Care Partner | BlueCare | Community Care
Employment Status: Permanent Full Time
Location: Gympie & Surrounding Areas
Remuneration: $53.55 p/hr + Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging (Increases your take home pay) + Allowances + Travel Reimbursement (KM’s) + Employee discounts
A career that puts you at the heart of it all.
At BlueCare, you’ll be part of a team making a meaningful difference every day, supporting people to live life their way.
About the role:
As a Care Partner, you’ll coordinate person-centred care and services to support clients to achieve the best possible outcomes from their Aged Care Service funding.
Assessing client needs and developing and reviewing individualised care plans
Coordinating services and care transitions with clients, families and multidisciplinary teams
Managing client care budgets and available funding
Monitoring changing needs and risks, escalating to clinical teams where required
Reviewing care plans, services and outcomes
Supporting clients to navigate the care system and access appropriate services
With no two days ever the same, you’ll spend the majority of your day on the road engaging with clients in the community.
We encourage our team to be creative and enjoy themselves while contributing to our success. Come join one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia.
Role requirements:
Certificate IV in a Health or Community Service discipline - Essential
Current Australian Driver’s Licence - Essential
Roadworthy and insured (Third Party Property minimum) vehicle for work - Essential
Experience and knowledge of client-centred community care and Community Funding streams
Ability to collaborate with clinical and care teams to coordinate care and exercise professional judgement
Knowledge of relevant aged care legislative, regulatory and quality requirements
Strong communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills
Ability to satisfy the relevant probity checks required by legislation or policies – Essential
Employee Benefits:
Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
Career development opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we’d love you to be too
Joining the state’s largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.
Child safe, Child friendly
UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:
Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children
Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme
Diversity & Inclusion
Our approach is…