Care Partner: Community Aged Care & Case Management

Catholic Healthcare Limited; Gosford; Hybrid; AUD 79,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Km reimbursement

Not-for-profit tax benefits

Fitness Passport

Private Health Insurance discount

Paid Parental leave

Long service leave

Diversity-friendly

Job summary

Catholic Healthcare Limited on the Central Coast (Wyong) offers a permanent full-time Care Partner role, Monday to Friday, with office-based work and client visits across the Central Coast. Earn $48.00 per hour plus superannuation and Km reimbursement ($1.11 per km), with up to $18,550 tax free via salary packaging.

Your duties include care planning, funding utilisation, and coordinating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality home-based care.

Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of the Aged Care Legislation and Aged Care Quality Standards.
• Strong understanding of the ageing process, particularly age-related health issues.
• Case management experience including assessment, care planning, goal writing and reviewing.
• Previous experience working within a community setting in a similar role.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Excellent digital literacy, including Microsoft Outlook and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Achieve billable hours and service delivery expectations through care planning, funding utilisation, billing accuracy, and proactive client portfolio management.
• Undertake person-centred care planning in accordance with Catholic Healthcare’s model of care.
• Educate clients and families on program guidelines, inclusions/exclusions and possible financial contributions.
• Coordinate with clinical, allied health, and operational teams to identify client care needs, plan interventions, and review outcomes of care.
• Use screening, assessment and risk dashboards to identify high-risk clients and prioritise timely reviews.
• Initiate case conferencing to support hospital, rehab or respite discharge planning for wellbeing interventions, service adjustments and timely referrals.
• Promote Catholic Healthcare value proposition and enable clients to live at home independently with choice, control and connected services.
• Ensure accurate billing, timely documentation and alignment of services with client goals and funding availability.
• Understand and adhere to the Aged Care Standards in all interactions, practices and documentation.

Skills

Aged Care Legislation

Aged Care Standards

Case management

Assessment & care planning

Digital literacy

Outlook & Excel

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Excel

Job description

Catholic Healthcare Limited on the Central Coast (Wyong) offers a permanent full-time Care Partner role, Monday to Friday, with office-based work and client visits across the Central Coast. Earn $48.00 per hour plus superannuation and Km reimbursement ($1.11 per km), with up to $18,550 tax free via salary packaging.

Your duties include care planning, funding utilisation, and coordinating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality home-based care.