Job description
- Permanent part-time opportunity (38 hours per fortnight)
- Salary packaging options to increase take home pay
- Paid parental leave + 10% discount on Kindergarten and Childcare
About the opportunity
Join our dedicated team committed to making a positive impact on the lives of individuals under 65 years through the Home and Community Care Program for Younger People (HACC PYP). We believe in a holistic, person-centred approach to enhance the quality of life and promote independence.
As a Flexible Support Coordinator, you will play a key role in implementing our mission by providing active service coordination for individuals requiring assistance in daily living. This position focuses on fostering independence, improving social connectedness, and enhancing emotional well-being through a range of capacity-building and social inclusion activities. You will lead a team of volunteers to create a supportive environment that promotes human dignity and upholds principles of social justice and equity.
Click here to view the full position description.
What’s on offer
Join an organisation where we don’t just provide a service. We use our connections, our size, our scale, and our knowledge to push into places where we feel like we should be doing more.
In addition to a salary and superannuation, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and access to the full $15,900 salary packaging benefits to increase your take home pay.
We also offer paid parental leave to eligible employees (up to 10 weeks for primary carers and up to 2 weeks for secondary carers).
As well as offering a 10% discount on Kindergarten and Childcare at Uniting Early Learning Services.
About you
To be successful in your application, you must meet the person specification in the position description including having a relevant tertiary/post-secondary qualification in community services, disability, or related disciplines. Experience of working with vulnerable people would be advantageous.
You will also have:
- Demonstrated ability to participate in a multi-skilling learning environment and be able to relate positively to a broad range of people from diverse backgrounds.
- Ability to deliver capacity building and social inclusion activities for people with all abilities.
- Knowledge of and previous working experience in the disability field.
- Experience in advocating for disadvantaged individuals with complex needs.
- Experience in coordinating and supporting Volunteers.
How to apply
Click APPLY to submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly. We’ll be reviewing applications as they come through as we’re keen to engage with someone.
If you’ve questions about the opportunity, please contact Toni Mackay – Senior Manager, Child Youth & Families on 03 5144 7777.
About Uniting
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.
Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org
Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.
Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.
