Th Health Care Connections (HCC) program connects people experiencing homelessness with relevant local primary health care providers to ensure their primary health needs can be readily met.
HCC will does this through an outreach model, meeting people experiencing homelessness where they are in the community, building a relationship with them, supporting them to build connections with relevant local primary health care providers that meet their needs, and then planning with the client how these connections will be sustained over the long term.
About the Opportunity
Th Health Care Connections (HCC) program connects people experiencing homelessness with relevant local primary health care providers to ensure their primary health needs can be readily met.
HCC will does this through an outreach model, meeting people experiencing homelessness where they are in the community, building a relationship with them, supporting them to build connections with relevant local primary health care providers that meet their needs, and then planning with the client how these connections will be sustained over the long term.
About you
We are looking for someone who can:
Can build trust, rapport, outreach and engage with people who are experiencing homelessness
Is proactive supporting clients to access primary health care services
Benefits of working with MCM include:
Diverse and inclusive organisation
Attractive Salary Packaging benefits
Supportive learning and development environment
Culture of continuous improvement
Essential:
Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Youth Work, Welfare studies or related fields
Demonstrated experience and ability in supporting people who have experienced homelessness, particularly those experiencing primary homelessness
Demonstrated experience working within a case management and assertive outreach framework
Strong passion for working with people and ability to engage people actively and assertively with complex needs
High level of initiative and motivation and the ability to work independently




Strong administration skills and computer literacy, including in Microsoft Outlook, case management and case noting systems
Screening Criteria:
National Police check
Working with Children check and NDIS Worker Screening check or ability to obtain
Valid Victorian Drivers license
Right to Work in Australia
Applications for this role will close onENTER DATE/or Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early.
Please include your current resume and cover letter.
Please review the position description to understand more about the role and responsibilities.
If you have any needs throughout the recruitment process that have not already been catered for, we encourage you to contact ****** to let us know how we can better support you to apply.
About MCM
MCM is aninclusive and equal opportunity employerwith a robust commitment tosafety.MCM embraces differences because we know that diversity and inclusion help us to attract, recruit, engage and retain talented people.
We are a leading not-for profit-for-purpose organisation that offer a broad range of services in Disability, Homelessness, Palliative Care and Education.
Our commitment to Safety
MCM is committed to the safety of its clients and employees, taking a zero-tolerance approach to violence within the workplace and abuse, including child abuse and abuse of people with disability.
All employees are required to comply with the Child Protected Standards.
Our commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Equity of Access
At MCM we embrace our differences because we know that diversity helps us to innovate and make the biggest impact possible.
Our DEI Strategy supports and drives an inclusive workplace culture.
We embrace the learning opportunities that come with authentic commitment to equity of access for all.
We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.
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