Assessment and Planning Officer

**Conducting holistic assessments for consumers aged under 65 in their home, to assist with building capacity to live independently.**:

- **Utilise your intake and assessment experience and contribute to building capability and knowledge.**:

- **SCHADS Level 4 + increase take-home pay with up to $15,900 salary packaging benefits.**

**About the role**

In this role, you will be conducting comprehensive, holistic in-home assessments, ensuring that individuals receive tailored support that meets their unique needs. Beyond assessment, you'll play a pivotal role in connecting clients with a network of both funded and non-funded services, fostering a collaborative approach to holistic care.

Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to arrange brokered services, facilitating access to specialised support when necessary. This role is not just about ticking boxes; it's about creating meaningful connections, advocating for those in need, and empowering individuals to thrive within their communities. Join us in making a tangible impact every day.

**What’s on offer**

You will be part of a team that shares a passion for the work we do with consumers and are supportive of each other and understand the strength in teamwork.

We support **flexible working** and can also look at **work-from-home days **and are set-up to work remotely. Talk to us about what flexibility looks like for you and we can see if we can make it work.

In addition to a salary equivalent to **SCHADS Level 4** and superannuation, you’ll have the ability to **increase your take-home pay** by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.

There is also the option to** increase your annual leave entitlements** through our purchased leave program, access to paid parental leave for up to 10 weeks and can receive a **10% discount** on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using a Uniting Early Learning service or centre.

**About you**

You will bring with you:

- Understanding of the issues related specifically to the caring role and experience in the provision of care to the elderly, younger people and people with disabilities.
- Knowledge of principles of community inclusion and participation, with experience delivering a response or project to a community need or service gap.
- Demonstrated experience in performing community and health assessments using a strengths-based approach and developing care plans.
- Experience working collaboratively with consumers, carers and relevant agencies to achieve consumer goals.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, strong Microsoft Office and health literacy skills, and a high level of stakeholder engagement, networking, and negotiation skills.
- Tertiary qualification in Social Sciences, Disability Studies or Allied Health professions and a current Australian driver’s licence.

Please view the position description for further requirements.

**How to apply**

If you’ve questions about the opportunity, please contact **Caralyn Hogan or Stephanie Mesley - Team Leaders for HACC PYP & SCP **on **03 9051 3336.**

**About the programs**

Home and Community Care Program for Younger People (HACC-PYP) is for people aged under 65 and Aboriginal people aged under 50 who need assistance with daily activities. The program has been designed to support people with disabilities, a medical or health condition, and their respective carers to live as independently as possible in their own homes.

The Support for Carers Program (SCP) is funded by the Victorian Government for unpaid carers. An unpaid carer is a person providing care to another person with care needs. A carer may look after a partner, family member, friend or someone else who needs support. Carers can be of any age, from any culture or country, and any socio-economic background.

**About Uniting**

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.
- Uniting is also 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._