Intake Officer (Multiple Opportunities)

Accountable to the Program Manager, Country Referral Unit ,the Intake Worker is the first contact for clients requesting community based health and home care services, including Transition Care Packages (TCP), Short Term Restorative Care (STRC), Country Home Link (CHL), Rapid Intensive Brokerage Services (RIBS) and Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP), referrals throughout Regional South Australia, on behalf of the 6 Local Health Networks - Barossa Hills Fleurieu (BHFLHN), Eyre and Far North (EFNLHN), Flinders and Upper North (FUNLHN), Limestone Coast (LCLHN), Riverland Mallee Coorong (RMCLHN), and Yorke and Northern (YNLHN).

The role of the Intake Worker is to identify the clients' initial needs through intake assessment, provide them with information on service options, determine eligibility for health services and allocate the referral to the appropriate service or worker within the region. The position will work within a primary health care framework and contribute to the service being culturally appropriate.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.

Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

In addition to the annual salary package we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, employer superannuation contributions and leave loading.

• Check(s)
• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
• Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category B (Indirect contact with blood or body substances)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease : Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

• Job ref
• 883870
• Enquiries

Name : Francie Baker

Title : Senior Administration Officer

Phone : 8561 2184

• Application Closing Date
• 6 December 2024 - 2 week close - 11.55PM
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• Advertised
• 22 Nov 2024 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
• Applications close
• 06 Dec 2024 Cen. Australia Daylight Time