Care Partner - Aged Care: Home Care & Coordination (FT)

Mercy Community; Rockhampton Regional; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Increase take-home pay through salary‑

Salary packaging up to $18,550 per anu

Blue Card & NDIS screening cost saving

Employee Assistance Program

Vaccination reimbursements

Benyfits program

Job summary

Mercy Community in Rockhampton is seeking an experienced Care Partner to join our Community Aged Care Services team on a permanent full-time basis. The role requires travel within the Capricorn Coast Region and delivers care management to help older people live safely at home.

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

Qualifications

• Diploma-level qualification in Community Services, Aged Care, Case Management, or equivalent.
• Experience in care coordination, case management, or similar roles in aged care, health, or disability services.
• Strong communication, empathy and cultural competence; skilled with 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 in Rockhampton is seeking an experienced Care Partner to join our Community Aged Care Services team on a permanent full-time basis. The role requires travel within the Capricorn Coast Region and delivers care management to help older people live safely at home.

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