Care Manager - Eltham, Australia - healthAbility

healthAbility

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Eltham, Australia

6 days ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Eltham location with Hybrid Working options:

Competitive salary including salary packaging options:

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Full Time 12 month contract

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.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a
Care Manager to join our supportive and professional multidisciplinary teams in a
Full Time capacity on a
12 month contract.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Providing quality case management services by embracing contemporary practices and compliance with Aged Care Quality standards.

This service will be delivered in a manner that:

Is in accordance with the values, policies and procedures of HealthAbility
Follows a consumer directed care and wellness and reablement practices
Reflects current knowledge and best practice in aged and community services
Fosters best practice and effective performance by staff and ongoing learning environment
Provides support and advice to home care package consumers and their carers to support them to achive 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.

Skills & Experience

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 budget management and fees and costs associated

Benefits include:

Access to hybrid working arrangements
Work in a kind, welcoming culture with passionate people
Salary packaging available (up to $15,900 tax free each year) and access to Meals & entertainment card benefits ($2650 tax free each year)
Work close to shops and cafes
Ongoing training and development
Access to fleet vehicles

If you want to work with great people - we'd love to hear from you.

Employment with healthAbility is conditional upon being fully vaccinated against COVID19 or medically exempt and providing satisfactory evidence of the same._

See the video to hear from our employees why this opportunity is much more than a job and how healthAbility offers careers with meaning.
Application Deadline: 23/02/2024

Expected Start Date: 11/03/2024

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
$ $40.00 per hour

Expected hours: 38 per week

Benefits: