Community Engagement Coordinator - Aged Care Assist

The DPV Experience:

DPV Health is a leading healthcare service provider in Melbourne’s northern growth corridor, delivering a wide variety of clinical, community health and wellbeing services.

Our People are the foundation of DPV Health; they are what make our organisation thrive and the ones who create meaningful change in people's lives. Over 700 professionals support and deliver excellent health care to our community at DPV Health. We are always looking for passionate, driven, great people to join our team and make a lasting impact. That is why we foster a workplace culture that is as rewarding as it is inclusive. We are committed to supporting Our People to lead fulfilling lives, no matter who they are, or where they are from - or where they are going.

Our workplace culture is committed to DPV Health values and celebrates workforce diversity reinforcing the positive approach we have to the way people contribute, communicate, engage and interact.  Our People deserve to feel empowered and supported as they pursue their professional goals, learn new skills, and achieve meaningful milestones in their work. At DPV Health, we foster an environment that promotes greater growth, innovation, and collaboration, so you can feel elevated every day.

Our employee benefits, connect, recognise, and support Our People, acknowledging and valuing everyday contributions to the success and culture at DPV Health. We strive to ensure that Our People thrive at work and in all personal and professional pursuits. We invest in Our People, proudly offering a diverse range of opportunities including knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, leadership development, connectedness, and celebration; these are key pillars in our culture.

Greatness starts here!

The Community Engagement Coordinator – Aged Care Assist (ACA) sits within the Population Health Team and will lead the Aged Care Assist engagement team by conducting on the ground Community Engagement activities and initiatives, while overseeing two (2) Engagement Officers.

This position will lead, develop, and implement community partnerships and engagement initiatives, platforms and processes that align with DPV Health’s strategic vision. The Community Engagement Coordinator will be responsible for building the Aged Care Assist Team’s capability and capacity to meaningfully engage and evaluate the work with communities, consumers, and stakeholders. The primary aim is to increase referrals to the in-house Care Finder team, who will support the clients to register for a Home Care Package via My Aged Care.

The broader scope of the role is to successfully engage and achieve community outcomes with a diverse range of community partners, within DPV Health, across local governments, current consumers, and the wider community across DPV Health’s Catchment (Hume, Whittlesea & Mitchell Shire LGA’s). The role has a focus on Aged Care sector and consumer engagement but also encompasses a range of functions across the breadth of DPV Health services, from strategic policy development through to on-ground program delivery support.

Bring your great, everyday!

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Tertiary qualification to a degree level in Community Engagement/Development, Health Promotion, Public Health, social sciences, or other relevant fields.
• Strong knowledge of the Aged Care sector and the My Aged Care system, the eligibility and steps required for community members to register and apply for subsidised supports in their community.
• Ability to provide information and assisted referral support for community members to access mainstream health support services outside of My Aged Care supports.
• Strong knowledge in Community Engagement, community development and co-design principes.
• Experience working with diverse and intersecting communities.

• Experience and skills in developing, establishing and sustaining interpersonal relationships.
• Open minded attitude with an interest in innovation and challenging the status quo.
• Passion and persistence to change community behaviours, opinions and attitudes.
• Ideally have experience within the healthcare industry and an understanding of the current principles and practice supporting community health services and funding.

The fine print

• Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check, hold a valid WWCC and NDIS Worker Screening Check.
• Full driver’s license and travel between sites is required.
• Outside hours and weekend work is occasionally required.

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DPV Health is committed to Equal Opportunity, ethical practice and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion. DPV Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring we have an inclusive, diverse and safe workplace for our staff and clients. To us diversity means people of any age, family situation, cultural and linguistic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical sex characteristics, ability or disability, health, life experience, socio-economic situation, faith, spirituality and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. We encourage all individuals to apply.

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