• Part Time (2 days per week), ongoing role based at Blackburn
• Utilise your intake and assessment experience and contribute to building capability and knowledge.
• SCHADS Level 4 + Super

About the role

The Client Intake and Assessment Officer will complete intake & assessment for consumers accessing services through Support for Carers & Additional Respite for Carers programs. You will ensure support services are coordinated, planned and equitable, according to Support for Carer Guidelines, Additional Respite for Carers Guidelines and the National Carer Strategy and Action Plan. Develop goal directed care plans in partnership with carers and other relevant persons and/or service providers and Complete re-assessments, and care plan/service plan reviews where required, actively monitoring allocated support hours optimising value for the consumer and taking account of resourcing issues

What’s on offer.

You will be part of a team that shares a passion for the work we do with consumers and are supportive of each other and understand the strength in teamwork.

We support flexible working, and you can also look at 1 work-from-home day each week and are set-up to work remotely.

About you

You will bring with you:

• Tertiary qualification in Social Sciences, Disability Studies or Allied Health professions, or demonstrated industry experience
• Understanding of the issues related specifically to the caring role
• Experience or knowledge regarding the provision of care to the elderly, younger people and people with disabilities
• Understanding of privacy and confidentiality obligations
• Knowledge of principles of community inclusion and participation, with experience in delivering a response or project as a result to a community need or service gap
• Demonstrated experience in performing community and/or health assessments using a strengths-based approach, and development of associated care plans
• Current Australian Driver’s Licence valid in Victoria

Please view the position description for further requirements.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest. We’ll be reviewing applications as they come through and conducting interviews prior to applications closing. Please send your application through as a priority as we’re keen to engage with someone. 

If you’ve questions about the opportunity, please contact Michelle Ludwig, Team Leader Financial Wellbeing on michelle.ludwig@vt.uniting.org.