Home Care Package Co-Ordinator

**Date**:20 Feb 2025

**Location**: Highgate, WA, AU, 6003

**Company**:Silver Chain Group Limited
- Short Description

**Home Care Package Co-ordinator**
- Salary packaged car
- Work for a supportive, open and energetic people focused team
- Join a Non for-profit Leader in Community Care
- The opportunity
- We have an exciting opportunity for 2 x experienced Home Care Package Co-ordinators to join our Aged Community Care Team, covering areas in both North and Central-. Working primarily from office and the community..
Adopting a holistic person-centred approach; the Home Care Package Co-ordinator will operate in the Community using their highly developed relationship building skills to work with Home Care Package clients, carers and families to manage person-centred Care Plans to achieve individual goals. There may be an element of care provision required for this role.

This role requires travel within the community and will have access to a pool vehicle or a mandatory packaged vehicle, to be determined based on the location of the role.
- Key Responsibilities
- Undertake and understand case management including **complex,** high and moderate care requirements.
- Conduct initial and ongoing assessments to evaluate client abilities.
- Monitor costs of Home Care packages and ensure services and operations are within budget constraints.
- Ensuring that the organisation's customer service expectations are exceeded in the administration.
- Develop care plans according to client needs
- Complete documentation to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
- Conduct workplace assessments in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health guidelines
- Provide leadership and support to direct care employees to promote ongoing development.
- Liaise with General Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals, community organisations and internal clinical care providers to ensure client needs are met and well-coordinated.
- About you
- You will have a strong background within the Aged Care Industry and have recent demonstrated HCP experience and/or strong knowledge, in addition you will be able to demonstrate the following experience, skills and attributes:

- Cert III qualification in Aged Care - essential
- Basic First Aid Certificate.
- Solid Case Management experience
- Experience creating Care Plans
- Experience in managing HCP budgets
- Knowledge of service provision, co-ordination, allocation and compliance with contractual obligations
- A demonstrated understanding of health care within a community environment.
- Knowledge of manual handling principles with the ability to train others.
- Time management and organisational skills.
- The ability to work autonomously with a team focus
- Decision making and problem-solving skills
- Benefits
- Professional Development supported & Study Leave supported
- Internal referral rewards - refer a friend or family member receive a $250 e-voucher
- Salary packaged vehicle options
- Opportunity to purchase extra leave
- Comprehensive orientation programme
- Devices and consumables provided to assist you in delivering care (including laptop and smart phone)
- Subsidised gym membership - $15 per week to access hundreds of different fitness venues
- Health insurance programmes - 12% discount with HBF
- Mental health support - up to 3 free sessions with a degree-qualified psychologist per year
- How to apply
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**About Silverchain Group**

With a proud history Silverchain is the leading provider of high-quality health and aged care in the homes and communities of more than 105,000 Australians every year. Where careers and community connect: our greatest strength is our people. As an employer of choice we provide expert care for your career with ongoing resources, support, training and opportunities for career development. Driven by our values of integrity, respect, trust and compassion, we aspire to create a better home care system for all Australians.