Care Partner

Mercy Community Service; Yeppoon; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Employee Assistance Program

Vaccination reimbursements

Employee benefits program

Job summary

Mercy Community Service in Yeppoon is seeking an experienced Care Partner to join our Community Aged Care Services team on a permanent full-time basis. The role covers in-home care coordination and personalised support for older people to live safely and independently at home.

You will work within a rights-based, person-centred framework and collaborate with participants, their supporters, and interdisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Diploma-level qualification in 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 communication, empathy and cultural competence.
• Skilled in using care management or CRM systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with participants to develop individualised care plans within required funding timeframes.
• Incorporate the participant’s goals, and environmental requirements within the participant care plan and delivery.
• Establish and update care plan and funding requirements, ensuring participants understand their available services and financial responsibilities.
• Review care notes and service delivery data.

Skills

Care coordination

Communication

Empathy

Cultural competence

Education

Diploma in Community Services/Aged Care/Case Management

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Mercy Community are on the search to find an experienced Care Partner to join our Community Aged Care Services team based in Yeppoon on a Permanent Full-time basis. Travel within the Capricorn Coast Region will be required.

The Care Partner is the designated person under Community Care, responsible for delivering care management that enables older people to live safely and independently at home. Working within a rights-based, person-centred framework, the Care Partner collaborates with participants, their supporters, and interdisciplinary teams to coordinate tailored, responsive and inclusive support.

Salary commensurate with experience plus superannuation plus salary packaging available

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with participants to develop individualised care plans within required funding timeframes
• Incorporate the participant’s goals, and environmental requirements within the participant care plan and delivery
• Establish and update care plan and funding requirements, ensuring participants understand their available services and financial responsibilities
• Review care notes and service delivery data

About you

• Diploma-level qualification in 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 communication, empathy and cultural competence.
• Skilled in using care management or CRM systems

Mercy Community is a Catholic not-for-profit that provides a wide range of services supporting the elderly. All our work is driven by our core values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity & Empowerment.

Benefits

• Increase your take home pay through the use of generous salary packaging - up to $18,550 per annum of your salary is available as a tax-free component
• Pay for your Queensland Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Card when you need – saving you up to $144 if you need both cards!
• Provide you and your immediate family free, professional and confidential counselling services through our Employee Assistance Program
• Free annual influenza and/or other vaccination reimbursements
• Benyfits – is an employee benefits program designed to help you save money on living costs

Mercy Community is a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant.