Job Home Care Packages - Care Manager, Melbourne

Introduction

Care Manager – Home Care Packages

• Whitehorse, Nillumbik, Manningham & surrounding
• Salary packaging options
• Full Time or Part Time options – Multiple opportunities

Who are we?
healthAbility, as the name suggests, plays a unique and valuable role in the health system. We work to address the root causes of vulnerability, prevent disease and promote lifelong health outcomes, empowering people in our community to live their best life.

Our role is also supporting people to self-manage long-term health conditions, such as diabetes and mental health challenges, with multidisciplinary teams delivering community-based programs in a comfortable setting. We also support people, including older people and people with disability, to stay living at home longer and to live well in their community.

Our broad range of primary health services, care management and in home and community support services can be tailored to an individual’s needs and with major hubs in Box Hill and Eltham, these services can be delivered locally, in the Eastern and North Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Why work with us?
Although our clients are at the heart of what we do and we strive to positively impact our communities and those who need it most, the wellbeing of our employees is just as important.

When joining healthAbility’s supportive, kind, caring and ethical culture, you are welcomed by multi-disciplinary teams passionate about the health and wellbeing of clients and communities, from prevention through to specialist care, and passionate about continually learning and building on their areas of expertise. We embrace this passion and are values driven, offering careers with meaning and environments that are flexible, evolving, creative and connected.

healthability is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We promote a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value unique contributions of all people. This means we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disabilities, LGBTIQ+ and from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this job, with age being no barrier.

The opportunity:
We are looking for multiple Care Managers to join our supportive and professional multidisciplinary teams in a full time of part time capacity.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to;

• Providing quality case management services by embracing contemporary practices and compliance with Aged Care Quality standards.
• Provide support and advice to home care package consumers and their carers to support them to achieve their goals and remain living at home and in their community in accordance with the Home Care Package Operational Manual.
• Developing and documenting consumer directed care plans and assessment with regard to their needs and preferences
• Provide ongoing care management for Home Care Packages (HCP) for the consumer/carer, conduct regular reviews of their care needs and goals, amend care plans and supports and services as appropriate.
• Liaise and advocate with other relevant service providers regarding individual care needs.

Our ideal candidate:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Home Care Packages program and/or Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Allied Health, Nursing, Care Management or equivalent
• Extensive experience working with older people and/or with Home Care Packages consumers
• Demonstrated experience in Consumer Directed Care (CDC) choices and preferences to consumers
• Knowledge of aged care related specialist services, i.e. Parkinson’s and Dementia support Services would be an advantage
• Knowledge of package budget management, fees and costs associated

Please apply here by submitting a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria with your CV. Thank you for your time and interest and please note, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted directly.

See the video to hear from our employees why this opportunity is much more than a job and how healthAbility offers careers with meaning.