Job description
- Permanent part-time opportunity (3 days per week)
- Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packaging benefits!
- 10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning
Your new role
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-centered 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.
Benefits of working at Uniting
Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.
In addition to your salary of (SCHADS Level 3) + super, you can access the following.
- Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
- Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning, or 60% for centre staff!
- Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
- Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
- Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.
Your skills and experience
You will 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.
View the position description here.
How to Apply
Click ‘Apply Now’ to submit your interest.
If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We’ll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.
For any questions, reach out to Sam Massey – Manager, Children Youth Families on 0499 366 488 for a chat.
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.
Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBT+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.