Care Advisor

Uniting AgeWell Careers; Hobart; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above award rates

Salary packaging

Leave loading

Career pathways

EAP 24/7

Job summary

Uniting AgeWell Limited in Hobart is seeking a Care Advisor to advocate for clients and develop care plans. This full-time position is based at the Hobart site with 76 hours per fortnight, Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm.

You will assess needs, collaborate with teams, and guide care planning within a person-centred and consumer-directed framework across the South Tasmania HCP network.

Qualifications

• Experience in safety in aged care or health sectors.
• Experience in case management and client care planning.
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and review care with a person-centred approach.
• Strong communication with staff, consumers, providers and health professionals.
• Understanding of Safety, Equal Opportunity and legal requirements in care settings.

Responsibilities

• Undertake initial assessments of prospective clients and support care recommendations.
• Monitor, review and reassess client needs within a restorative, wellness framework.
• Mentor Home Care Workers to ensure delivery of community services.
• Facilitate client pathway discussions, reviews and quality indicators.
• Conduct annual reviews and revise care plans, goals and budgets.

Skills

Case management

Care planning

Assessment

Communication

Aged care knowledge

Job description

About Us:

At Uniting AgeWell, our focus is on supporting older people to experience a sense of wellbeing, choice and independence in their lives, to feel valued members of their community and to have easy access to the community or residential services they need to live the life they want. With a range of services in many locations in Victoria and Tasmania, our 5000 staff and 700 volunteer staff are committed to high quality services and care.

Uniting AgeWell provide a workplace culture based on theBEST philosophy –Believe, Excel, Support and Trust– underpinned by our values ofKindness, Respect, Integrity, Innovation and Inclusion, and our customer service charter and promise that shape and inform all that we do. More information can be found on the Uniting AgeWell website - www.unitingagewell.org

Why choose Uniting AgeWell - South Tasmania HCP

• Easy to access with public transport andfree on/off site parking
• Above awardhourly rates
• Salary packaging benefit up to $15,900 + $2,650annually
• Annual Leave loading
• Career pathways, education and training opportunities
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program available 24/7 for our staff
• Enhanced Parental Leaveoptions
• Location options - move within ourUniting AgeWell network(Victoria and Tasmania)
• Not for profit,values-basedorganisation

About the role:

Working in the Hobart region of South Tasmania HCP, you will be based at our Hobartsite. In this role, you will be an advocate for clients in facilitating discussions on identifying our client's goals and developing their care plans. This is a full-timerole working76 hours Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.

Duties include:

• Undertaking initial assessments of prospective clients and assist in making recommendations on capacity
• Assess, monitor, review, reassess the needs of clients within a holistic framework using a restorative and wellness approach
• Promote a harmonious team approach by acting as a mentor and supervisor to the Home Care Workers to ensure delivery of community services
• Facilitate effective client pathway support through case discussions and case conferences, review of feedback including incidents, hazards and handovers and monitoring of quality indicators
• Conduct annual reviews with clients, including, revising their care plan, goals, services and budgets to support our clients in living life to fullest

About you:

You are passionate about what you do and want to make a difference in the lives of our clients, enhancing their self-esteem and empowering them to make choices.

• Experience in safety in the Aged Care or Health Sectors
• Experience and expertise in in the provision of services in the area of Aged and Community services preferred
• Experience and expertise in working in a Clinical or Allied Health setting
• Case Management experience
• Experience in undertaking assessments, care planning, implementation, evaluation and documentation of quality client care with a person centred approach and in line with Consumer Directed Care principles
• The ability to communicate with staff, consumers, service providers, treating health professionals and other community members to ensure the development of needs based, consumer focused services delivery
• Thorough understanding and ability to support compliance with Safety, Equal Opportunity and other professional and legal requirements which affect day to day care and other services for clients
• Thrive in a team and also appreciate the one to one interactions
• Are committed to being part of a workplace culture based on theBESTway of life (Believe, Excel, Support and Trust)

Essentials for working in Aged Care:

• A current Working With Vulnerable People cardor willingness to obtain one
• Current and ongoing flu vaccinations
• Australian working rights
• Ability to pass a national police clearance

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply for this role.

You can access the position description here: Care Advisor PD.pdf

For more information please contact the Recruitment Team at [e-mail].

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We look forward to hearing from you!