Community Health Service Ltd. in Melbourne is seeking a part-time Volunteer Support Officer (0.6 FTE) to join multidisciplinary teams delivering community-based programs. The role focuses on supporting volunteer line managers, recruitment, training, and data management, with strong stakeholder engagement.

The position offers flexible engagement, supportive teams, and opportunities to contribute to health outcomes in the Eastern and North Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Qualifications

• Current Victorian Driver’s Licence.
• Current Working with Children Check (WWCC).
• Recent experience in Volunteers, Community Development, Disability Support, Public Health or relevant community-based setting.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully work autonomously
• Experience working independently and collaboratively within a team.
• (Desirable) Certificate III or above in Community services or relevant field

Responsibilities

• Respond to volunteer enquiries in a timely manner.
• Support volunteer recruitment and match volunteers to reach HACC PYP clients and carers
• Collect volunteer information, availability, skills, and maintain an up-to-date database.
• Support volunteer line managers with compliance and relevant documentation.
• Arrange and promote relevant training and development opportunities to Volunteers, alongside PLC.
• Identify opportunities with Volunteers and healthAbility staff, to develop, facilitate and maintain groups.
• Develop relationships with stakeholders and healthAbility staff

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Negotiation

Conflict resolution

Autonomous work

Team collaboration

Education

Certificate III in Community services or relevant field

Job description

Job Category: Prevention and Social Connection

• Part Time (0.6 FTE), ongoing opportunity
• $84,925 (pro-rated) + super +plus NFP salary packaging + leave loading
• Ideal opportunity for someone looking for a rewarding, hands-on role with flexibility, strong team support, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact

Who are we?
healthAbility, as the name suggests, plays a unique and valuable role in the health system. We work to address the root causes of vulnerability, prevent disease and promote lifelong health outcomes, empowering people in our community to live their best life.

Our role is also supporting people to self-manage long-term health conditions, such as diabetes and mental health challenges, with multidisciplinary teams delivering community-based programs in a comfortable setting. We also support people, including older people and people with disability, to stay living at home longer and to live well in their community.

Our broad range of primary health services, care management and in home and community support services can be tailored to an individual’s needs and with major hubs in Box Hill and Eltham, these services can be delivered locally, in the Eastern and North Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Why work with us?
Although our clients are at the heart of what we do and we strive to positively impact our communities and those who need it most, the wellbeing of our employees is just as important.

When joining healthAbility’s supportive, kind, caring and ethical culture, you are welcomed by multi-disciplinary teams passionate about the health and wellbeing of clients and communities, from prevention through to specialist care, and passionate about continually learning and building on their areas of expertise. We embrace this passion and are values driven, offering careers with meaning and environments that are flexible, evolving, creative and connected.

healthability is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.We promote a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value unique contributions of all people. This means we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disabilities, LGBTIQ+ and from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this job, with age being no barrier.

Job Description

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a Volunteer Support Officer to join our supportive and professional multidisciplinary teams on a part-time basis.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to;

Support volunteer line managers and People, Learning and Culture to:

• Respond to volunteer enquiries in a timely manner.
• Support volunteer recruitment and match volunteers to reach HACC PYP clients and carers
• Collect volunteer information, availability, skills, and maintain an up-to-date database.
• Support volunteer line managers with compliance and relevant documentation.
• Arrange and promote relevant training and development opportunities to Volunteers, alongside PLC.
• Identify opportunities with Volunteers and healthAbility staff, to develop, facilitate and maintain groups.
• Develop relationships with stakeholders and healthAbility staff

Desired Skills and Experience

Our Ideal Candidate:

• Current Victorian Driver’s License.
• Current Working with Children Check (WWCC).
• Recent experience in Volunteers, Community Development, Disability Support, Public Health or relevant community-based setting.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully work autonomously
• Experience working independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including negotiation and conflict resolution.
• (Desirable) Certificate III or above in Community services or relevant field

Any enquiries can be made to Recruitment at [e-mail]