Aged Care Coordinator Anglicare Nt

About Anglicare NT

Anglicare NT is a respected provider of quality human services across urban, regional, and remote areas.

Anglicare NT offers a range of career opportunities in the community and social services sector in a diverse range of fields such as children and youth, family relationships and counselling, refugee and migrant, corporate services, financial counselling, mental health, disability and home care, social enterprises, and specialist homelessness services. We offer great benefits, including: further training and development options, flexible working conditions, five weeks annual leave, a strengths-based environment, and great salary packaging options that can significantly increase your take-home pay.

About the Program

Our home support services help older people remain independent in their homes and communities longer. The service supports people aged 65 years and over and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 50 years and over who are experiencing difficulty with everyday tasks.

About the Opportunity

As the Aged Care Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the quality of life for our consumers. Your responsibilities will include developing and reviewing personalised Care Plans, ensuring compliance with Aged Care standards, providing effective supervision and support to staff, and maintaining up-to-date administration and financial records.

Your work will involve Home Care Packages (HCP), the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP), and the Transition to Care Program (TCP) fee for service work and/or any new programs that emerge from the national Aged Care reform process.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Approved qualification in Human Services / Health / Community / Disability or equivalent and extensive experience working within a similar role.
• Experience in planning, co-ordination and delivery of services to older people who live at home including care assessments and the development and review of care plans.
• Working knowledge and understanding of Aged Care related reforms, legislation, compliance requirements, quality standards, the role of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, and the My Aged Care (MAC) portal.
• Demonstrated effective staff supervision, mentoring and support skills.
• Ability to work respectfully and collaboratively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, their families, communities, staff, and Aboriginal controlled organisations.

Note: The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8 of the Racial Discrimination Act (Cth), section 57 of the Antidiscrimination Act (NT) and section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act. Special Measures vacancies are open to everyone including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. However, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.

For further information on this exciting opportunity, please contact the Director Aged & Disability or visit our careers page. To request a full position description, please email our HR Team.

It is a requirement that prior to commencing in this role, you must provide points of identification to confirm Australian citizenship or eligibility to work in Australia; possess a Working with Children (Ochre Card), a current National Criminal History Check (within 3 months), and a valid NT driver's licence. As part of the recruitment process, you will be required to address the key selection criteria on the online application on the Anglicare NT website.

Experience of working closely with and having a strong understanding of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander culture would be considered an advantage. Anglicare NT is a Child Safe, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

COVID-19 Vaccination Status

Receiving and maintaining vaccines can reduce health risks and is one control mechanism to maintain the health and wellbeing of all employees, contractors, volunteers, visitors and the people we work with. In line with Anglicare NT's commitment to a full life and social justice for all, it is mandatory for all Anglicare NT employees (paid and volunteer) to ensure specific vaccine schedules are current and maintained. In relation to COVID-19, this includes a primary course (dose one and two) and booster dose within one month of becoming eligible for booster dose (subject to medical exemption).