OPHR - Older Persons High Rise Support Worker

• Part time, 0.6 FTE, Ongoing
• Hourly rate $ 46.70 + Superannuation + Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About The Role

The Older Persons High Rise (OPHR) program is based in high rise accommodation, within the Public Housing estates of the inner north and west and aims at improving the health and wellbeing of tenants living in this specific locale. The OPHR team provides one-to-one assistance to residents as well as facilitating community development activities and groups

The OPHR team provides one-to-one assistance to residents as well as facilitating community development activities and groups, to ensure that isolated and vulnerable high-rise residents have access to support and services.

Please refer to the Position Description to know more about the role.

Your Duties Include

• Working within a team-based model of service delivery to locate and assertively engage marginalised clients living within the Older Persons High Rise buildings
• Monitoring the health and wellbeing of vulnerable clients living in high rise accommodation, especially those who do not have case managers or support workers
• Participate in organisational Quality Improvement activities
• Maintain and complete client files, including keeping case notes, and statistical/program records according to organisational policy and funding requirements

What Cohealth Offers

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
• cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
• Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/
• Novated Leasing available
• A significantly discounted fitness membership with unlimited access to over 290 facilities for you and your family. To find out more click here
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our Ideal Candidate

• Social Work degree or equivalent relevant qualifications
• Demonstrate ability to engage respectfully and appropriately with people from culturally and socially diverse backgrounds, and from marginalised groups within the community
• Experience working in the health/community sector including advanced skills in community development, care facilitation and assertive outreach
• Strong belief and personal alignment in cohealth Values and Mission

Application Process

We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Josefa Puche-Cano Sign in to view email

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working with Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.