Age Well Planner/ Care Finder

2 weeks ago

Coburg, Victoria, Australia Merri-bek City Council Full time

Full time maximum term role (based on 38 hours per week):

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Monthly RDO:

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Temporary to June 30, 2024, with possibility of extension:


  • Salary: $93k
  • $102k + Super:
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Ability to transfer or take LSL (Long Service Leave) within Local Government

About Merri-bek City Council:

Merri-bek City Council is a progressive council of 175,000 residents: one community, proudly diverse.

Our council area sits within the banks of the Merri Creek and the Moonee Ponds Creek, and includes Brunswick, Coburg, Fawkner, Glenroy, Gowanbrae, Hadfield, Oak Park and Pascoe Vale.

Our city is vibrant and energetic, known for its active community, cultural diversity, creative industries and the arts. Our long-term vision has ambitious goals for environmental sustainability, social justice, community wellbeing, and creating great places.

With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne's CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food and cafés right at the doorstep.


Merri-bek Council strives to be a contemporary, innovative and collaborative organisation with a deep commitment to engaging and supporting the Merri-bek community.

Our organisational vision is to be one team, brave and diverse, making a difference.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and welcoming workplace. We offer flexible and hybrid work options and genuinely care about providing our staff work/life balance.

With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne's CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food, cafés, parks and a cinema right at the doorstep.

Merri-bek is a great place to live, work and play.

About the role:

We have an exciting full-time temporary opportunity for an Age Well Planner to join the team. Be a part of the development of the New Merri-bek Navigation Service.

The Age Well Planner will be responsible for supporting Merri-bek residents to be able to access the services they need, by increasing their knowledge of My Aged Care, developing an Age Well Guide, providing regular "Ask us Anything" sessions in the community as well as one on one support via the phone or In person and at our local events and festivals.

As well as regular evaluation and reporting of progress.

Skills and experience require to perform the role:

  • A degree or diploma in an allied health or relevant profession (e.g., health promotion, community development or social sciences) or equivalent mix of lesser formal qualifications and substantial experience working with diverse older people or people requiring additional support.
  • Experience working the health or community services sector.
  • Sound knowledge of the aged care service system, social determinates of heath in older people, policy directions with the aged care sector and ageing well principles.
  • An applicant with lived experience of the aged care system or a self
- identified older person.

  • Familiarity with the Merribek community and service organisations.
  • Ability to speak a language other than English, that is relevant to the older Merribek community (Such at Italian, Greek or Arabic)

What the role can offer:

  • Monthly RDO
  • Extensive opportunities for training & career development
  • Salary sacrifice options
  • A real sense of worklife balance & flexible work options
  • Employersupported study assistance schemes
  • Wellness programs

Further support offered for our staff:

  • Up to 20 weeks primary & up to 5 weeks secondary parental leave
  • Purchase leave
  • Ceremonial leave
  • Gender affirmation leave
  • Family violence leave

For further information about this position please contact Shiona Novkovic Heaven on **Merri-bek is focused on diverse representation of the community we serve. With this we value lived experience that could contribute to the shaping of this role and in turn will continue to provide representation and growth of safe and inclusive work culture.

Applications close: 11:30pm, Wednesday, 14 June 2023.

How to apply:

  • Please note that some documents relating to this position may reference Moreland City Council. We are in the process of updating the councils new name of Merribek City Council.

Our Commitment:


In May 2021, Merri-bek Council adopted a revised Statement of Commitment to Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of the municipality.

The statement recognises the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as the traditional owners of the lands and waterways of our municipality.

Merri-bek City Council is committed to being a Child Safe Organisation and has zero tolerance for child abuse.

We believe children and young people have the right to be and feel safe and that their safety and wellbeing is the responsibility of everyone.

You can read more about our Child Safety Commitment Statement on our website.

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