Care Finder

Greatness starts here!

The Care Finder program was announced in the 2021-22 Commonwealth Budget as part of the Connecting Senior Australians to Aged Care Services measure. Care Finders will:

• Provide specialist and intensive assistance help people to understand and access aged care and connect with other relevant supports in the community; and
• Specifically target people who have one or more reason for requiring intensive support to interact with My Aged Care, access aged care services and/or access other relevant supports in the Mitchell and Whittlesea shire
• Provide assertive outreach while building engagement and rapport with potential clients
• Guide clients through the assessment process and assist in obtaining Aged Care supports and services needed

To be considered for this rewarding role you will have:

• Tertiary qualification in Human Services/Social Work or related profession and or previous experience in needs assessment, care planning and/or case management
• Extensive knowledge of the aged care, health and community services system and regulatory environment
• Experience in working with older people and their families/carers from a range of backgrounds, and an understanding of the barriers they may experience in accessing aged care services
• The ability to work collaboratively and autonomously and build effective relationships
• Demonstrated experience in community networking and working collaboratively with external service providers to plan and provide consistent, responsive, and appropriate client focused services.
• Computer literacy and the ability to effectively manage a client data base
• High level problem solving, exceptional customer service skills and analytical skills
• Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office suite
• Knowledge of Carelink + desirable
• Full Victorian Driver’s Licence

Our Talent Experience

We kindly request you include a covering letter, addressed to Sandra Reddy, detailing your motivation for joining DPV Health and highlighting the qualities you bring to this position.

For further information, please contact Sandra Reddy – Aged Care Services Team Leader on Sandra.Reddy@dpvhealth.org.au. Interviews will be scheduled as they are received, so please don’t delay. 

To view the Position Description, please click here

Closing date for applications will be 23rd October 2026

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DPV Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring we have an inclusive, diverse and safe workplace for our staff and participants. To us diversity means people of any age, family situation, cultural and linguistic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical sex characteristics, ability or disability, health, life experience, socio-economic situation, faith, spirituality and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.  We encourage all individuals to apply.  

To learn about the assistance we can offer during the recruitment process, your potential work environment, access features of a location, or if you require alternative formats to our process please contact peopleandculture@dpvhealth.org.au

We will not be accepting applications from agencies for this position.