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Peer Champion - My Aged Care Support Program - Cummins area

COTA South Australia
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The role of the Peer Champion is to provide one-on-one telephone and or face to face My Aged Care information and support to older members of their community in identified community venues. The Peer Champion will also deliver small group sessions where possible, as well as engage in promotion of their role with support from COTA SA.

The Peer Champion will provide accurate information on;

  • Understanding My Aged Care relevant to the audience/individual
  • Engaging and registering with My Aged Care via the telephone
  • Navigating the My Aged Care website (where required)
  • Types of assistance and support available to help older people stay in their own homes.
  • The rights and responsibilities of consumers and their carers
  • The rights and responsibilities of service providers

Primary responsibilities of the role include:

  • Promotion of the Champions role and service locally, independently and with support from My Aged Care Support Program Project Officer
  • Facilitate agreed number support sessions, either over the phone or face to face
  • Completion of an evaluation form with each support session recipient and as many group session attendees as possible
  • Be available, once a week, in a fixed location, to provide support sessions to the community (where agreed)

Your related knowledge and experiences include:

  • Prior knowledge of the structure and understanding of My Aged Care and or lived experiences as a user of My Aged Care
  • Understanding of issues affecting older people who wish to remain living independently at home within the community, including those from different cultural backgrounds and who are from diverse communities
  • Working with older people individually and in groups
You can not apply for this role as it is no longer available.