AddressStart: ASAP
Duration: Contract until: 2nd August 2024
Salary: $39.04 + superannuation
Hours: 7h / Day, 35h / Week
Location: Sydney, Wollongong, Gosford, Parramatta
Vacancies: 10
Overview:
We are seeking candidates with strong organisational skills, empathy, and a dedication to upholding legal and procedural standards for a role involving guardianship oversight and decision-making.
Primary Purpose of the Position
The role involves conducting visits to individuals under guardianship to understand their preferences, implementing decision-making plans, and responding to inquiries from various stakeholders. Responsibilities also include making, implementing, and monitoring decisions within delegated authority while ensuring adherence to legislation and procedural guidelines, as well as staying updated on local services and demographics to best serve the community's needs.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
- Conduct visits to represented people as part of the decision-making process and understand the views, will and preference of the represented person, developing and implementing decision making plans, procedures and activities that attempt to resolve issues.
- Provide information to the public as well as respond to enquiries by professional staff, service providers and customers.
- Make, implement and monitor decisions within delegated authority to best serve the interests of people under guardianship while adhering to legislation and procedural guidelines
- Undertake actions mostly of an individual case related nature and conduct activities based on agreed actions plans with the guidance of their supervisor and the Manager.
- Develop knowledge and experience of local services and key support infrastructure. Understand regional demographics, socio-economic profile and community needs.
- Ensure guardianship matters are monitored and appropriate actions taken in line with the individual guardianship order, relevant policy, standards and the Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW). This includes identifying matters for early discharge to be taken to the Tribunal.
- Ensure the exchange of information with represented people, family, and key stakeholders is accurate and timely and at all times compliant with relevant legislation including the Privacy and Personal Protection Information Act 1998, the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 and the State Records Act 1998.
- Prepare well-reasoned reports to the Guardianship Division of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) on relevant matters and attend hearings where required.
Key Challenges:
- Undertaking accurate and consistent work within a high volume and changing environment
- In complex and urgent situations apply standard practice and policy to provide a responsive and timely service that meets the immediate and ongoing needs of the represented person. It may be necessary to work with key stakeholders, including other delegated guardianship staff to support the decision-making process.
- Work collaboratively and respond to customers and stakeholders in a responsible and empathetic manner on a range of issues.
Essential Requirements:
- Degree in social, health, behavioural sciences or related discipline or relevant experience.
- Available to travel throughout NSW.
Appointments are subject to the following checks/ clearances:
- Reference checks
- Right to Work in Australia
- National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014
- Covid Vaccination
When applying for this role, please include a Word version of your resume (not PDF). Please note that only Australian based applicants will be considered for this role. By applying for this position, you give MBC Recruitment the Right to Represent you for the position of 579158 – Welfare Worker (Guardian) You can only be represented by one Agency for this position. Your details may be provided to the Client to progress your application. Apply Now! Job Code: 579158 Parramatta, NSW #recruitment
Additional information
- Government role!
- Help those in need!
- 35 Hour work week!
