Position Title: Support at Home Care Partner
Classification: WW20 - WW24
Salary per hour: $43.81 - $49.82 + superannuation + generous salary packaging options
Employment Type: Ongoing part-time 64 hours per fortnight
Award: Allied Health Professionals (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise agreement 2021-2026
Role description
Dhelkaya Health is seeking a motivated and values-driven Support at Home Care Partner to join our growing community services team. In this rewarding role, you will coordinate holistic, person-centred supports that enable older people to remain safe, independent and connected in their own homes. Working within the new Support at Home program framework, you will undertake comprehensive assessments, develop goal-directed care plans, manage participant budgets, and collaborate with families, allied health professionals and community partners to deliver high-quality, compliant services. This is an opportunity to contribute to meaningful aged care reform while building trusted relationships and making a genuine difference in the lives of older people across our community.
As a Care Partner, you will work directly with older people to assess needs, co-design personalised support plans, and monitor care delivery. This role requires knowledge of aged care principles, wellness and reablement approaches, and a strong commitment to quality and accountability as per the Aged Care Quality Standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments and develop care plans in collaboration with older adults, their families and carers.
- Coordinate and monitor the delivery of services to support participant's identified needs (psychosocial, medical, physical, environmental) including personal care, domestic support, and social connection
- Advocate for participants rights, preferences, choice and provide person-centre and culturally safe case coordination and care.
- Establish and uphold positive working relationships with colleagues, service networks, community agencies and relevant organisations to ensure high quality provision of care that enables older adults to remain living independently in their homes.
- Maintain accurate documentation in accordance with legislative and funding requirements
Ideal candidates will have experience in aged care case management and have an understanding of consumer-directed care models.
Culture and Benefits
Dhelkaya Health is located on Dja Dja Wurrung country in regional Victoria. Just a short drive from Bendigo and easily accessed via public transport, the area is brimming with culture that blends the old with the new. Steeped in rich history, the town boasts a vibrant arts scene, historic architecture and is part of the Bendigo Region UNESCO City of Gastronomy.
Surrounded by scenic trails and a unique natural environment that includes historic goldfields, outdoor enthusiasts can immerse themselves in the beauty of the natural world. Combined with a wide range of sporting clubs and outdoor recreation opportunities, the community offers a rich, diverse culture to enjoy.
From community events celebrating local festivals to grassroots initiatives fostering inclusivity and diversity, this is a place where people come together. At Dhelkaya Health, you'll enjoy all this and a flexible work environment with access to career development pathways that suit your life goals. You'll also benefit from:
- Stress-free parking: at no-cost close to your place of work.
- Salary packaging: to maximise your earnings with options to package meals, entertainment, rent/mortgage repayments, and more.
- Healthy and active lifestyle: through access to a free onsite gym and Fitness Passport membership for your family to use in a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness facilities across the region
- Health and wellbeing: through a supported work environment that prioritises work-life balance and a health and well-being program that includes an Employee Assistance Program.
- Building meaningful connections: through the Dhelkaya Health Social Club and a variety of staff events and activities throughout the year held in a friendly, inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome.
- Home share - If lack of housing is stopping you from applying for a job here, consider Home share. It may help you get started at Dhelkaya Health. See this link for obligation free information.
https://dhelkayahealth.org.au/homeshare/
- All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police check, NDIS (if required) and compliance with Dhelkaya Health Vaccination Policy.
Our purpose and role at Dhelkaya Health is to be Healthier Together - we engage and empower individuals and community through the provision of empathetic inclusive and professional health services. We want a workforce who share our passion and purpose and is as diverse as the communities we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with a disability, and people of diverse genders and/or sexual orientations.
For further information about this position, please contact Purdy Buckle - Manager Living Well on 03 5479 1000.
Please note that candidates are required to submit a cover letter and CV together with a document addressing the key selection criteria (which can be found on the Position Description). Only candidates that supply this information will be considered for roles at Dhelkaya Health.
