About the Aged Care Assessment Officer (Comprehensive) role

Join our Aged Care Assessment Team and help improve access to care for older people (65+) across Darebin, Yarra, Melbourne and Maribyrnong. You’ll deliver timely, person-centred assessments, including home visits that support independence, wellbeing and informed choice. Multiple fixed-term part-time and full-time opportunities available. Offices located in the Northern Suburbs. 

Your Passion and Commitment will see you:

• Conduct comprehensive client assessments (home, face-to-face, phone) via My Aged Care, aligned to client needs and goals
• Partner with clients to set goals, build support plans and coordinate referrals to support independence at home and in community
• Manage diverse caseload, including dementia, CALD, LGBTIQA+ and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients
• Promote client choice and shared decision-making in care planning
• Prioritise and manage workload effectively to meet service demands and objectives

To succeed in this role you will have:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Allied Health, Nursing, Social Work or a related health discipline.
• Current unrestricted registration, or eligibility for registration, with AHPRA or a relevant professional body.
• Minimum one year’s experience delivering services to older people in aged care or community settings, including dementia care and working with diverse communities.
• Experience supporting people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
• Sound knowledge of the My Aged Care Portal and Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT).

For further information about this role, please refer to the position description (available via the YourCH Careers Hub). 

YourCH Culture & Benefits

YourCH has fostered an organisation-wide supportive and diverse team that allows staff to bring their whole self to work, both personally and professionally. You'll join a team focused on reflecting the diverse communities we serve and we will work with you to ensure a safe, affirming workplace by addressing any barriers you may experience to full participation. We offer:

• True flexibility in a supportive work environment to be yourself and balance your personal and professional responsibilities.
• Opportunities for development and training to grow your skills and career.
• Access to internal inclusion Networks like our LGBTIQA+ Rainbow Pride Network (and more starting soon).
• Eligibility for not-for-profit Salary Packaging Options including $15,900 annually and $2,650 Meal and Entertainment allowance per FBT year.
• Being an environmentally conscious employer part of the Global Green and Healthy Hospitals network.

Submit your application today!

Applications for this role may be reviewed as they are received so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible!

If you still have any queries about the role please contact Louise McVay (she/her), Aged Care Assessment Coordinator on louise.mcvay@yourch.org.au.

Your Community Health is an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer who supports inclusiveness and diversity. We are dedicated to attracting and retaining people from a diverse background, including but not limited to, those identifying as LGBTIQ, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people from cultural and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, and people with a disability.