Case Manager- Home Care Packages

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

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Monash Health Community is excited to announce a **Case Manager **Full Time-**12 month Fix Term Contract** position within our Home Care Packages Program at Community Support Options.
- Support implementation of client centre practices for vulnerable Victorians facilitating their Home Care Packages
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to prevent or delay clients entering into residential care
- Provide systemic advocacy to improve service systems for vulnerable Victorians.

**About our Community Support Options at Monash Health Community**

CSO provides assessment, case management, care coordination, care advocacy and navigation. Our service includes direct care services to clients and/or carers with a disability/frail aged care need. CSO's model of care is focused on keeping people living independently and preventing or delaying the need to access permanent residential care. CSO achieves this with a shared individualised care plan using a mix of in-house and brokered staff.

Community Support Options (CSO) is a dynamic and growing program with a committed team of people. The CSO program includes Home Care Packages, Respite, Social Support Programs and the South East Advocacy and Navigation Service (SEANS).

Monash Health is the largest public health service in Victoria, employing over 18,000 people across a range of specialities.

**About The Role**

We are excited to announce a new Case Manager within our Home Care Packages program at Community Support Options.
- Monash Health Community, Springvale
- Position Working From Home with requirements to participate in onsite activities.

In this position, the Case Manager for Home Care Packages will work under Home Care Packages programme provided under the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) to support vulnerable clients to remain in the community through accessing appropriate, sustainable and affordable supports. The role requires linking clients where appropriate, to community care and other support services.

This is a full-time ongoing role, working across all of Monash Health catchments. The role is primary based at Springvale, being facilitated in a working from home model 5 days a week.

**About You**

You must possess an appropriate level of knowledge and skills in relation to socially isolated, homelessness and or disadvantaged people. You will have a minimum of 2 years working experience as a Case Manager, facilitating client centred care. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, including assessment, care plan development and report writing. You will have intermediate computer skills in Microsoft Office, Outlook, Internet and client data base management systems. You must have 6-12 months work experience, working in a distributed/remote/ WFH

**You Are Also**:

- dedicated to safe best practice & quality care
- committed to delivering patient centred care & a patient advocacy
- enthusiastic, compassionate & able to work collaboratively
- excited to be accountable for and manage specific portfolios in our relentless pursuit of excellence

**What You Need**:

- Relevant Qualification in health/ social sciences
- Demonstrated work experience in the field of case management
- Current Victorian Driver's License
- A working with children check
- Australian working rights

**What We Offer**
- access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your acute clinical skills & knowledge base
- avenues to further develop your leadership & project management skills
- mentorship & career guidance
- support to attend relevant forums & conferences
- a supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.

**How to Apply**

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.

Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed. These include:

- reference checks;
- a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months;
- a current Victorian Employee Working with Children's Check (or proof of payment for same);and
- proof of immunisation.

Under the Victorian Public Health orders, all employees w