Care Partner

UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families; Bowen; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Travel reimbursement

Employee discounts

12% Super

Parental leave

Career development opportunities

Job summary

UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families – Bowen QLD is seeking a Care Partner to deliver person-centred, high-quality community care across Bowen, Proserpine and surrounding areas. You will oversee care planning, coordinate services, and work with clinical teams to achieve the best outcomes for each client, often on the road visiting clients in the community.

The role requires a Certificate IV in Health or Community Services, a current Australian driver's licence, a roadworthy vehicle

Qualifications

• Certificate IV in Health or Community Service (Essential).
• Current Australian Driver’s Licence (Essential).
• Roadworthy & insured vehicle (Essential).
• Experience with client-centred, community-based care delivery.
• Understanding of community funding streams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review care plans with client and care team.
• Manage budgets and coordinate multidisciplinary activities.
• Liaise with clinical teams to monitor changing needs.
• Monitor and evaluate care plans and outcomes.
• Assist clients in navigating the care system and resources.
• Spend majority of day on the road engaging with clients in the community.

Skills

Excellent communication

Clinical problem solving

Client-centred care

Liaise with clinical teams

Time management

Education

Certificate IV in Health or Community Service

Job description

UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families – Bowen QLD

Full time

4d ago , from UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families

Care Partner | BlueCare | Community Care

Employment Status: Permanent Full Time, Mon - Fri 8am - 4pm

Location: Bowen & Proserpine & Surrounding Areas - travel required between office locations

Remuneration:$53.55 + 12% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging (Increases your take home pay) + Allowances & Travel Reimbursement (KM’s) + Employee discounts

Make a meaningful difference with BlueCare

We’re looking for someone who wants to build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others -through small moments that leave big impacts.

About the role:

As a Care Partner,your role is to ensure that our clients receive person-centred, high-quality care by overseeing all care planning and coordination of services. Working closely with the clinical teams to achieve the best care outcomes foreach client from their Aged Care Service funding through activities that include:

Develop and review care plans in collaboration with the client and multidisciplinary care team

Manage budgets and facilitate multidisciplinary care activities

Liaise with clinical teams to monitor and respond to changing needs of complex community clients

Continuously monitor, review and evaluate care plans, services and outcomes

Assist clients in navigating the care system and linking them to necessary resources where required

With no two days ever the same. You’ll spend the majority of your day on the road, engaging with clients within the community.

We encourage our team to be creative and enjoy themselves while contributing to our success. Come join one of themost trusted communityandresidential careprovidersin Australia.

Role requirements:

Certificate IV in a Health or Community Service discipline - Essential

Current Australian Driver’s Licence - Essential

Roadworthy & insured (Third Party Property minimum) vehicle to use for work- Essential

Demonstrated understanding and sound knowledge of client centred, community-based care services delivery

Demonstrated ability to liaise with the clinical and care team and to provide co-ordinated care and exercise professional judgment within prescribed areas.

Demonstrated experience and knowledge in Community Funding streams and programs

Excellent communication and clinical problem-solving skills

Confidence in managing your time effectively, including an ability to work autonomously.

Confidence to satisfy the relevant probity checks required by legislation or policies - Essential

Employee Benefits:

Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum

A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs

12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme

Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

Career development opportunitieswith one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we’d love you to be too

Joining the state’s largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands ofBlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital,you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children

Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple–everybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values.We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.For additional support and to meet our RAP Team, email **************@ucareqld.com.au

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.