Ballarat, VIC, Australia, 3350
- Various Locations, VIC, Australia
- Part time
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- **Part-time 12-month contract with opportunity to extend**:
- **Travel for work (Motor vehicle allowance included)**:
- **Excellent Not for Profit Salary Packaging Benefits**
**About the role**
VMCH is currently seeking a Carer Engagement Officer to join the Carer Support Program in Ballarat. Reporting to the Manager of Carer Support, you will be responsible for developing, planning and delivering a range of carer programs to promote the health and well-being of carers. Carer Support may include a range of social, leisure & lifestyle and recreational activities to provide individuals respite from their caring roles.
Furthermore, you will also co-facilitate carer support events and build key external stakeholder relationships within the community to continue promoting and evolving the carer support program.
This is initially a 12-month fixed term part-time role working 30.4 hours per week.
**Skills & Experience**
You will be tertiary qualified with a certificate IV in Disability, Community Services or Leisure & Lifestyle. You will have a working knowledge of Carer Services or the Victorian Carer Strategy as well as demonstrated experience in; developing innovative client programs, promoting, coordinating and facilitating consumer engagement events & activities, and engaging and building key stakeholder community relationships.
You will also have:
- Strong customer focus and high-level verbal communication and interpersonal skills in order to develop positive relationships within and outside the organisation
- Ability to identify key stakeholders and build strong effective working relationships and partnerships (internally and externally)
- Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage competing tasks and priorities
- Ability to work across multiple teams
- A current Victorian Driver's License
- Level 2 First aid and Current CPR
- Ability to work outside of a standard business hour while assisting and delivering programs for carers
VMCH Employees receive ongoing personal and professional development, career pathways opportunities, a positive and supportive workplace culture and excellent salary packaging benefits.
**Why VMCH?**
Because the people we employ make it a great place to work In addition, VMCH will provide you with:
- A positive and supportive workplace culture
- Excellent Salary Packaging benefits
- Ongoing professional development
- A competitive salary
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid parental leave
- Praise program - where we recognise and reward the terrific work of our staff
Don't just take our word for it, take a look at what our staff are saying:
**About us**
VMCH are a Catholic not-for-profit organisation, providing services including affordable housing, residential aged care, retirement living, community and disability services and specialist education to 7,600 people across Victoria. We operate in over 50 locations, have 2,600+ employees and over 600 volunteers maintaining our 24/7 service to vulnerable people across Victoria.
- To work at VMCH, you will be required to supply proof of work rights, an Australian Criminal History Check, Evidence of 2021 Flu Vaccination and COVID vaccination and a Victorian Employee Working with Children Check. You may also be required to supply an International Police Check._