Care Partner - Home Care

Churches of Christ in Queensland; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five weeks annual leave

Salary sacrifice benefits

Supportive team and culture

Opportunities to learn and grow

Meaningful work and compassionate care

Job summary

Churches of Christ in Queensland - Benowa QLD is recruiting for a Care Partner within its Home Care team on the Gold Coast. This permanent full-time role focuses on helping older people live well at home, coordinating personalised services and supporting independent decision-making.

You will manage a portfolio of participants, develop care plans, coordinate services, discuss funding and budgets, and escalate any clinical concerns in partnership with clinicians and care teams.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Individual Support or equivalent.
• Current First Aid Certificate.
• Relevant medication support and healthy body systems competencies.
• Current driver’s licence and access to a comprehensively insured vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Developing and reviewing care plans that support wellness, reablement and independence.
• Coordinating services and maintaining regular contact with participants and their families.
• Helping participants understand their funding, budgets and available supports.
• Recognising changes in needs or risks and escalating clinical concerns appropriately.
• Coordinating complex supports, including restorative and end-of-life care, assistive technology and home modifications.
• Working with clinicians and care teams on reassessments and ongoing care planning.
• Keeping accurate, timely records and meeting quality and compliance requirements.
• Providing direct care when needed to support participants and the service.

Skills

Care coordination

Case management

Organisation

Microsoft Office

Digital care management systems

Education

Certificate III in Individual Support

First Aid Certificate

Medication support competencies

Current driver’s licence

National Police Certificate

Tools

Medications support tools

Job description

Churches of Christ in Queensland - Benowa QLD

Churches of Christ Home Care | Gold Coast
Permanent full-time opportunity

Help older people live well at home with care that reflects their goals, preferences and changing needs.

We're looking for a compassionate, organised Care Partner to join our Gold Coast Home Care team. You'll build trusted relationships with participants and their families, coordinate personalised services, and support people to maintain their independence and make informed choices about their care.

About the role

Care Partner

Churches of Christ Home Care | Gold Coast
Permanent full-time opportunity

Help older people live well at home with care that reflects their goals, preferences and changing needs.

We're looking for a compassionate, organised Care Partner to join our Gold Coast Home Care team. You'll build trusted relationships with participants and their families, coordinate personalised services, and support people to maintain their independence and make informed choices about their care.

You'll manage a portfolio of participants, taking the time to understand what matters to each person. Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and reviewing care plans that support wellness, reablement and independence.
• Coordinating services and maintaining regular contact with participants and their families.
• Helping participants understand their funding, budgets and available supports.
• Recognising changes in needs or risks and escalating clinical concerns appropriately.
• Coordinating complex supports, including restorative and end-of-life care, assistive technology and home modifications.
• Working with clinicians and care teams on reassessments, case conferences and ongoing care planning.
• Keeping accurate, timely records and meeting quality and compliance requirements.
• Providing direct care when needed to support participants and the service.

Throughout your work, you'll promote dignity, culturally safe care, informed choice and supported decision-making.

About you

You bring experience in care coordination, case management, home care, aged care, health or disability services. You're confident balancing the practical details of service coordination with the personal connection that makes good care possible.

You'll also bring:

• Strong care planning, organisation and risk management skills.
• An understanding of Support at Home, CHSP, aged care quality standards and participant rights.
• The ability to recognise changing or complex needs and seek the right support.
• Clear communication, sound judgement and a collaborative approach.
• Confidence working with participant budgets, digital care management systems and Microsoft Office.

Experience with My Aged Care, dementia, complex ageing or palliative care will be highly regarded.

Qualifications and requirements

• Certificate III in Individual Support or equivalent.
• Current First Aid Certificate.
• Relevant medication support and healthy body systems competencies.
• Current driver's licence and access to a comprehensively insured vehicle (mileage reimbursed)
• Current National Police Certificate, or willingness to obtain one.
• Ability to meet relevant organisational vaccination requirements.

Why join Churches of Christ?

• Five weeks of annual leave.
• Access to salary sacrifice benefits.
• A supportive team and positive workplace culture.
• Opportunities to learn, develop and grow.
• Meaningful work with an organisation committed to quality, dignity and compassionate care.