Position Details


Reference Number 152236
Position Title Social Support Group Worker
Employment Status Casual
Program Community Health Rehab & Palliative Care
Location 120 Settlement Road Belmont
Salary $0.00
Hours Per Fortnight 0
Position Summary
  • Enjoy a rewarding position in a supportive team environment!
  • Appreciate a flexible and healthy work/life balance in this casual role
  • Improve your skills with ongoing training and professional development

About the facility

Barwon Health has five major community health centres, Corio, Belmont, Newcomb, Torquay and Anglesea which provide a range of services to the Barwon region. The Belmont Community Health Centre’s services include counselling, diabetic educators, physiotherapy, nursing, occupational therapy, speech pathology dental services and many more.

About the role

Barwon Health facilitates a Social Support /Planned Activity Group program throughout the Geelong and Surf Coast regions. The Social Support/Planned Activity Group program provides meaningful activities for predominantly older people but also younger disabled people. The program aims to improve independence through innovative, person centred activities. The main objective is to work within a team based environment facilitating group activities that are client focussed and promote reablement. This position will be required to work at any of our programs including Belmont, Corio, Torquay or Anglesea .

About the culture

Everything we do centres all our services on the patient and is guided by our driving values:

Respect, Compassion, Commitment, Accountability and Innovation

Barwon Health staff benefits

  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Professional development
  • Access to employee wellness facility
  • Salary packaging
  • Social club
  • Centrally located at University Hospital, only minutes from the vibrant waterfront
  • Our Commitment to Child Safety
  • Be our future Barwon Health Strategic Plan
  • Aboriginal Employment Plan

At Barwon Health we celebrate and harness diversity, and consider it a competitive advantage. We encourage applications from all diverse backgrounds and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged to apply. Our organisation promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all our consumers including children and appropriate rigorous reference and background checks will be undertaken. Barwon Health is proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

Recruitment agencies should note that Barwon Health does not accept agency resumes. Barwon Health is not responsible for any fees related to any unsolicited resumes submitted by Recruitment Agencies.

Selection Criteria Essential: Certificate 3 in Aged Care -lifestyle, allied health, welfare, disability and/or equivalent
Essential: Experience working in a Social Support Group or similar
Essential: Ability to work collaboratively with clients and service providers
Essential: Ability to work effectively as a member of a team and contribute to a positive team environment.
Contact Person Karen Oliver 
Contact Person Job Title Manager 
Contact Number (03) 4215 2343 
Contact Email karen.oliver@barwonhealth.org.au 
Alternate Contact Person Gail Humphries 
Alternate Contact Number (03) 4215 7611 
Closing Date 21/12/2017
Position Description
File name 
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Please note that this position will close at 11:45pm on closing date. Please ensure your application is added before then as we do not accept late applications.