• Permanent Full Time - 38 hours a week
• Salary Packaging Available
• Hervey Bay Location

Care Partner

Churches of Christ Home Care Hervey Bay

Permanent Full Time - 38 hours a week

About the role

Churches of Christ are currently looking for Care Partner within our dynamic Home Care Hervey Bay, as a Care Partner you work across all Support at Home pathways, including Restorative Care, End of life and Assistive Technology & Home Modifications, contributing to the mission and strategic goals of Churches of Christ as part of the Seniors Living team.

They provide flexible care planning, education and advocacy to enhance participant safety, health, wellbeing, and quality of life, incorporating wellness, reablement and culturally safe practices.  Where clinical needs arise, they partner with qualified clinicians for complex care planning.

As a Care Partner, you will:

• Develop individualised and culturally appropriate care plans aligned with assessments, goals, preferences, risks and AT HM needs; ensure care plans identify wellness and reablement approaches to meeting participant goals
• Collaborate with relevant team members to support the coordination of service under the End of Life and AT HM Pathway (within scope), ensuring alignment with participant goals and safe integration of supports
• Provide essential direct care services to participants as required, in response to individual care needs and service demand (such as personal care, medication support and transport).
• Deliver monthly care management interactions to all participants

 Who we're looking for

You're a natural people leader with a heart for community care and a talent for getting the best with your team. You're confident navigating the aged care space and thrive in a fast-paced, mobile work environment. 

Our ideal candidate

• Certificate 3 in Home and Community or Individual Support
• One years' experience in home care and planning, co-ordinating and implementing care services in the home care environment
• HLTHPS006 - Assist clients with medication
• HLTAAP001 - Recognise healthy body systems
• CHCCCS011 - Meet personal support needs
• Currently holds, or willing to obtain a First Aid and CPR qualification
• Currently holds, or willing to obtain a current Police Check

• A current driver's license and willingness to use your own comprehensively insured vehicle for work purposes. (Reimbursement of $0.96 per KM is provided for use of own vehicle)

• Hold valid Australian Work Rights - Unfortunately we are not currently able to sponsor

Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Integrity, Compassion, Excellence and Courage

About Us

We are one of Australia's largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations, with a legacy of care and compassion spanning over 140 years. Through our faith-based mission, the church and organisation work together to provide holistic support across family services, community housing, retirement living, home care, and residential aged care. With services across Queensland and Victoria. 

Employee Benefits:

As a not-for-profit, employees can salary package up to $18,549 p.a. tax-free — $15,900 on everyday expenses and $2,649 on meals/entertainment, which can significantly increase your take-home pay. To find out what salary sacrificing can mean for you click here.

We offer generous annual leave, an Employee Assistance Program, a supportive work culture, and discounts at a range of retail outlets.

Ready to Make a Difference?

Visit www.cofc.com.au to learn more about us. Please click the Apply Button. For further inquiries, please contact Nikki Stevens 07 4124 8985.

We actively encourage and invite applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for all our positions.

Applications will be assessed as they are received.