Care Finder Practitioner

Better Place Australia has a vision of “An Australia where all people experience positive relationships, truly value each other and live safer, more fulfilling lives”.  Our purpose is “To empower people to become more resilient and experience improved wellbeing to better determine their futures”.

Our organisational values are at the forefront of all interactions with our employees, our clients and our stakeholders. We are:

• Creative
• Caring
• Welcoming
• Responsive; and
• Thriving

As a community focused ‘for-purpose’ organisation with an ever-growing range of psychological and community support services, Better Place Australia is taking a leadership role in the provision of high-quality, effective services for a wide range of community groups across Victoria.

This is an opportunity to join our expanding team of highly experienced and passionate people who want to make Australia a better place.

The Role

Access to appropriate aged care supports is imperative in enhancing the wellbeing and health of Older Australians. The Aged Care System is complex, and whilst the implementation of My Aged Care was established to provide a single and centralised gateway for older Australians to access aged care, either in their own homes or in a residential environment, for some people this can be a confusing and complex system to navigate.

To address these impacts the Commonwealth Government has provided funding for the Care Finder Program throughout the South Eastern Primary Health Network (SEMPHN) region to provide additional support for older Australian’s residing in the community to access the Aged Care system who have significant difficulty accessing services and are at risk of “falling between the cracks”. Better Place Australia have been funded to provide the Care Finder Program in Greater Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia.

What you can expect to do in this role

• Provide assertive outreach to older people who are disconnected from the aged care and/or health systems
• Support older people to navigate the system and interact with My Aged Care
• Provide guidance and explain the care assessment process
• Connect older people with the aged care services or other relevant community supports they need
• Provide high level check in with clients to ensure they continue to have their needs met.

What you will require

• Tertiary Qualifications in Social Work, or related discipline
•  Experience in community settings and/or hospital settings undertaking high level client assessment, care planning and coordination, and;
• Experience working in Aged Care and a sound understanding of the Aged Care Sector, and;
• High level knowledge of complex care options and services available to the aged and ability to refer to appropriate services and agencies including community and health services.
• Must have own car  (with comprehensive insurance) and driver’s licence
• Influenza Vaccination requirement

Employee Benefits

Better Place Australia is serious about being an employer of choice; and to back that claim we offer:

• Generous above award salary rates
• Salary packaging (which increases your take home pay)
• Additional annual leave (between Christmas and New Year)
• Annual leave loading of 17.5% loading
• 12 weeks paid parental leave
• Up to 20 days family violence leave
• Paid study leave and extensive professional development opportunities

Further Information

We have several opportunities available, both full-time and part-time. One role is ongoing, while the other is a parental leave cover. Please let us know your preferred working arrangements in your cover letter, or feel free to contact us directly to discuss the options. You may also be required to work from such other locations as required by Better Place from time to time including Better Place office sites.

Better Place Australia

Better Place Australia is a for-purpose organisation, providing services for all members of the community regardless of religion, age, gender, sexuality, lifestyle choice, cultural background or economic circumstances.  We offer a workplace culture reflective of a vibrant, learning organisation where our people are highly engaged in their work and committed to making a difference.

At BPA, we all have a shared responsibility for supporting a culture of inclusivity and diversity.  Our organisation is committed to child safety and we carry out police record, working with children and reference checks to ensure that we are recruiting the right people.

Workplace Flexibility

Here at Better Place Australia we embrace flexible ways of working including work from home.  We encourage you to talk to us about what flexibility might look like for you and your individual needs.

Apply today

Better Place Australia requires employees to have up-to-date (boosted) vaccination status with an approved COVID-19 Vaccination and to provide evidence of vaccination by way of uploading a Digital Vaccination Certificate to our HRIS Information System (ConnX).  You will be provided with relevant information including compliance dates during the recruitment process.

Our organisation is committed to child safety and satisfactory completion of a Working with Children Check and National Police Check are mandatory for the preferred candidate.

Whilst we appreciate the interest of all prospective candidates, please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.  Apply today – we look forward to hearing from you.