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MND Victoria is dedicated to providing the best possible support for people living with motor neurone disease (MND). ‘People living with MND’ includes people who have been diagnosed, families, carers, former carers, friends, workmates, service providers and any other person whose life is, or has been, affected by MND.
MND Victoria was formed in 1981 by a group of volunteers with the strong involvement of people with MND, their families, health professionals and other concerned people to address the absence of a coordinated response to MND. It is a state-wide, not-for-profit organisation, predominately self- funded, situated in Canterbury in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
Services to people living with MND or some other unrepresented neurological diseases that cause disability, are delivered at no cost to the client. They are coordinated and provided through MND Victoria Support Services. Volunteers are a vital part of MND Victoria and work across most program areas.
Our Vision: The best care until the world is free of MND.
Our Mission: To provide and promote the best possible care and support to people living with MND.
Our motto: Until there’s a cure, there’s care.
About the role
MND Victoria provides expert information, advice and support to people living with motor neurone disease (MND) in Victoria and Tasmania. We have a fabulous team of 21 MND Advisors & Support Coordinators who support people diagnosed with MND.
We pride ourselves on the high quality of support that we provide to people diagnosed with MND and want to ensure services to clients continue seamlessly when staff are on leave. In 2023, we have several staff taking long service leave or extended annual leave and would like to trial a dedicated role to support our clients when their key worker is on leave, enabling a seamless service for our clients. It will help us meet our mission of “Providing the best possible care and support to people living with MND“.
This new role offers a very exciting opportunity for an Allied Health Professional interested in working with people with MND. The majority of the work will be phone or virtually based with some opportunity to carry out face to face client work.
We are seeking an experienced health professional, ideally with an OT, physio, speech therapy, social work or nursing background to:
- provide advice and support to people living with MND, their families, carers and colleagues
- provide support coordination for NDIS participants
- plan, refer and negotiate services with and for people living with MND
- represent the needs of people with MND with NDIA, Disability Services, My Aged Care, service providers and funded agencies
The successful applicants will have:
- experience in working with people living with a progressive degenerative neurological disease
- excellent knowledge of support and care planning, assessment and referral in the disability and aged care sectors
- a “can do, flexible approach” with a demonstrated client focused approach to all work activities
- interest in working in a role that offers variety – the work that you do each day may not be predictable!
The successful applicant will have a transient caseload of around 20 to 25 clients. Half of the people with MND that MND Victoria support are diagnosed under the age of 65, receiving most supports through the NDIS and half are diagnosed over the age of 65, hence receiving supports via My Aged Care. This adds to the variety and diversity of our work.
We require the successful applicant to have experience working with people living with a progressive degenerative neurological disease, however, we offer extensive training about Motor Neurone Disease itself.
How to apply
Please call to discuss the role in more detail if you think you might have the right skills and approach to join our vibrant and committed team.
This position is available at .8FTE. Excellent salary (range $102,000 to $106,000, pro rata), and salary packaging available.
For enquiries and a position description contact either: - Jo Whitehouse, MND Support Services Manager jwhitehouse@mnd.org.au, ph. on 0402 183 140 or Kim Hamilton MND Advisor Team Leader khamilton@mnd.org.au ph 0422 149 445.
The PD is also available on our website.
Please send applications addressing the key selection criteria to Jo Whitehouse via email by Monday 12 December 2022. We aim to commence the successful applicant in the role in January 2023. Applications that do not address the key selection criteria will not be considered.
Please quote in application: MND Advisor and Support Coordinator Relief Role via Pro Bono Australia.
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