Care Partner

BlueCare; Proserpine; On-site; AUD 105,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging

12% Superannuation

Travel reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

Blue Care is seeking a Care Partner to ensure person-centred, high-quality care by overseeing care planning and service coordination. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to achieve optimal outcomes for clients, from Aged Care funding through activities like developing and reviewing care plans and managing budgets.

You will spend much of your time on the road, traveling between Bowen, Proserpine and surrounding areas, building strong relationships with clients and the broader care team.

Qualifications

• Certificate IV in Health or Community Service is required.
• Demonstrated ability to liaise with clinical and care teams.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage time and work autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review care plans with clients and the care team.
• Manage budgets and coordinate multidisciplinary activities.
• Liaise with clinical teams to monitor changing needs of clients.
• Continuously monitor and evaluate care plans and outcomes.
• Assist clients in navigating the care system and accessing resources.
• Travel between Bowen, Proserpine and surrounding areas to meet client needs.

Skills

Care coordination

Client liaison

Budget management

Communication

Autonomy

Education

Certificate IV in Health or Community Service

Tools

Driver’s licence

Job description

Aged and Disability Support (Community Services and Development)

Full time

53.55 Per Hour + Super + NFP Salary Packaging

Community Care

Care Planning

Community Services

Care Partner | Blue Care | Community Care

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

Location: Bowen, Proserpine and Surrounding Areas travel required between office locations

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

Make a meaningful difference with Blue Care

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 for each 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 the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia.

Role requirements:

Certificate IV in a Health or Community Service discipline Essential

Current Australian Driver’s Licence Essential

Roadworthy and 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 coordinated 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

Blue Care is proudly part of the Uniting Care Family, we'd love you to be too

Joining the state's largest network of aged care workers with it’s over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you'll also be welcomed as part of the Uniting Care family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of Blue Care, 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.

Start making a difference today

Child safe, Child friendly

Uniting Care is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will: Provide welcoming, safe and 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 and Inclusion

Our approach is simple?–everybody is?welcome here.? At Uniting Care, 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, Uniting Care strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.?For additional support and to meet our RAP Team,

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 Uniting Care.