CCCP Care Coordinator

Date: 8 Apr 2024

Location: Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2300

Requisition ID: 849

ABOUT US

The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services, whose values it is to shape a more just and compassionate society.

We believe our employees are key to our success and offer Learning and Development programs to enhance and grow your career across a range of teams and services. Our employees are recognised for their achievements and offered promotional opportunities on a meritocracy basis within a collegiate and values driven team environment and culture.

SCHCADS Award: hourly rates range from $47.50- $49.65
2 Vacancies: 1 Full-time & 1 Part-time (21.6 hours per week) maximum term contracts.
Generous Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging Benefits increasing total pay package up to 15k.

THE ROLE

Provide enhanced coordination of care and direct high-level support for clients with complex support needs including substance use.

Provide coordinated, integrated and accountable client care service in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team and the community, for clients at risk of or experiencing homelessness.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Undertake person centred comprehensive assessment & care planning in conjunction with persons seeking support.
Work in partnerships with referring staff and agencies.
Develop and implement referral pathways & facilitate access to range of community-based health and non-health services.
Ensure treatments are targeted & culturally appropriate for Indigenous Australians including linkages to appropriate services.
Maintain accurate client records, case notes and other data as directed and required.
Provide direct support and referral in the particular focus areas of employment, training/education, daily living skills, homelessness/housing, social engagement and participation and family and community reconnection.

YOU WILL NEED

Relevant tertiary qualification/s or VET sector qualification and significant ongoing experience.
Demonstrated experience in coordinating care for persons with complex support needs (including in particular AOD support needs co-occurring with serious mental health issues and other issues such as homelessness, trauma, contact with the criminal justice system and family and cultural separation).
Demonstrated ability to undertake assessment including utilising standardised tools.
Demonstrated ability to work therapeutically with clients (e.g. provide therapeutic (treatment) interventions).
Demonstrated ability to conduct self in a professional, ethical and non-judgmental manner.
Willingness to work within the CCCP, the Society’s AOD Model of Care and the Society’s Client-centred Service Delivery Model.
Knowledge of, and ability to access, a range of relevant community resources.
Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and to work independently and unsupervised.
Computer literacy skills including experience in computerised data collection.
NSW driver licence (will be required to drive and sometimes provide client transportation)

If this sounds like you, don’t wait - , we are interviewing applications as we receive them.

If you have questions about this role, or require an easy-read position description, please email Della.Wythes@vinnies.org.au

St Vincent de Paul Society (NSW) welcomes people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to engaging a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQIA+, candidates of any or no religious beliefs and applicants of all ages. If you are a candidate with disability please let us know if you require any support to participate in the application and recruitment process.

The Society is committed to being a Child Safe organisation, further information can be found in the Society’s commitment to Safeguarding Children & Young People. Prior to an offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete the pre-employment checks including a Police check & Working with Children check. A health / medical assessment may be required for some roles.

Cccp care coordinator