Description:
Part Time Fixed Term Position - April 2026
Monday and Friday - 8:00am to 4:00pm
Wednesday (hours between 7:00am to 7:00pm)
Band 3 - Salary Range $67,833 to $71,555 per annum pro rata + 11.5% Super
About Melton City Council
The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality - one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.
We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.
The Opportunity
Melton City Council is seeking a Social and Client Connections Worker to support older people and individuals with disabilities in maintaining their independence, wellbeing, and social connections. You will deliver high-quality community care and social support under the HACC-PYP and CHSP programs, working both individually and as part of a team to create a welcoming and engaging environment for clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide community care support including domestic assistance, personal care, flexible respite, social support individual, centre and community-based support, and other support services, inclusive of mobility assistance to eligible HACC PYP and CHSP clients using a person-centred approach as outlined in their care plans.
- Support clients to maintain and develop independent living skills and routines.
- Foster positive and respectful relationships with clients, respecting cultural values, beliefs and individual choices.
- Monitor the physical, social, and emotional wellbeing of clients and report any concerns to the respective Supervisor.
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About you
To be successful in this role you will have the following:
- Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing, Home and Community, Social Support Individual) or equivalent and/or experience in a relevant field that demonstrates capability to undertake the
position. - Experience, knowledge and skills relevant to the various community care support services provided to eligible clients under the HACC-PYP & CHSP.
- Experience, knowledge and understanding of the needs of older people, people with disabilities and their carers.
- Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence and access to a safe and appropriately registered, comprehensively insured vehicle suitable for the purpose of transporting clients.
- Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check.
- Current Level II First Aid Certificate, including CPR module.
- Available to work between Monday and Friday 7am and 7pm, weekends, public holidays and irregular hours as service requires.
Culture and Values
Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.
We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:
- Motivate
- Empower
- Lead
- Trust
- Open
- Nurture
Benefits
There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:
Staff Benefits | Melton City Council
- 5 weeks annual leave*
- Flexible Working Hours
- Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
- 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave )*
- 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave*
- Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities - Australian Breastfeeding Association
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Subsidised Uniforms
* These benefits are pro rata.
How To Apply
If you require further information about the position, please contact Kimberley Stephens , Acting Team leader Client Connections on 9747 7286 .
Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.
To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.
All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees.
We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.
Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.
Applications close 11:59pm Monday 31 March 2025