Non-clinical Assessor

**Join NSW Health Aged Care Assessment Service (Hunter) — where compassion, collaboration and quality care come together.**

**Remuneration**: $72,285.58 - $73,940.16 Per Annum + Superannuation + Salary Packaging
**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time and Part Time ending June 2026
**Location**:Wallsend
**Position Classification**: Administration Officer Level 4
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ590121
**Applications Close**: Sunday, 24th August 2025

**About the Role**

We’re seeking a dedicated and empathetic Non-Clinical Needs Assessor to join our large, supportive Aged Care Assessment Service team. You’ll help older people and their carers access the right services by conducting aged care assessments in both community and hospital settings.

Using the Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT), you’ll assess each person’s medical, physical, cognitive, psychosocial, cultural, environmental and social needs, then develop a tailored support plan that enables them to live with dignity and independence.

This is a role where your organisation, empathy and communication skills will directly improve quality of life for older people across the Hunter.

**In this role, you’ll**:

- Conduct aged care assessments for clients referred via the My Aged Care Contact Centre
- Formulate support plans in collaboration with clients, carers and relevant services
- Accurately document findings and recommendations
- Work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Support service access across multiple community and hospital-based locations

**About You**

You’re a compassionate, detail-oriented professional with a genuine passion for supporting older people. You can juggle competing demands while staying focused on the person in front of you.

**You must have**:

- Experience working with aged clients in a community or health setting
- Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritise effectively
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- The ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Confidence with accurate, timely documentation

**Why Join NSW Health Aged Care Assessment Service (Hunter)?**

Here, you’ll enjoy:

- A comprehensive two-month orientation including the National Training Program (based at Wallsend)
- Support from a large, experienced and collaborative team
- Ongoing professional development opportunities

**Opportunities to work across our service locations**:

- Wallsend Campus
- Westlakes Community Centre (Toronto)
- Eastlakes Community Centre (Windale)
- Raymond Terrace Community Centre
- Kurri Kurri Community Centre

**Addditional Information**:

- This position is full time; however, part time arrangements will be considered (minimum 24 hours per week).
- An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies.
- Job share / part time arrangements will be considered.

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**_ Information for Applicants:_**

**_This is a Category A position. _**_Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive _PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases_ for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy._
- Hunter New England Health employees may be _**_eligible for a range of _**_benefits_**_ _such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses._

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