Intake & Assessment Officer

• Permanent full time role
• Based at south east Melbourne (Blackburn)
• SCHADS Level 4 increase your take home pay with salary packaging benefits

Your new role

The Support for Carers Program provides tailored and flexible support to unpaid carers across Victoria helping them access services that meet their individual needs and circumstances. Support includes counselling respite recreational activities referrals and capacity-building services.

The Additional Respite for Carers Program expands access to flexible respite services helping reduce barriers and provide greater support to unpaid carers and the people they care for across Victoria.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isnt easy but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to an hourly rate equivalent to SCHADS Level 4 superannuation you can access the following:

• Ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15900 in salary packaging benefits which can be used for living expenses such as rent groceries bills clothing and much more
• 10% discount for eligible employees on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using a Uniting Early Learning Service
• 25% discount at Uniting Op Shops
• Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Your skills and experience

You will bring relevant qualifications and experience along with a strong understanding of the needs of carers and the people they support.

Youll have:

• Tertiary qualification in Social Sciences Disability Studies Allied Health or relevant demonstrated industry experience.
• Understanding of the challenges and issues associated with the caring role.
• Experience or knowledge supporting older people younger people and people with disability.
• Understanding of privacy and confidentiality requirements.
• Knowledge of community inclusion and participation with experience responding to community needs or identified service gaps.
• Demonstrated experience conducting community and/or health assessments using a strengths-based approach and developing care plans.
• Experience working collaboratively with consumers carers and relevant agencies to achieve individual goals.

View the position description here

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you please apply soon. Well review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions please reach out to our team on:

Michelle Ludwig

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About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

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Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children at all times. As a child safe organisation employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional however it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal a person with disability from a diverse background or LGBTQIA. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Hourly Salary Salary: 4 - 4