Admissions Officer

**Family friendly work/life balance workplace**:

- **Rewarding and meaningful work**:

- ** Save on tax with generous salary packaging benefits -**Novated leasing, general living expenses, regional area benefits, meal entertainment, Holiday Accommodation and Venue hire
- **Paid training & support for professional development**:

- **We support Career Progression -** Scholarship programs, student placement and internal promotion opportunities
- ** Access our Employee Assistance program - **Confidential free counselling (personal, work, financial or legal).
- ** Employee wellness portal** - discounted memberships (e.g. gym, spa)
- ** Eligible staff receive benefits like income protection from our default Superannuation provider**:

- ** Achieve Job security**
- ** We have a rewarding opportunity for an**:

- **Admissions Officer to develop strong community links and **support assessing future residents and clients for all MiCare Services**

**Permanent part time (full time negotiable)**

**4 days**

**$69,160 p/yr Full time equivalent**

**+ 10.5% Superannuation + not for profit packaging**

**The position is based in at Kilsyth**

**About us...**

**MiCare** is proud to be a culturally and linguistically diverse organisation. A large part of our work is assisting people from a non-Australian background and we respect their culture, their history, their language and tastes, and their stories.

We are here for everyone believing that all people have the right to be respected and their differences celebrated.

**About the role...**

The Admissions Officer is an integral position that will support the management team in the assessment of future residents and clients for all the MiCare Services.

The successful incumbent will assist older persons by providing information and advice regarding accessing residential, community or another appropriate service.

The key responsibilities of the role consist of establishing an effective system for admissions, familiarity with funding sources, processing referrals, fostering and developing community links, weekly reports, conducting tours and liaising with government departments. Your experience in a similar role advantageous.

**About you...**

You will be self-motivated with a flexible, caring and patient attitude. You will have an ability to work in a professional and proficient manner.

**Qualifications**
- A qualification relevant to the role and function of this position
- A current Victoria Drivers license in mandatory

**Skills**:

- Demonstrated knowledge of aged care services and legislation
- Understanding of the ageing process
- Demonstrated knowledge of case management practice.
- Working understanding of Work Health and Safety requirements.
- The ability to complete primary client assessment for aged care services
- The ability to community effectively with prospective residents and relevant persons.
- The ability to work with mínimal supervision
- Ability to advocate on behalf of a resident
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional and staff
- Previous experience in administration/ accounting capacity in a residential service preferred
- Experience in working with Accreditation Standards and funding guidelines advantageous
- Demonstrated computer skills including accuracy and numeric skills preferred
- Ability to speak Dutch and/or multilingual desirable

**A police check with no disclosable outcome, medicare evidence of current influenza and COVID-19 vaccination, including dose 3 is required by MiCare for this position.**

**A commitment to work exclusively with MiCare Residential Aged Care facility as your only employer during COVID-19 will be highly regarded.**

**How to apply...**

**Previous applicants need not apply**

**If you meet the above criteria and you’re interested in contributing to an organisation that values the highest level of quality in everything it sets out to achieve, we want to hear from you**

MiCare is a Child Safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children.

MiCare says “NO” to Family Violence. We believe that everyone deserves to feel safe, respected, valued and treated as equals.

MiCare is committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.

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