Job description
About Relationships Australia
Relationships Australia NSW (RANSW) provides a safe, judgement-free environment where individuals, couples and families can address the critical matters impacting their relationships, and their lives.
What you’ll do
- Provide specialist and intensive assistance to Forgotten Australians and others residing within the Central and Eastern Sydney region to navigate aged care systems such as screening, assessment and accessing formal and informal services
- Encourage members of the target group to make informed decisions about their aged care services and supports
- Participate in assertive outreach to build individual and community capacity in communities
The details:
- Full time contract to 30/11/25
- Work remotely with flexibility to work from our City or RA office in Sydney Metro area 1 day a week (minimum)
- Travel within Central and Eastern Sydney region is essential
- Approximately $44 per hour + super + leave loading + salary packaging benefits
- Valid NSW Class C drivers licence and own comprehensively insured motor vehicle is required
What you’ll bring
- A tertiary qualification in social work, counselling, psychology, welfare, or health related services
- Experience in the human services environment, ideally working directly with older Australians, people experiencing social isolation, grief and loss
- Demonstrable skills in client assessment, engagement, and awareness of issues relating to client safety, confidentiality, and the requirements of relevant legislation
- Understanding of ageing and ageing related issues, elder abuse, trauma and complex trauma, and Family and Domestic Violence is desirable
Why work with us?
- Make a genuine difference to the relationship wellbeing of individuals, couples and families; everyday!
- Work alongside people who truly care about what you achieve together
- We offer many benefits including flexible working options, salary packaging, additional leave days, Employee Referral Reward program and fitness passport
- We value inclusion and belonging. We want a workforce that is reflective of all the communities we serve. To strengthen our inclusive practice we have employee action groups: Accessibility, Reconciliation, Gender, Sex & Sexually Diverse and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse
- We are committed to deepening our relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We have a stretch Reconciliation Action Plan to guide our efforts to build strong relationships, increased employment, and enhanced respect between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other communities
Next steps?
Interested? Apply today!
RANSW requires the preferred applicant to undertake a National Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check prior to employment.
It is a condition of employment from 1 January 2022, that employees who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination must be fully vaccinated to perform duties at any of our workplaces. If you are not medically eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19, you must provide Relationships Australia NSW with acceptable evidence of having a health condition for which obtaining a COVID-19 vaccination is contraindicated.