**Employment Type**: Temporary Part Time - until August 2025
**Position Classification**: Health Manager Level 1
**Remuneration**: $81,581 - $108,532 pro rata
**Hours Per Week**: 30
**Requisition ID**: REQ528012
**Applications Close**:4 November 2024
**What you'll be doing**
Carer Program Coordinators are responsible for the development of partnerships between consumers, carers and health service providers at the local level. Carer Program Coordinators will work closely with key stakeholders to increase carers access to a range of services and to facilitate communication between carers and health professionals
The Carer Program Coordinator role will initiate strategies to improve the effectiveness of local health services in meeting the needs of carers, through the provision of structures to promote carer initiatives. These may include education for both carers and health professionals and networking with all key stakeholders within government and non-government organisations.
This position will suit a health professional with hospital/community and program management experience.
**Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.**
**Talent Pool**
Applicants holding temporary visas with working rights may be considered for a temporary appointment up to the expiry date of their visa. However, this option is only available when no suitable applicant for a permanent appointment is identified.
A National Police Check (criminal history record check) is a requirement for all new appointments to NSW Health and will be undertaken on preferred applicants, with the informed consent of the applicant.
**_ This is a temporary Part time 30 hours per week leave relief position until August 2025 with the possibility of extension._**
**Selection Criteria**
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field, or equivalent work experience, or a combination of study and work experience with eligibility for registration/membership of relevant professional group where applicable, eg. ASSW, APS, etc.
- Experience in program development.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with health staff, consumer and carer groups and Government and non-government agencies.
- Ability to develop networks and implement new strategies.
- High level oral and written communication and organisational skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Demonstrated computer literacy, especially Microsoft Office suite.
- Current NSW Driver's Licence Class C.
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