Care Partner - Home & Community

Catholic Healthcare; Central Coast; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fitness Passport

Private Health Insurance discount

Parental leave

Long service leave

Not-for-profit tax benefits

Job summary

Catholic Healthcare invites you to join as a Care Partner, serving the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie region from our Wyong office and client visits. This permanent full-time role runs Monday to Friday, with a competitive hourly rate and travel reimbursement.

You will deliver relationship-centred care, manage client portfolios, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize wellbeing and home-based care outcomes. Apply today to help people thrive at home.

Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of Aged Care Legislation and Quality Standards.
• Strong understanding of ageing and health issues.
• Case management experience including assessment, care planning, and reviewing.
• Experience in community settings and similar roles.
• Ability to work independently and in a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent digital literacy with Outlook and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Achieve billable hours and service delivery through care planning and funding utilisation.
• Provide person-centred care planning in line with Catholic Healthcare’s model of care.
• Educate clients and families on program guidelines and funding contributions.
• Coordinate with clinical and allied health teams to identify needs and plan interventions.
• Use screening and risk dashboards to identify high-risk clients and prompt reviews.
• Support discharge planning for wellbeing interventions and timely referrals.
• Promote Catholic Healthcare services while enabling home-based care.
• Ensure billing accuracy and alignment of services with client goals.

Skills

Care planning

Client relationship management

Communication

Independence

Team collaboration

Digital literacy

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Excel

Job description

Discover a career where care goes both ways!

• Location - Office based at Wyong and visiting clients throughout the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie regions
• Permanent Full-Time role (Monday to Friday)
• Pay rate – $48.00 per hour + superannuation + Km reimbursement ($1.11 per km)
• Up to $18,550 tax free with salary packaging

Catholic Healthcare now employs over 6,000 people, with over 30 years of service. Our Mission is to promote the dignity, life and spirituality of older people through connected and inclusive communities

In the challenging and rewarding role of Care Partner, you will be providing relationship-centred care management that delivers exceptional client outcomes, strengthens wellbeing, and supports clients to thrive and live safely at home.

Day to day this role looks like:

• Achieving billable hours and service delivering expectations through effective care planning, funding utilisation, billing accuracy, and proactive management of client portfolio
• Undertaking person-centredcare planningin accordance withCatholic Healthcare’smodel of care
• Educating clients and their families on program guidelines, inclusions and exclusions and possible financial contributions
• Communicating and coordinating with members of the clinical, allied healthand operational teamstoidentifyclientcare needs, planinterventions, and review outcomes of care
• Using screening,assessmentand risk dashboards toidentifyhigh riskclients and prioritizetimelyreviews
• Initiating case conferencing to support hospital, rehab or respite discharge planning forwellbeing interventions, serviceadjustmentsandtimelyreferrals
• Communicating and coordinating with members of the clinical, allied healthand operational teamstoidentifyclientcare needs, planinterventions, and review outcomes of care
• Promoting Catholic Healthcare Value proposition and service offerings while enabling clients to live at home independently with choice, control and connecting them to services that are safe,personaland effective
• Ensuringaccuratebilling,timelydocumentationand alignment of services with client goals and funding availability
• Understanding and adhering to the Aged Care Standards in all interactions,practicesand documentation

To be successful in this roleyou’ll need:

• 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 experienceincludingassessment, care planning, goal writing and reviewing
• Previousexperience working within acommunity settingin a similar role
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Excellent digitalliteracy, including Microsoft Outlook and Excel

What we can offer you:

• Competitive hourly pay rate + Km reimbursement ($1.11 per Km)
• Not-for-profit tax benefits so you pay less tax
• Fitness Passport discounted gym benefits
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Paid Parental leave
• Long Service leave after 5 years
• A values-based organisation that welcomes applicants from all faiths and background

We know you have many choices of employer - choose Catholic Healthcare where you can make a positive impact and be well rewarded.