Care Partner

Jewish Care Victoria; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Purchased leave

Employee assistance program

Staff referral bonus

Onsite staff car park

Rewards program

Ethos Day

Learning and development

Job summary

Jewish Care Victoria is looking for a Care Partner to join our Community Aged Care team in Melbourne. You will deliver person-centred, goal-directed care, manage care plans, coordinate services, and provide referrals across funded streams with monthly activity and annual plan reviews.

Join a collaborative team focused on dignity, autonomy and wellbeing for older adults in home and community settings, offering opportunities for upskilling and professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience in aged care and community/home settings.
• Ability to build rapport with older clients and families.
• Understanding of aged care funding programs and care planning processes.
• Willingness to upskill; teamwork and respect for client dignity.

Skills

Care coordination

Communication skills

Time management

Aged care knowledge

Experience with older people

Education

Certificate IV in Aged Care or Community Services

Job description

The Care Partner plays a central role in delivering Jewish Care Victoria’s commitment to person-centred, goal-directed care that enables older people to live independently and meaningfully in the community. This role is the key point of continuity for each client, providing care management, service coordination, referrals, and ongoing monitoring across all aged care funding streams, including Support at Home, CHSP, Claims Conference, and Private Services.

As part of the Care Partnering and broader Community Aged Care Team, the Care Partner works collaboratively with other Care and Clinical Care Partners, Clinical Leads, internal teams, and external providers to ensure that each individual’s care journey is seamless, culturally responsive, and aligned to their goals and changing needs. Care management is delivered in a flexible and responsive manner, with a care management activity completed at least monthly and the care plan reviewed at least every 12 months, or whenever the client’s needs, services or circumstances change. The role involves proactively identifying unmet needs and initiating appropriate referrals to internal or external supports. While formal qualifications are not mandatory, the role requires a willingness to engage in upskilling, experience in aged care and a strong commitment to teamwork and respect for client dignity, autonomy, and wellbeing.

What We're Looking For

• Strong care coordination, communication and time management skills
• Ability to quickly build rapport with older people and their families
• Understanding of aged care funding programs and care planning processes
• Experience working with older people in a community-based or in-home setting
• Experience supporting vulnerable clients and diverse communities
• Sound judgement when responding to client needs, risks and competing priorities
• Empathy, cultural respect and a commitment to person-centred care
• Russian, Polish, Hebrew or Yiddish language skills (desirable, but not essential)
• Certificate IV in Aged Care or Community Services or equivalent experience (highly regarded)

Why Jewish Care is the best choice for your career

• Salary Packaging– as a not-for-profit organisation, our staff benefit from some Fringe Benefit Tax exemptions through salary packaging up to $15,900 p.a + up to $2,650 p.a on meal & entertainment
• Purchased leave options
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family
• Staff Referral Bonus Program
• Free onsite staff car parkat our aged care facilities
• Reward & Recognition Program
• Ethos Day—an enriching learning experience that delves into the intricacies of Jewish history and culture
• Learning and development– opportunities to progress in your career internally

About us

Jewish Care Victoria, is a not-for-profit organisation and is one of the largest providers of aged and community services for the Jewish Community in Victoria and has been servicing the community for over 175 years.Our staff come from all cultural and religious backgrounds, and we provide cultural and spiritual training in the Jewish Ethos.

Jewish Care proudly celebrates and warmly welcomes the rich diversity of our community and strives to be inclusive for all, including the LGBTI+ community.

Jewish Care acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live and work. Our services and supports are provided on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people, and we deeply respect and honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connection to land, waters and community.

Jewish Care is committed to protecting clients and staff members from all forms of harm and abuse. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process during their recruitment process.