Community Support Coordinator

**Job no**: 918730
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Adelaide Metro Northern
**Categories**: Allied and Scientific Health, Community and Social Services, Child, Aged and Disability Care, Mental Health, Nursing/Midwifery- **Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Older Persons Mental Health - Modbury**
- **Salary (plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits)**:

- **AHP3 $108,347 - $116,216 p.a.**
- **RN3 $125,183 - $130,779 p.a.**- **Ongoing Full-Time**- **About the Role**:

- Join the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) as a Community Support Coordinator in our Older Persons Mental Health service.
- The Older Persons Community Support Program (OPCS) Coordinator operates NALHN Older Persons Mental Health sites, facilitating timely and effective discharge planning. This role is responsible for implementing the OPCS program, as well as managing Wrap Around and other state-based funding initiatives that support patient flow and optimise health outcomes for mental health consumers.
- Working within a compassionate, multidisciplinary team, you will coordinate community-based support services, helping older persons maintain their independence and wellbeing in familiar environments. This role combines case management, advocacy and direct support to ensure our clients receive comprehensive, person-centred care.
- Key Responsibilities:

- coordinate individualised support plans for older persons with mental health conditions
- liaise with families, carers, and community service providers
- conduct assessments and monitor client progress
- facilitate access to appropriate community resources and services- To be eligible for this position at the **AHP3 classification**, you must hold an appropriate degree or equivalent qualification for one of the following Allied Health disciplines working in the service, specifically:

- Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which entitles registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.
- Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
- Appropriate Degree (Masters in Clinical or Health Psychology) or equivalent qualification as recognised by the PsyBA and general registration with PsyBA.- To be eligible for this position at the **RN3 classification**, you must be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate. Must be enrolled in an approved Mental Health course or holds a qualification in mental health practice.
- **About You**:

- To excel in this role you will have experience working with older adults and mental health services, possess strong communication and interpersonal skills, along with demonstrated clinical knowledge.
- **About Us**:

- The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.
- NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.
- At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
- **Benefits of working at NALHN**:

- From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
- Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
- Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
- NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
- The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
- **Check(s)**:

- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)- **Immunisation Risk for this position is**-** Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)**
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccinat