Care Partner

About the role:
In this role, you will manage a caseload of community-based elderly individuals in the Sutherland Shire and Southeast Sydney area. You will assess their needs, develop personalised care plans and manage budgets in accordance with program guidelines, to ensure each customer's unique requirements are met. You'll also onboard new customers and proactively manage existing ones with a person-centred approach. Collaboration with our Clinical, Scheduling and Service Delivery teams will be crucial to delivering comprehensive care.

This is a full-time role, and you will have the flexibility to manage your own schedule each week, while working autonomously from home, our Bella Vista office and within the community. As you will regularly visit customers in their homes, you will need to be based close to, and willing to travel, within this region.

About you:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Ideally proven experience in community-based case management
• Experience with managing Home Care Packages and budgets is advantageous
• Current driver’s licence and a reliable vehicle with minimum Third-Party insurance
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Demonstrated empathy and compassion
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and critical thinking skills
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Cultural competence and the ability to work with diverse populations
• Advocacy skills to ensure clients' needs are met
• Collaboration and teamwork skills to work effectively with interdisciplinary teams

Why choose Silverchain

Everyone at Silverchain, from our care teams to leadership, plays a vital role in delivering Best Care. It’s a team effort. Best Care is care that is safe, personal, connected and effective.

We are proudly one of the few Australian home care providers accredited in both national health and aged care standards. This means the quality of care we provide is expected to meet the same standards as a hospital or residential aged care facility.  

As a not for profit organisation, we re-invest our funds into research and developing innovative models of care to set the industry benchmark for the provision of the best care in the home. 

We'll also provide you with opportunities to help you develop and grow in your career, with training and education programs to help you achieve your goals.

How to apply

To submit your application, click ‘Apply’.

Prior to commencement, every preferred candidate must complete a National Police check, Work Rights check and confirm their COVID-19 vaccination status (although not mandatory it is highly recommended).

At Silverchain Group, we recognise the positive contribution that a diverse workforce makes to our organisation where individuals can be authentic, are respected and celebrated. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people of all ages, gender, abilities, culturally diverse and linguistic backgrounds.

Kindly note that we do not accept applications via email. Unsolicited applications from agencies will not be accepted. We reserve the right to commence the recruitment process and extend or withdraw this advertisement prior to the closing date.

Diploma or Certificate 4 in Case management or equivalent