Assessment and Care Coordination Officer

**Employment Status**: Fixed term until 31 March 2026
**Days & Hours of Work**:Monday to Friday**,** totalling**38 hours per week
**Competitive Salary**:Band 6 - $98,867.71**p.a.+ 11.5% superannuation
**Location**:Council office in Sandringham and in the field

**About Us**:
We are a passionate organisation, connected in our shared goal to be ‘sector leading’ in all that we do for the community and each other. Home to over 100,000 residents, Bayside City Council's enduring purpose is building extraordinary places, thriving communities, and better futures.

Bayside Council is an equal-opportunity employer committed to providing an accessible and safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, diversity, and inclusion. Our organisational strategy is made up of three priorities and we consider these in everything we do**:Diversity, Equity & Inclusion**, **Customer Experience** and **Results Matter**.

We want everyone to be as proud of what we are achieving - and excited about our future - as we are, and we are committed to working together to achieve this.

**About the Role**:
The Assessment and Care Coordination Officer is required to respond to incoming referrals and provide assertive outreach to engage with and support community members who are homeless, at risk of homelessness or experiencing vulnerability to access appropriate and sustainable housing and/or services

**To be successful in this role, you will have**:

- Tertiary qualification in a health, allied health or social science discipline.
- Minimum two years' experience working with people who are homeless, at risk of homelessness and/or experiencing vulnerability is highly desirable.
- Experience within the mental health sector would be well regarded.
- Assessment, care plan development and experience in accessing referral pathways.
- Well-developed written and verbal communication skills including an ability to communicate with people from diverse backgrounds.
- An ability to identify client needs and respond appropriately in an empathetic, objective, respectful and professional manner.
- Ability to gain trust and build positive relationships with clients and service agencies.

**Mandatory pre-employment requirements**:

- Be willing to undergo and complete a satisfactory criminal history check.
- Provide or obtain an employment-based Working with Children check.

**What we can offer you in return**:

- A work life/balance through flexible working arrangements.
- Generous leave provisions, including accrued time off, wellbeing leave, cultural and ceremonial leave, gender affirmation leave.
- Dedicated Staff Wellbeing programs, events and gym membership discounts.
- Learning and development opportunities so our people can grow and thrive.
- A parkland surrounding the office that is only a short 500m stroll to the beach.
- Free onsite staff parking plus hybrid vehicles that employees can book for work related travel.
- A Green Money program, that rewards our staff for taking simple everyday steps to a more substantiable and climate aware living.

If you are ready to be part of our incredible organisation, and you think this role is the right fit for you, then we look forward to finding out more about you and what you would bring to this role.

**How to apply**:

- To discover more about the role and responsibilities review the Position Description.
- If you require reasonable adjustment at any point throughout the recruitment process, then please do let us know by contacting the listed Hiring Manager.

**Applications close**: Wednesday 4 June, 11:55pm
- Bayside City Council prides itself on its values of _**_Respect Each Other_**_, _**_Own It_**_, _**_Work Together_**_ and _**_Find Better Ways_**_._
- Bayside City Council proudly acknowledges the Bunurong People of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land, and we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging as well as all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community members with us today._