ABOUT THE ROLE

CatholicCare Victoria’s Community Connection Program provides a high quality and flexible service to clients with severe and ongoing disabilities who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The program works with people in low-cost accommodation to facilitate their ongoing access to mainstream and specialist services. The program develops sustainable partnerships within the local service system to provide more responsive responses to clients under age 65 with moderate, severe or profound disabilities and their unpaid carers. Through short to medium term case management, the program supports people to manage their own health and welfare needs and providers packages of care for people.

SPECIFICALLY, THE POSITION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR:

• Completing intake, assessments and providing case support to clients with complex needs
• Undertake an assertive outreach role in the community
• Assist clients in linking in with appropriate community support including mainstream health and welfare services and will identify any barriers to essential services that may be presentDevelop collaborative work practices to assist clients to access a variety of services, will assist clients to set and achieve goals and will advocate for clients where required