Helpline Dementia Consultant

3 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Hammondcare Full time

**DSA are looking for skilled health and aged care professionals to join our Dementia Helpline**

**Do you**
- Love supporting and upskilling staff and families?
- Have extensive experience working with people living with dementia?
- Have expertise in the clinical, environmental and psychosocial issues affecting behaviour?
- Solve problems in a creative yet practical way?
- Communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing?
- Adapt easily to new databases and technology? Want to work in a supportive organisation with a national team of skilled, experienced and friendly dementia professionals?

**If this sounds like you, then we need to talk**

**The Role**

The Helpline Consultant works closely with different services within DSA to ensure the delivery of high-quality care and support to reduce the impact of dementia related behaviour on people living with dementia, their carers and staff.

In this role, you will be the first point of contact for families, care providers and people living with dementia who contact DSA. You will triage referrals, assess new clients over the phone, offer tailored recommendations to manage changes in behaviour, and provide support for existing clients.

This role is offered as a **Fixed Term Full-time contract up until June 2026**with flexibility to work across a variety of shifts throughout the week from **any of our office locations in Sydney, Melbourne or Perth.**

**Benefits**
- Work standard business hours, with the opportunity to pick up additional shifts overnight or on weekends.
- Earn market-leading remuneration, with salary packaging included - $15,900 tax-free annually for living expenses, plus up to $2,650 tax-free each year for entertainment benefits.
- A family-friendly workplace, with paid parental leave, partner leave and grandparent leave.
- Hybrid working - mix your office days with a couple of days per week from home.
- Professional development, including uni scholarships, comprehensive in-house training, and support to attend external conferences, workshops, and training courses relevant to your role.
- Twice-yearly Reward and Recognition program
- Free independent and confidential counselling sessions and free wellbeing resources and webinars available through our Employee Assistance Program.
- Extra perks - Fitness Passports, and discounts from MyCar, JB Hifi, The Good Guys and health insurance plans.

**Selection Criteria**:

- Experience in Australian health or aged care (essential).
- Extensive knowledge of the types of dementia, their presentation, and strategies to manage behaviour changes.
- Excellent problem solving, analytical and decision-making skills.
- Professional, patient and empathetic phone manner, with great customer service skills.
- Able to prioritise multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
- Great written communication and report-writing skills.
- Comfortable working with databases and online client management systems.
- Qualifications in Allied Health, Nursing, Aged Care or Mental Health (highly desirable).
- All short-listed applicants will be asked to consent to a criminal record check and provide evidence of Influenza and COVID vaccinations_

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