Non-Clinician Care Partner

Hunter Recruitment Group; Kurri Kurri; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Laptop provided

Mobile phone provided

Kilometre reimbursement

Job summary

Kurri Kurri Community Services (KKCS) is a local not-for-profit organisation delivering person-centred services across the Hunter. Hunter Recruitment Group is partnering with KKCS to recruit a Non-Clinician Care Partner to join their Support at Home team.

As a Non-Clinician Care Partner, you will coordinate services for older people, work closely with an Enrolled Nurse Care Partner, and support onboarding, reviews and administration in a mostly office-based role with occasional home visits.

Qualifications

• Experience in aged care, community care, or care coordination.
• Proven ability to organise, administer records and monitor budgets.
• Ability to communicate clearly with consumers, families and service providers.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate services and supports under the Support at Home program.
• Assist onboarding of new consumers and ongoing service planning.
• Monitor consumer budgets and funding.
• Maintain accurate consumer records, documentation and support plans.
• Coordinate services in line with individual needs, goals and funding.
• Build strong relationships with consumers, families, carers and service providers.
• Complete reassessments and appropriate non-clinical reviews.
• Support compliance with aged care legislation and KKCS processes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across the Support at Home service.

Skills

Organisation & admin

Communication skills

Budget management

Relationship building

IT literacy

Driver's licence

Education

Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing)

Tools

Client management systems

General computer applications

Job description

Kurri Kurri Community Services (KKCS) is local not-for-profit organisation delivering person centred services across the Hunter.
Hunter Recruitment Group is partnering with KKCS to recruit a Non-Clinician Care Partner to join their Support at Home team.

This is a great opportunity for someone with experience across aged care, community services, care coordination or Home Care Packages/Support at Home who enjoys the organisation, relationships and problem-solving behind coordinating quality care.

About the Role

KKCS has recently introduced a collaborative pod model within their Support at Home team.
As a Non-Clinician Care Partner, you'll work side-by-side with an Enrolled Nurse Care Partner, supported by Registered Nurse clinical oversight, to coordinate services for a shared group of older people living within the community.

Your focus will sit predominantly across the coordination and administration of care, keeping services organised, monitoring budgets, maintaining documentation, communicating with consumers and families and ensuring each person's supports continue to meet their individual needs and goals.

While predominantly office based, you'll also have opportunities to meet consumers in their homes, assist with onboarding and complete reviews.

Kurri Kurri Community Services (KKCS) is local not-for-profit organisation delivering person centred services across the Hunter.
Hunter Recruitment Group is partnering with KKCS to recruit a Non-Clinician Care Partner to join their Support at Home team.

This is a great opportunity for someone with experience across aged care, community services, care coordination or Home Care Packages/Support at Home who enjoys the organisation, relationships and problem-solving behind coordinating quality care.

About the Role

KKCS has recently introduced a collaborative pod model within their Support at Home team.
As a Non-Clinician Care Partner, you'll work side-by-side with an Enrolled Nurse Care Partner, supported by Registered Nurse clinical oversight, to coordinate services for a shared group of older people living within the community.

Your focus will sit predominantly across the coordination and administration of care, keeping services organised, monitoring budgets, maintaining documentation, communicating with consumers and families and ensuring each person's supports continue to meet their individual needs and goals.

While predominantly office based, you'll also have opportunities to meet consumers in their homes, assist with onboarding and complete reviews.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Coordinate services and supports under the Support at Home program
• Support the onboarding of new consumers and ongoing service planning
• Monitor consumer budgets and funding
• Maintain accurate consumer records, documentation and support plans
• Coordinate services in line with individual needs, goals and funding
• Build strong relationships with consumers, families, carers and service providers
• Complete reassessments and appropriate non-clinical reviews
• Support compliance with aged care legislation, quality standards and KKCS processes
• Contribute to continuous improvement across the Support at Home service

About You

You’ll bring:

• Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) or equivalent
• Experience within aged care, community care, care coordination or a similar environment
• Strong organisation and administrative skills
• Confidence managing documentation, budgets and competing priorities
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Confidence using client management systems and general computer applications
• Current Driver's Licence and access to a reliable, registered and comprehensively insured vehicle
• Current First Aid and CPR
• Ability to meet KKCS pre-employment screening requirements

Highly regarded:

• Previous Home Care Package or Support at Home experience
• Previous Care Partner/Care Coordinator experience
• Knowledge of aged care funding, budgets and quality requirements

Why Join KKCS?

• Work as part of a pod - collaborate closely with clinical and non-clinical colleagues
• Genuine flexibility - Positive work life balance
• Work around your day - the team supports practical flexibility where the work is being delivered
• NFP salary packaging to increase your take home pay
• Laptop and mobile phone provided
• Kilometre reimbursement for work related travel
• Supportive team culture where people collaborate, share workloads and help each other through busy periods
• Permanent full-time opportunity within an established local community organisation

Hunter Recruitment Group is proud to partner with Kurri Kurri Community Services on this recruitment campaign. Kurri Kurri Community Services (KKCS) has a strong commitment to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people, people with disability, and the diverse communities we serve. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse and harm and are committed to creating a safe, respectful and inclusive environment for everyone. As part of this commitment, successful applicants will be required to undergo thorough screening processes during the recruitment phase, including relevant pre-employment checks such as NDIS Screening and National Police Check.