Service Coordinator - Optimal Ageing

PageUp People Limited; Victor Harbor; On-site; AUD 74,000 - 79,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

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Professional development

Employee assistance program

Health and fitness benefits

Job summary

Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network seeks a part-time Care Coordinator to support older people living in their own homes. You will coordinate flexible services, develop care plans with clients, and lead a team of community support workers to deliver timely, consumer-directed care.

The role offers collaboration with families and providers in a supportive environment, with opportunities to develop carecoordination and leadership skills within BHFLHN.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating client services in aged care or community settings with a person-centred or consumer-directed approach.
• Ability to conduct home-based assessments, develop care plans, and prioritise referrals to meet client needs.
• Ability to supervise, support and motivate community support workers, and manage rosters and changing client requirements.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships with clients, families and diverse stakeholders.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage competing priorities and maintain accurate records.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, person-centred care coordination to help older people stay independent at home.
• Undertake assessments, develop care plans and manage referrals for timely service delivery.
• Lead and support community support workers, ensuring rostering, communication and quality outcomes.
• Build relationships with clients, families and providers to ensure right care at the right time.
• Maintain accurate documentation and contribute to continuous improvement and compliance.

Job description

Apply now Job no: 947426
Work type: Part time
Location: Fleurieu Peninsula
Categories: Administration, Business and Management, Community and Social Services, Child, Aged and Disability Care, Nursing/Midwifery

• Victor Harbor
• Salary: OPS3 $74,095 - $78,696 Per Annum (adjusted to hours worked) + Benefits
• Part-time (0.6 FTE / 22.5 hours per week), Temporary to 29 th January 2027

Empower independence-make a difference in older people’s lives!

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?

We offer a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful impact within the AgedCareSupport at Home team, supporting older people to live independently through quality, person-centred care. In this role, you will coordinate flexible services, developcareplans in partnership with clients, and lead a team of community support workers to delivertimelyandappropriate care. You will work in a collaborative environment, building strong relationships with clients, families, and service providers, while also developing your skills incarecoordination, leadership, and continuous service improvement within a consumer-directedcaremodel.

WHO ARE WE?

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network offers opportunities across our sites, from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas. We pride ourselves on providing exceptionalcareto all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborativecareand always with kindness. We do this bymaintainingexceptional levels ofcareat all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve.

WHERE AND HOW YOU WILL WORK

VictorHarbor offers a coastal lifestyle like no other, combining ocean views, outdoor living, and a welcoming community. With a strong local services hub and a relaxed pace of life,it’san ideal location for those seeking meaningful work alongside a change of scenery. For more information DiscoverVictorHarbor

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Do you have experience coordinating client services in agedcareor a community setting, with a strong focus on person-centred or consumer-directed care?
• Are you confident conducting home-based assessments, developingcareplans, and prioritising referrals to meet client needs effectively?
• Can you supervise, support, and motivate community-based staff while managing rosters and responding to changing client requirements?
• Do you havestrong communicationand interpersonal skills to build relationships with clients, families, and a range of stakeholders from diverse backgrounds?
• Are you highly organised with the ability to manage competing priorities,maintainaccuraterecords, and ensure compliance with relevant guidelines and reporting requirements?

If you have answered yes to any of these questions - then read on…

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?

• Deliver high-quality, person-centredcarecoordination that supports older people to remain independent in their own homes
• Undertake assessments, developcareplans, and manage referrals to ensuretimelyandappropriate servicedelivery
• Lead and support community support workers, ensuring effective rostering, communication, and qualitycareoutcomes
• Build strong relationships with clients, families, and service providers to ensure the rightcareis delivered at the right time
• Maintainaccuratedocumentation, manage data, and contribute to continuous improvement and compliance activities

WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?

At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress orconsolidateyour career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:

• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utilitybillsand groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year Click here more information
• Access to professional development opportunities to enable you to do your job.
• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program.
• Health and Fitness Benefits:Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?

Working in this environment, itis important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you willbe requiredto undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following:

• You will need to undergo employment screening, what yourequireis also on the front page of the Role Description.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in. At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you.

Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (job ref: 947426), or reach out to Narelle McWhinney, Optimal Ageing Systems Administrator on Phone: [phone] or viaEmail: [e-mail]

Eligibility: Open to Public Sector Employees Only

Advertised: 29 Sep 2026 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 07 Oct 2026 11:55 PM Cen. Australia Daylight Time