Reference Number 182951
Position Title Patient Services Assistant (Level 1) - Early Parenting Centre
Employment Status Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time
Program Women's & Children's
Location McKellar Centre
Salary $0.00
Hours Per Fortnight 162
Position Summary
Make a difference to local families. Opening soon.
- Join Barwon Health’s new state-of-the-art early parenting centre, dedicated to supporting families in our region.
- Are you compassionate, attentive to detail and a customer focussed individual?
- Permanent, full-time (80 hours per fortnight), multiple positions
is Victoria's largest regional health service and is also the largest employer in the Geelong region, employing over 8700 staff.
Barwon Health’s core facilities include the University Hospital Geelong precinct in central Geelong, the McKellar Centre precinct in North Geelong, the innovative Sunrise Centre, Barwon Health North; a vital service that includes child and family health support, renal dialysis, medical imaging, and urgent care, and five stand-alone community health centres.
A range of services are delivered across our sites including, aged care, mental health, drugs and alcohol services, community and allied health and rehabilitation services.
In addition to delivering high-quality healthcare, Barwon Health is home to a renowned research program and has strong partnerships with training and higher education providers.
Opening in the first half of 2024, the Barwon Early Parenting Centre will provide specialist support and deliver flexible, targeted services for families with children 0–4 years old.
The centre aims to enhance the parent-child relationship and support parents with strategies for achieving their parenting goals. These goals are often in areas such as sleep and settling, child behaviour, and parent and child health and wellbeing.
These goals are achieved through structured programs that vary from residential, day stay and in-home support. Programs include:
- psychosocial, physical and developmental assessments
- parenting education
- counselling
- skills development
- play-based activities
- modelling effective behaviours.
To learn more about the Victorian Government’s expansion and upgrade program to the early parenting centre network, .
About the role
We are seeking a qualified Patient Service Assistant to join our team at the Early Parenting Centre. In this role, you will be versatile, performing various tasks associated with the overall servicing of the centre. Your responsibilities will include food delivery, transportation, and maintaining a clean and safe ward environment. Additionally, you will assist nursing staff with hygiene tasks and patient transfers.
Direct interaction with patients in the ward areas will be a key aspect of this role, requiring effective communication with patients, families, and other staff members. We are looking for someone who is compassionate, attentive to detail, and committed to ensuring the comfort and well-being of our patients.
What we offer
- Excellent working conditions with a high sense of job satisfaction.
- Geelong and Barwon Health is an attractive destination with a sunny climate, laidback lifestyle and great pay rates.
North Geelong just off the Geelong Ring Road, the Barwon Early Parenting Centre is an easy commute from all suburbs. * Flexible working arrangements – speak to us about hours, days or shifts that suit your lifestyle.
- Access to employee wellness program.
- A genuine community feel - we look after each other.
- Wide range of professional development that enhances your career.
- Ability to take leave without pay and purchase additional leave.
- Close to the Surf Coast and
Diversity and Inclusion
At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.
We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on the Victorian Government’s Child Safe Standards: About Child Safe Standards | Victorian Government (www.vic.gov.au) we are also proud to be Totally Smoke Free.
If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments to submit your application for this role, please contact noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.
This role must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy.
Selection Criteria Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Holds a recognised PSA certificate (or equivalent) from a TAFE College, or equivalent registered training organisation
Contact Person Lauren Langley
Contact Person Job Title
Contact Number (03) 4215 2055
Closing Date 14/03/2024