Description:
Area Coordinator – Home Support
Hume Office – Shepparton VIC
Full Time Basis
- Work with a rapidly growing not-for-profit organisation committed to social justice
- Competitive pay rate -$56.29 per hour + superannuation
- We offer generous Motor Vehicle Allowance
- Laptop and mobile phone provided.
- Full Time position
- Based at our Hume Office in Shepparton (VIC)
About us
Wintringham is a specialised non-religious not-for-profit welfare organisation. We are committed to providing older people who are at risk or have experienced homelessness with a range of high-quality care, housing and services. We employ more than 1,000 staff across Victoria and Tasmania.
Your new role
Wintringham is seeking a dynamic and proactive Area Coordinator, to join our multi-disciplinary Hume community team on a Full-Time basis. The Area Coordinator will provide support and supervision for a team of case managers who will work to ensure clients receive the support and care needed based on their funded level of package.
Your duties and responsibilities will include:
- Promote a non-institutional philosophy by recognising and promoting the rights of clients
- Promote consistent growth and viability of the Home Support Program(HCP)
- Develop strong relationships with local services and networks
- Ensure duty of care to both clients and staff is adhered to at all times
- Ensure high quality, comprehensive case management services are provided.
- Provide support and supervision for a team of case managers
- Ensure services being provided are in line with Aged Care Quality Standards
- Maintain a small caseload of Home Care Package clients
We are looking for candidates with the following:
- An approved tertiary qualification in Social Work, Nursing, Welfare, Community Services or Allied Health.
- Demonstrated well developed networking skills
- An understanding of the aged care sector and community services
- Current Driver’s License
- Experience in case management supervision and staff development
- Experience in service delivery in a community setting
- Sound understanding of the aged and community services legislative frameworks
- Experience in the Health or the Aged Care sector and Homelessness
- Commitment to the organisation and its philosophy of social justice.
- Well-developed communication and liaison skills with a variety of people from varying socio-economic backgrounds
What is in it for you?
We are committed to offering an enjoyable, safe and flexible workplace that provides a work-life balance. When you are working with Wintringham, you will have access to the following benefits:
- Access to exclusive not-for-profit salary packaging: salary package your personal expenses up to the amount of $15,900.
- Continuous development: we believe in giving our staff the skills they need and will keep you up to date with yearly qualifications such as behaviour management, first aid, CPR and manual handling. We offer many growth opportunities and have a strong internal recruitment program.
- Free access to wellbeing services + great discounts to retailers: When you are employed at Wintringham, you will have access to our staff wellbeing portal, exclusive discounts from leading retailers and our Employee Assistance Program
This sounds great! How do I apply?
For more information about the role, you can download a copy of the Position Description here.
Please submit applications via our website, and addressed to Gayle Reeves . Please upload your documents in PDF format.
Applications close on Friday 28th of March 2025 at 5pm.
We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity of backgrounds and differences, our Inclusion Statement may be accessed here. We encourage applications from First Nations people, people living with disability, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Please contact us if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process at inclusion@wintringham.org.au
Successful applicants may be required to undergo a NDIS Worker Screening Check and Police Records check. Refusal to provide your information to both parties will prevent Wintringham from being able to continue with your application.
Applicants who have lived in a country other than Australia for a period longer than 12 months in the last 10 years may be required to undergo an International Police Check.
Successful candidates will be required to comply with the Wintringham Health and Immunisation policy including having three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine as well as the 2025 Influenza Immunisation before commencing employment, and must provide evidence.