Care Partner, Support at Home

Australian Chinese Community Association of NSW; Willoughby City Council; Hybrid; AUD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Meal and entertainment benefits up to$

Hybrid work conditions

Job summary

Australian Chinese Community Association of NSW – Chatswood NSW is seeking a Care Partner to join our Support at Home program. This full-time role in Chatswood focuses on helping clients live at home with choice, control and wellbeing.

You will plan care, collaborate with families and health professionals, and ensure culturally appropriate service delivery. Mandarin/Cantonese language skills and a driving licence are preferred.

Qualifications

• Qualifications in a related discipline (social sciences, health, psychology, social work, community services)
• Minimum 2–3 years' experience in Aged Care sector – especially Support at Home
• High level of computer literacy (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and ability to learn new software
• Experience working with older people, including CALD backgrounds, with chronic/complex needs
• Possess insured motor vehicle with a current driver’s licence
• Able to speak Cantonese and/or Mandarin
• Australian citizen, permanent resident or visa with unrestricted working rights
• Willing to undertake a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History check

Responsibilities

• Undertake person-centred care planning using ACCA’s model, create care plans, budgets, schedules and set client service expectations
• Collaborate with clients, carers, families, advocates and other staff to maximise independence and community engagement
• Allocate tasks to care workers and ensure adherence to client care plans
• Ensure timely delivery of quality, culturally appropriate services

Education

Related discipline (e.g., social sciences, health, psychology, social work, community services)

Job description

Australian Chinese Community Association of NSW – Chatswood NSW

We are a not-for-profit aged, disability and community care services organisation serving the culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in metropolitan Sydney.

About the role

As a Care Partner, you will be employed on a full-time basis at our Chatswood office within our Support at Home program. You will be providing support to clients who access our Support at Home services enabling them to live at home independently with choice, control and with a focus on optimising health and well-being in accordance with the client's needs, goals and preferences.

Key responsibilities

Undertake person-centred care planning in accordance with ACCA's model of care, developing care plans, budgets, schedule of services, including identifying client care needs, requirements and setting client service expectations;

Work collaboratively with clients, their carers, family, and/or advocates as well as other Support at Home service staff, health professionals and other external stakeholders, to maximise clients' independence and their ability to remain living in their home and engaging with their community;

Allocate tasks to care workers and ensure compliance with client care plans;

Ensure quality and culturally appropriate service delivery is implemented in a timely manner.

About you

Qualifications in a related discipline (social sciences, health, psychology, social work, community services);

Minimum 2-3 years' experience in Aged Care sector - particularly Support at Home program and familiar with the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards;

High level of computer literacy, including Microsoft word, excel and PowerPoint, and the ability to learn new software programs;

Experience in working with older people, including those from CALD backgrounds, and understanding of issues facing people with chronic and complex needs;

Possess a comprehensively insured motor vehicle with current drivers' licence;

Able to speak Cantonese and/or Mandarin;

Australian citizen, permanent resident or hold a visa allowing unrestricted working rights;

Possess or willing to undertake a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History check.

Access to generous Not-For-Profit salary packaging of up to $15,900;

Access to meal and entertainment benefits of up to $2,650 through salary packaging;

Work life balance, enjoy hybrid work conditions.