Aboriginal Project Officer Aged Care

About Us

The Port Lincoln Aboriginal Health Service Inc provides Primary Health Care to some 1,600 Aboriginal clients in Port Lincoln and surrounding areas. It also operates a number of allied programs such as Social and Emotional Wellbeing. PLAHS prides itself on being an inclusive and welcoming workplace. With shared values of holistic, comprehensive primary health care, leadership, innovation and collaboration, and treating staff and clients with respect and compassion, PLAHS is a great place to work.

Benefits of working at PLAHS

• Attractive Travel Allowances.
• Generous leave entitlements (5+ weeks of paid annual leave, leave loading + Monthly Rostered Days Off).
• Professional development leave.
• Salary Sac­ri­fice for up to $15,899 per year
• Great team culture, working within a friendly supportive team.

The Role

The Aboriginal Project Officer Aged Care has the primary responsibility of connecting with local Elders, older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families to raise awareness of their aged care entitlements. The overarching function of the role is to ensure that support for clients is organised, sequenced and supported to enable effective access to appropriate aged care services both internal and external to the ACCHO. The position will work closely with the Aged Care Support Coordinator. They will also help determine the level of local demand for aged care services, identify existing aged care services, any service gaps in the area and continue advocacy work with clients as required.

Key duties:

• Active community outreach to promote aged care services, identify and engage with potential clients with a focus on ATSI male issues.
• Supporting clients to identify goals and needs to ensure that clients get the appropriate level of care and services, which can include referrals to other specialised services and support.
• Supporting clients' aged care needs through internal referral processes.
• Assisting clients with advocacy and support throughout the My Aged Care registration and review processes.
• Providing support to enable client access to appointments.
• Liaison with the Aged Care Team to continuously review and enhance the role.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team approach
• Ability to communicate effectively with both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in a culturally sensitive manner via an appropriate variety of methods
• Ability to develop, keep and maintain accurate case files and client records
• Demonstrated ability in using initiative, working independently with minimal supervision, determining priorities, meeting deadlines, planning and organising work.
• Ability to effectively utilise information technology, data entry and Patient Information Recall Systems, in particular Communicare, and Microsoft Office products.
• Willingness to undertake training/staff development as required
• Experience in working effectively with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team to enhance service delivery through supporting staff expertise and morale
• Experience in providing person-centred support to enhance individual, family and community strengths, resilience, health and quality of life
• Experience in developing and successfully delivering a planned schedule of health promotional activities
• Knowledge, understanding and awareness of the diversity of Aboriginal cultures and societies
• Knowledge and understanding of Cultural Safety principles and their workplace implementation
• Knowledge of Social Justice principles and practice
• Knowledge of Equal Opportunity and Work Health & Safety (WHS) Legislation
• Knowledge of relevant local resources and organisations
• Knowledge of client-centred, consultative and community development approaches

Requirements:

• Must hold a valid, unrestricted driver's licence
• A current DCSI Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued within the last 5 years
• An Aged Care Related Employment Criminal History Check and/or a National Police Certificate issued within the last three years.
• Evidence of compliance with PLAHS staff immunisation requirements including an annual influenza vaccination.

Aboriginality is a genuine special measure requirement of this position with the exemptions claimed under Section 65s of the SA Equal Opportunity Act 1983.

How to Apply:

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