Community Assistance and Temporary Supports

Full Time
- Canberra

**Community Assistance and Temporary Supports (CATS) Program Officer**

**About the role**

The Community Assistance and Temporary Supports (CATS) Program empowers participants to achieve their health and wellbeing goals and improve their overall quality of life through timely and effective support services that meet their individual needs.

CS#1 is recruiting for a Canberra-based Program Officer who is highly skilled in the delivery of care coordination and bridging supports to join our Community Services Team.

**As a CATS Program Officer**:
You are accomplished in quickly building rapport with people, including over the phone. You will have demonstrated well-developed skills in person-centred, case management principles and a commitment to supporting vulnerable and complex participants with diverse cultural, emotional, social and health needs.

Your knowledge of the ACT community, health, aged care, and disability sectors will ensure that CATS participants are linked into services and supports in a timely manner and are supported to transition to more appropriate and ongoing supports as needed.

The CATS Program Officer role is:

- Full Time (76 hours per fortnight)
- Social Community Home Care and Disability Services Award Level 4
- Hourly Rate - $43.08-$46.35 commensurate with qualifications and experience, plus 11.5% superannuation

For further information about the CATS Program Officer position, please visit our website (Careers - Community Services 1) to download the position description.

**What are the benefits of working for CS#1?**
- Generous salary packaging arrangements that can provide up to $18,550 of your gross pay tax free - for a variety of eligible expense items with a healthy work/life balance
- Travel allowance
- Free on-site car parking
- Portable Long Service Leave
- Online learning management system with access to thousands of courses on professional development, wellbeing, and compliance
- Career progression and secondment opportunities
- Professional development, including face to face professional development
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program
- Moreover, you will be part of an excellent team that truly supports each other and is dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of the vulnerable clients in our care and community

**About Community Services #1**

Community Services #1 (CS#1) is a profit for purpose organisation, in the ACT and surrounding NSW regions. Our 180+ employees and volunteers make a difference in the daily lives of the people and families we support through our services designed to meet community needs.

We are always on the lookout for talented, passionate and vibrant people who share our vision. We love people who thrive on giving back, who are solution focused, collaborative and truly believe that together we are better.

At the heart of every great change, are great humans who work together doing incredible things to deliver on our shared values of a better community.

Come and join us, bring your ideas and determination to make a difference and together we can create positive long-lasting change.

If you would like more information about Community Services #1, any of our Out of School Hours Care or Early Childhood Education and Care Services or to view the position description, please view our website Community Services 1 - Canberra.

**How to apply**

For more information about our recruitment process, please call Jolly (People and Culture Officer) on 02 6126 4717.

**_ Equal Employment Opportunity Statement_**
- At Community Services #1 we recognise that our people are multi-dimensional. We take a human approach to create a work environment where all people feel like they can bring their authentic selves to work, every day._
- Community Services #1 acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander people as traditional custodians of the land on which we meet, work, live and play. We honour their continuous connection to country, water, sky, and communities. We celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander stories, traditions and living cultures and pay our respects to elders past and present._

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