Intake & Active Hold Worker|Navigator

Anglicare Victoria; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 116,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Well Worth It Program

Fitness Passport

EAP

Discounted health insurance

Rainbow Tick Accreditation

DCA Inclusive Employer

L&D support

Job summary

Anglicare Victoria in Broadmeadows is seeking a part-time Navigator to support disengaged young people aged 12-17 and their families. You will work across phone, face-to-face, and outreach modes, helping students re-engage with school and learning within a multi-disciplinary team.

Based at Broadmeadows, this permanent role offers 0.7 FTE (26.6 hours) per week, with an emphasis on intake assessments, active hold case management, and collaboration with schools, referrers and families to achieve

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating intake assessments and exploring client strengths and barriers.
• Ability to present Active Hold cases in allocations meetings.
• Proven collaboration within multi-disciplinary teams including schools and referrers.
• Strong communication with young people, families and service partners.

Responsibilities

• Complete intake assessments which gather client information and begin to explore their strengths, interests and barriers to mainstream education
• Present Active Hold cases at the Navigator Allocations Meetings
• Develop and maintain a professional and respectful working relationship with young people, their families, schools and other referrers
• Provide appropriate referral information for other support services available.
• Maintain intake information and assessments as required for the delivery of the Navigator Service.
• Regularly record information on the department’s data management system
• Work as part of a team and participate in team meetings, joint work opportunities and case evaluation activities.

Skills

Intake assessments

Active Hold case presentations

Team collaboration

Communication with youth and families

Job description

• Support young people & their families to re-engage with school & learning
• Permanent|part time, 0.7, 3 1/2 days|based at Broadmeadows
• Make your mark providing phone based, face to face and outreach support

The Program:

Navigator here at Anglicare Victoria is expanding and will build a new team working from Broadmeadows. This brings the number of Navigator programs we operate to six, making us the largest provider of Navigator services in Victoria.

The Navigator Program is an intensive, targeted, education support service where Case Managers work in collaboration with schools, young people, families, and external stakeholders to find ways to achieve educational goals.

What our students say: “This program has made my future just that little bit brighter, and that’s what I so desperately needed”

Many of the young people you will work with have complex barriers to educational engagement & have not responded to school-based engagement interventions. Your goal is to work with young people, their families & support networks to address issues underlying disengagement & help them re-engage with their education & achieve their goals.

Your role:

You will be supporting referrals for young people (12 - 17yrs) who have disconnected from school and assisting their carers/guardians. You will work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, comprising of a Team Leader, Senior Case Managers, Brief interventions Worker, a Groups Facilitator and other relevant services, bringing expertise and valuable understanding in specialist aspects pertaining to current disengagement challenges.

Make your mark:

• Complete intake assessments which gather client information and begin to explore their strengths, interests and barriers to mainstream education
• Present Active Hold cases at the Navigator Allocations Meetings
• Develop and maintain a professional and respectful working relationship with young people, their families, schools and other referrers
• Provide appropriate referral information for other support services available.
• Maintain intake information and assessments as required for the delivery of the Navigator Service.
• Regularly record information on the department’s data management system
• Work as part of a team and participate in team meetings, joint work opportunities and case evaluation activities.

Make it work:

• Inspiring leadership supporting individual agency and autonomy.
• Salary starts at $105,557, Level 5 SCHCADS.
• Permanent. Part time, 0.7, 3 1/2 days per week, which is 26.6 hours.
• Flexible through the increments up to 5.3
• Site based at our office in Broadmeadows.
• Face to face and active outreach may be required across Hume Merri-bek.
• Pool cars available for your use.
• We take the Health and Wellbeing of our people seriously offering a Well Worth It! Program, Fitness Passport, EIP and EAP.
• Access to discounted health insurance as well!
• A diverse and inclusive workplace for you to feel safe, acknowledged and included.
• Learn from a team around you, support one another and deliver the best outcomes for young people.
• Our people are our biggest asset, we will support you to progress your career with a dedicated L&D team.
• A workplace with Rainbow Tick Accreditation and DCA Inclusive Employer recognition.

What our people say: “I first came to Anglicare because of their reputation for delivering high-quality services. The size of the organisation was quite appealing as well. I’ve stayed for the same reasons - our size and strength means we have a lot of support structures and infrastructure that support us to do our work.”

Detailed Position Description: Intake and Active Hold Worker PD YS NAV E AW5 052023 V1.1 (2).pdf

For further enquiries regarding this Navigator position contact our Recruitment Specialist Paul Ridley on 03 9412 6078 or email [e-mail]

Applications close: Sunday 22nd November.

Please Note: It is mandatory for the successful applicant to hold a current Working with Children Check and be prepared to undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to commencement.

Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.

Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare Victoria and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this. Everyone is welcome at Anglicare Victoria, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability.