• Permanent Part-time position (9 days per fortnight, 0.9 EFT)
• Passionate team with supportive leadership
• SCHADS Level 6 + Super + Salary Packaging
• Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packaging benefits!

Your new role

As a Senior Assessment and Facilitation Officer you will contribute to the development, delivery, performance and quality of the Home and Community Care Program for Younger People (HACC PYP), providing supervision, consultation and support to staff within the HACC PYP team.

You will complete holistic assessments of need to support the development of goal directed support plans promoting a strengths-based approach in partnership with service providers to ensure that individual client needs can be met.

Benefits of working at Uniting

At Uniting, you’ll enjoy:

• Working in a large values-led organisation with real community impact.
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits that can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing and streaming services.
• Save on dining out and drinks with a meal entertainment benefit of $2,650 annually.
• Increase your annual leave entitlements through our purchase leave program.
• Up to 10 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 weeks for secondary).
• An extra 17.5% on top of your fortnightly pay when you take paid annual leave.
• Opt in or out of public holidays and be respected for your unique background.

Your skills and experience

You will meet the person specification in the position description, including having a Tertiary qualification in Social Sciences, Disability Studies or Allied Health professions, or equivalent qualifications with demonstrated industry and leadership experience.

You will also have:

• Current driver’s licence valid in Victoria
• Current First Aid and CPR Certificate Level 2
• Demonstrated ability to provide safe environments for children and young people and protect them from abuse and neglect.
• Knowledge of principles of community inclusion and participation, with experience in delivering a response or project as a result to a community need or service gap.

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. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions, reach out to Sam Massey on 03 9051 7000 for a chat or email sam.massey@vt.uniting.org.

About Uniting

We create real change in people’s lives by working in partnership with people, communities, governments and other agencies to reduce the impact of poverty, trauma and disadvantage.

We provide compassionate care for people facing tough times and personal challenges. We support children and young people to break the cycle of disadvantage. We help families keep safe, together and thriving.

For over 100 years we’ve been fighting inequality, opposing discrimination, and responding to the needs in our communities across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

We are an inclusive, values-led organisation and proudly welcome people of all identities, backgrounds and experiences. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ people, and people with lived and living experience relevant to our work.

We are committed to inclusive hiring practices. You are welcome to share your pronouns and let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process. We are here to support you.

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of all children and young people. We embed child safety in everything we do. Employment with Uniting is subject to relevant pre-employment checks, including a National Police Check and Working with Children Check.