• Permanent Part Time |22.8 hours per week
• Salary: $43688 to $45909 + Super + Salary Packaging
• Salary dependent on skills and experience
• Location – Nowra NSW
• Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need.

Life at Mission Australia

When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we stand together with anyone who needs us, for as long as they need us. Find out more about us and our purpose.

Your Opportunity

The Integrated Carer Support Service links carers with supports and services to help carers manage their daily challenges, address their stress and maintain wellbeing, and plan for the future. Supports include early intervention, prevention and skill building to help carers stay well.

The Carer Coach fulfils an important role within the Carer Gateway program by facilitating the Carer Coaching sessions for carers who have completed registration and an assessment with the Carer Support Planner and together they have decided Coaching would be beneficial to the carer.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Facilitate one-on-one coaching to carers, to achieve the program’s required KPI’s.
• Refer carers to in-house and/or external Carer Counsellors, Peer Support Workers, and Planners as appropriate.
• Develop strong relationships with key external stakeholders.
• Complete all necessary administrative tasks associated with care coordination and program activities including accurate database entry.

Requirements for Success

• Qualifications and training in the Community Services/Youth/Health/Welfare/ Social Services and/or Education fields or a minimum of three years’ relevant industry
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the complex challenges faced by Carers of people with a disability, chronic illness, mental health condition and the aged.
• The ability to empower carers to understand their needs/goals and to make decisions and actions independently.
• High level computer skills including client management systems, the Microsoft Office suite of products and the ability to learn new systems when required.
• Current NSW Driver’s License.

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.

Our culture

Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.

We’re committed to the safety and wellbeing of each other and the people we serve.

We recognise and respect diversity. So, whoever you are, if you’re skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.

Find out more about a career with Mission Australia.

We encourage applications from people with disability and Indigenous Australians.

If you have a disability and need support to submit your application, please email [email protected].

Your benefits

• Rewarding work – every day you know you’re making a real difference
• Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
• Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support
• Volunteering opportunities
• Extra leave available including an additional public holiday, additional annual leave day on your work anniversary and the opportunity to purchase further annual leave.

How to apply

Click ‘Apply’ and send your application today!

As a committed Circle Back Initiative employer, we will respond to your application.

Applications are shortlisted as they are received. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered. Thank you