Care Partner

Bolton Clarke Residential Aged Care Opportunities; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Not-for-profit tax benefits

Private health insurance

Gym discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Bolton Clarke Residential Aged Care Opportunities is seeking a Care Partner to manage care delivery for participants under the Support at Home program from our Melbourne office. You will plan personalised care, coordinate with GPs and allied health professionals, and monitor service delivery to align with quality standards.

The role requires formal qualifications in aged care or related fields, strong communication, and a valid driver's licence.

Qualifications

• Cert III in Individual Support or Diploma-level qualification in Nursing, Community Services, Aged Care, Case Management, or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience in care coordination, case management or similar roles in aged care, health, or disability services
• Strong understanding of the Support at Home Program, Quality Standards, and aged care rights
• Strong communication, empathy and cultural competence
• AlyaCare experience highly desirable
• Australian driver’s licence and access to a reliable car for work

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with participants to develop individualised care plans. Incorporating the participant’s goals, service preferences, cultural needs, risk factors, and AT-HM requirements.
• Collaborate with participants to develop individualised care plans.
• Liaise with general practitioners, specialists, and allied health providers to ensure integrated care.
• Review care notes and service delivery data; proactively identify and address emerging risks or changes in participant needs.
• Facilitate or participate in case conferences, ensuring care plans reflect shared decision-making and supported risk-taking.
• Monitor spending to prevent underspends and overspends and align resource allocation with changing needs.
• Maintain accurate, timely care notes and ensure documentation supports outcomes under the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards.
• Ensure care management claims comply with Support at Home business rules, including exclusion of administrative, rostering or travel tasks.
• Supporting participants (and their carer or supporter) to make informed service decisions.

Skills

Care coordination

Communication

Cultural competence

Empathy

Driver's licence

Education

Cert III in Individual Support

Diploma-level qualification (Nursing/Community Services/Aged Care/Case Management)

Job description

Bolton Clarke Residential Aged Care Opportunities – Melbourne VIC

Full time

2d ago , from Bolton Clarke Residential Aged Care Opportunities

Bolton Clarke Groupone of Australia’s largest independent, not-for-profit providers of home care, retirement living and residential aged care, operating nationally and internationally.Bolton Clarke Residential group now has 87 Aged Care Homes across QLD, NSW, VIC, SA & WA, with the inclusion of the Allity, McKenzie & Acacia Living Group.

About the role

The Care Partner is the designated care manager under the Support at Home Program, responsible fordelivering care management activities that enable older people to live safely and independently athome.You will play a key role in planning and overseeing care service delivery across all ongoingsupport classifications within scope and work closely with the appropriate clinical team memberswhen a participant’s needs require clinical input or complex care planning. The role will be based in our Forest Hill office.

As a Care Partner, you will:

• Collaborate with participants to develop individualised care plans. Incorporating the participant’s goals, service preferences, cultural needs, risk factors, and AT-HM requirements.
• Collaborate with participants to develop individualised care plans.
• Liaise with general practitioners, specialists, and allied health providers to ensure integratedcare.
• Review care notes and service delivery data; proactively identify and address emerging risks orchanges in participant needs.
• Facilitate or participate in case conferences, ensuring care plans reflect shared decision-making and supported risk-taking.
• Monitor spending to prevent underspends and overspends and align resource allocation withchanging needs.
• Maintain accurate, timely care notes and ensure documentation supports outcomes under theStrengthened Aged Care Quality Standards.
• Ensure care management claims comply with Support at Home business rules, includingexclusion of administrative, rostering or travel tasks.
• Supporting participants (and their carer or supporter) to make informed service decisions.

To be successful, you will have:

• Cert III in Individual Support or Diploma-level qualification in Nursing, Community Services, Aged Care, Case Management, or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience in care coordination, case management or similar roles in aged care,health, or disability services
• Strong understanding of the Support at Home Program, Quality Standards, and aged care rights.
• Strong communication, empathy and cultural competence
• AlyaCare experience highly desirable
• Australian driver's licence and access to a reliable car for work

About this location:

A new opportunity is now available to join Bolton Clarke, Home & Community Support team.

Why Work For Bolton Clarke:

• Excellent work/life balance with shifts that suit your personal needs
• A caring team environment with strong clinical and allied health support
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Generous salary packaging and not-for-profit tax benefits – claim up to $18,550 tax free
• Private health insurance and gym discounts
• An Employee Assistance Program for staff and family

Our commitment to diversity: At Bolton Clarke we expect our staff to respect and value differences in age, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status and family or marital status.

Appointment to this position and ongoing employment is subject to your commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion.

If you have any further queries, please contact Kyara Sanelli (**********@boltonclarke.com.au)