Community Assessor

Excellent benefits including salary packaging

Challenging and rewarding work environment

Part-time Fixed Position Available

About the Role

Provide Care Coordination to clients who have been referred to the service. The Community Assessor provides assessment for clients in their homes. This occurs in the context of the CGH Care Coordination framework and as a Regional Assessment Services under the Commonwealth and State Government.

The Community Care Coordination team provide assessment services in Wellington Shire (excluding Yarram area) for Commonwealth and State funded programs. The team provides the Regional Assessment Service for My Aged Care for people over 65 years (over 50 years for ATSI). For people under 65 years who are eligible for services, the team provides the assessment service for the Home & Community Care Program for Younger People and The Carers program.  The team also provide reviews as required.

Duties

• As a Regional Assessment Service provider, the Community Assessor will be required to conduct the required assessment on line into the My Aged Care portal – this is the National Screening and Assessment Framework. As per the Statement of Attainment (SOA) 2 training for Home Support Assessors.
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  The Community Assessor will work closely with team members and managers in the area of their work, in order to support the highly integrated approach. This will require reaching into and working with the acute setting

• With the client at the centre of the process, document the required comprehensive care plan. This shall be documented as per CGH procedures which includes documentation on to the CGH Client Management System or the My Aged Care portal if for a Commonwealth Home Support Program funded service. This is a key deliverable of the Community Assessor process
• Approach assessment using a wellness and reablement approach
• Minimise duplication of effort in the assessment process
• Enable assessment and care planning to be undertaken at the earliest possible time and consistent with the CGHS person centred, goal based approach

About You

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  Statement of Attainment (SOA)2 training for Home Support Assessors, covering the following units of competency (must be successfully completed in the first 6 months of appointment):

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  Facilitate the empowerment of Older People (Unit 1 CHCAGE001)
• Conduct Individual Assessments (Unit 2 CHCCCS005)
• Respond to Client Needs (Unit 3 CHCCS016)
• Experience and proven accuracy using electronic office and specialised computer applications including data base applications

Benefits

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Employee Assistance Program
• Staff Car Park
• Culture of continuous improvement

Application

• Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application
• Statement addressing Mandatory Job Requirements as outlined in the position description including qualifications and experience
• For full application details and a copy of the position description, please refer to our website https://centralgippslandhealth.mercury.com.au/SearchResults.aspx 

All appointments are made subject to the candidate providing a current satisfactory National Police Certificate and obtaining a Working with Children Check.

At CGH we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and abilities, with inclusion being essential to our mission and reflective of the community we serve.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.