Scheduling Officer

Bendigo Health; Greater Bendigo; On-site; AUD 48,000 - 54,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging to boost take-home

Staff health and wellbeing programs

Career development and education

Flexible working arrangements

Gym and pool access

Job summary

Bendigo Health is seeking a Scheduling Officer to coordinate service schedules for the Community Home Care Services Program, ensuring timely and appropriate care in clients' homes.

The role supports the Home Care Services Team, maintains accurate client data, and helps escalate capacity and activity to leadership.Applicants should align with Aged Care standards and privacy requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating service schedules for community/home care programs.
• Ability to manage referrals and update client data promptly.
• Strong focus on privacy, continuity of care and adherence to standards.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage home care worker schedules to deliver timely care.
• Onboard clients with intake duties as required by the team.
• Assist Intake officer with onboarding and referrel processing and capacity monitoring.

Job description

• An opportunity to make a real impact with a trusted name - Bendigo Health
• Salary Packaging to boost your take home pay

The Position

Job Reference:4837 Position Title: Scheduling OfficerClassification: HS2 - HS21Salary per hour (exc. super): $35.14 - $38.85Hours per fortnight: 32Employment Status: Fixed Term Part Time (until October 2027)

The Scheduling Officer plays a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless and efficient delivery of services to care recipients in the Community Home Care Services Program. Tasked with the critical responsibility of coordinating service schedules, this role involves creating and managing schedules for home care workers to ensure that care recipients receive timely and appropriate care in their homes.

The Scheduling Officer ensures that services are delivered in a manner that respects client privacy, promotes continuity of care, algins with the program’s guidelines and the Aged Care Standards. This role contributes to the overall quality of care provided to individuals in need, promoting their well‑being and supporting their independence. This role will also support the Intake officer with onboarding of clients as required.

The position provides day to day support for the Home Care Services Team by ensuring all client data is updated and referrals are processed in a timely manner.Working alongside other administration support staff to elevate concerns around capacity and client activity to the leadership team.

Working with Bendigo Health

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including:

• Staff health and wellbeing programs
• Career development and education opportunities
• Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

Your New Division

The Community and Continuing Care Division provides a broad range of high-quality, person-centred care programs and services to consumers in inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. Each service within the division is designed to ensure holistic care and improve the overall well-being of our patients and communities.

The Community Services team is dedicated to enhancing the health and wellbeing outcomes of the communities in the Loddon Mallee with six regional offices. This team includes: Aged Care Assessment undertaken on behalf of My Aged Care; Community Allied Health; Community Care; Carer Support and Community Nursing & Home Care.

The Continuing Care team delivers high-quality services across the Loddon Mallee region including: Dental Care; Chronic Disease Management; Outpatient Rehabilitation; Support for People Transitioning Home; Diabetes Management and Geriatric Management and Assessment.

The Allied Health team provides comprehensive, high-quality care across the continuum, including expert services in: audiology, dietetics, exercise physiology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry, psychology, social work, speech pathology and allied health assistants who work with these disciplines.

The Geriatric Medicine Team includes Geriatricians, Rehabilitation physicians, Palliative care physicians, registrars and junior medial staff. The Team work across inpatients, outpatients and home settings.

In addition, the Community and Continuing Care Division holds the professional portfolio of Chief Allied Health Officer. The Chief Allied Health Officer and allied health discipline managers provide professional governance for all allied health across Bendigo Health.

Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

Interested?

Need more information? Please contact Monique Schajermann, Manager- Community Home Care Serviceson 03 5454 8***for a confidential discussion.

Diversity and Inclusion

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

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