• Part-Time, 0.8 FTE, Permanent
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?
cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role
The Older Persons High Rise (OPHR) program is based in high rise accommodation allocated to older people. The program aims at improving the health and wellbeing of tenants living in this specific locale, providing one-to-one assistance as well as facilitating community development activities and groups, to ensure that isolated and vulnerable high rise residents have access to support and services.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include:

• Monitoring the health and wellbeing of vulnerable clients living in high rise accommodation
• Work with health professionals in the community to maximise residents' health and wellbeing
• Maintain and complete client files, including keeping case notes, and statistical/program records
• Be an active participant in Aged Residential and Outreach team meetings and program fortnightly meetings

What cohealth offers:

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/
• Novated Leasing available
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate:

• Social Work degree or equivalent relevant qualification
• Demonstrate ability to engage respectfully and appropriately with people from culturally and socially diverse backgrounds, and from marginalised groups within the community
• Experience working in the health/community sector including advanced skills in community development, care facilitation and assertive outreach
• Demonstrate ability to work in a team, as well as an ability to work independently

Application Process

To download the PD and to apply for this job go to: https://cohealthcareers.org.au/Current-Jobs & enter ref code: 6799568.

You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and Cover Letter. We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

Applications close on 07 September at 10.00 PM.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Josefa Puche-Cano on Josefa.Puche-Cano@cohealth.org.au

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.