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Intake and Case Worker- Care Finder - Fitzroy, Australia - Star Health

Star Health

Verified Company

Fitzroy, Australia

1 month ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

Location:

Star Health
Fitzroy Street
Employment Type:
FP
Full-Time Permanent
Department:
Coordinator
CM ABI HSAP CCP
Salary:
Two generous salary packaging options available**Intake and Case Worker
Care Finder**
FTE 1.0 ( Permanent Full Time)**
Job Reference No VAC1203

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Professional development opportunities:

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Two generous salary sacrificing options:

Rewarding and valuable work

The Care Finder (CF) program is an outreach service that targets people who are eligible for aged care services and who require intensive support to navigate the My Aged Care system and access to relevant supports in the community.

The worker will network with key stakeholders to gather eligible referrals, participate in the intake process and link clients into services.

The target population is marginalized, often with no carers or support person and may have one or more of the following characteristics:

difficulty communicating because of language or literacy and/or find it difficult to understand information and make decisions and/or be reluctant to engage with aged care or government and/or be in an unsafe situation if they do not receive services.

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Ideally, you will possess:

A professional qualification in Social Work.
Experience in service coordination and community Aged Care.
Demonstrated ability to comprehensive networking abilities, skilled referral processing and case planning.
Excellent knowledge of Aged Care Sector and referral pathways.
A clear understanding of working with marginalized communities and barriers they experience.

In return, we offer:

Accrued Day Off per month
Work in a multidisciplinary team environment
Rewarding and valuable work
Learning and Development Opportunities
Great team culture
Make a difference to the most disadvantaged in our community

What makes Star Health Tick?

Star Health works in partnership with people and communities to promote and improve equity, health and wellbeing by delivering innovative client-directed services that take into account the context of the individual and the community, and championing prevention and change to address the structural reasons for health inequity.

Please note that prior to any commencement of employment, pre-employment checks must be complete.

These will include reference checking, a national criminal history and right to work check, proof of vaccinations and a working with children check.

**Closing Date: Tuesday 4th April 2023