CASE MANAGER / ASSESSMENT OFFICER PART TIME POSITION

CASE MANAGER / ASSESSMENT OFFICER

PART TIME POSITION

A vacancy exists within Council's Aged and Disability team for a person to provide high quality and responsive case management and assessment.

Responsibilities include assessing clients' and carers' needs, developing and monitoring of individual service / care plans in consultation with clients, families and service providers (including GPs) and organising a range of services to meet identified needs.

Applicants will need to possess the following attributes:

· Appreciation and understanding of key concepts of Case Management, Assessment and Care Planning and service delivery in a rural community setting.

· Knowledge and understanding of health and community service systems,

· Commitment to the philosophies of the HACC program.

· Access to existing networks within the region and resourcing those outside the area.

· Capability to creatively meet the needs of clients and others involved with service planning and delivery.

· Experience in working with people who are aged, frail, have a disability or dementia and their families.

· Excellent communication skills.

· Acceptable qualifications within the Health or Community Services field.

· Willingness to travel throughout the municipality including servicing clients in Buloke Shire.

Applications Close: Wednesday, 9 September 2009 at 4.00pm

Salary: Attracting approximately $24.00 per hour this is a temporary part time position at 2 days per week (flexibility available) offered to December 2011.

Contact / Apply

All potential applicants are required to obtain a Position Description through the Reception desk of the Splatt Street Swan Hill office, or by phoning (03) 5036 2333 or on Council's website www.swanhill.vic.gov.au  Further enquires can be directed to Council's Human Resource Team.

Applications should be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Swan Hill Rural City Council, PO Box 488, Swan Hill 3585 or email to council@swanhill.vic.gov.au

Swan Hill Rural City Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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