Optimal Ageing Service Coordinator

• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, Country Health Connect
• Position based in Victor Harbor
• Salary: OPS3 $67,589 - $72,033 p.a(pro rata) + superannuation + leave loading + salary sacrifice benefits
• Temporary Part Time working 60 hours per fortnight up to 30 September 2027

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?

Join the Optimal Ageing Team within the Community and Allied Health Directorate at Country Health Connect, where you'll play a key role in supporting older people to remain healthy, independent, and connected in their own homes.

This is a rewarding opportunity to lead and coordinate aged care services in a client-directed care model, while supervising support workers and making a real impact in your community. You'll enjoy varied, flexible work that is meaningful and essential to the wellbeing of older South Australians.

WHO ARE WE?

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network runs from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas (this position is in Victor Harbor).  We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community.  Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness.  We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Do you have experience working in a community setting?
• Are you committed to delivering culturally safe, respectful care for Aboriginal consumers and communities?
• Do you have the skills to assess client needs and create care plans in a consumer-directed care model?
• Are you passionate about supporting older people to maintain their independence and wellbeing?

If you have answered yes to any of these questions – then read on….

WHERE AND HOW YOU WILL WORK

The Fleurieu Peninsula is just one hour for the city of Adelaide.  It covers the stunning areas and towns of McLaren Vale, through to Strathalbyn, Goolwa, Victor Harbor and Aldinga Beach where you can spend days off experiencing the wineries and award winning restaurants of the southern vales.  Enjoy our stunning coastline from Cape Jervis and Rapid Bay up to Aldinga and Sellicks Beach, whilst only being just over an hour from Adelaide's CBD.  Catch a glimpse here.

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?

• Coordinate referrals, assessments, and reviews for aged care clients in their homes
• Develop client-directed care plans and ensure timely rostering of support workers
• Supervise and support Community Support Workers to deliver safe and high-quality care
• Liaise with clients, families, staff, and service providers to ensure care meets individual needs

WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?

At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us.  We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:

• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year Click here more information
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards.  To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake.  These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following:

• You will need to be immunised. Please contact the Enquiries Person for this position if you have any queries.  Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy. Further information is in the application for to help guide you.
• You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description.
• You will be required to hold Certificate 3 in Individual Support (Ageing) or equivalent, or willing to work towards same.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in.  At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community.  We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you.

HELP IS HERE

Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (Job ref: , or reach out to Narelle McWhinney, Optimal Ageing Systems Administrator on Phone: or via E-mail: 

To find out what you need to apply, and what is required to be offered a role, please refer to the Applicant Checklist BHFLHN Applicant   Please also click here for our Australian applicant guidelines

DON'T HESITATE Applications Close on 15 October 2025, 11:55PM

Eligibility: Open to everyone

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