Care Manager Aged Care VIC

Location
Abbotsford VIC
 
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Full job description
Posted: 28/07/2025
Closing Date: 24/08/2025
Salary: $100,000.00 - $101,000.00
Job Type: 3. Maximum Term - Full Time
Location: Abbotsford
Job Category: Care Operations
Care Connect are seeking an experienced & driven Care Manager to join our Home Care Packages team.

Job Description
About us…

Care Connect Life, made easier!

An industry-leading and dynamic Care provider, Care Connect is proudly a not-for-profit, approved Home Care Package provider that understands how important it is to remain independent at home. Our collaborative, authentic and talented team enhance people’s quality of life each and every day. You can be part of it!


We're offering a full-time, max-term position until the end of December 2025 for an experienced, enthusiastic community care professional to provide independent, ongoing advice and guidance to our clients who live across VIC. A $5000 completion bonus will be paid to the successful candidate upon the conclusion of the contract.

About the role…

As an experienced Care Manager, you will work collaboratively with Home Care clients, their carers and representatives, developing flexible, personalised and culturally appropriate care plans.

In this role, you:

Review intake information, engage new clients, establish home care agreements, care plans, budgets and connect our clients with local services and community resources
Conduct client visits practicing person centred care planning, provide independent advice to clients and their families - enabling personal preferences and independence at home
Interact with Care Connect team members, stakeholders, partnered service providers representing the best interests of clients and Care Connect
Conduct annual reviews for all clients - revise care plans, goals, service provisions to quality standards and budget expenditure and maximisation
Ensure service provisions are conducted ethically, fairly and within the statutory legal and contractual requirements at all times

About You…

You are perfect for this role if you love engaging with people, value relationships in your work and are confident in delivering person-centred-care plans to a diverse client base. You are committed to treating others with respect and maintaining confidentiality. Most importantly, you share our workplace values of Collaboration and Courage, Authenticity, Respect and Excellence - CARE - in everything you do.

To be successful in this role, you will be able to demonstrate the following:

Minimum 4 years' experience with person centred care planning processes, including assessment and establishing client goals
Excellent interpersonal communication, networking and negotiation skills
An ability to take the initiative, prioritise, delegate and organise activities
Knowledge of Home Care Packages and Aged Care standards, community resources and service networks for older Australians and their carers
Experience managing client budgets, being responsive and accountable for time sensitive priorities
Confidence in working with KPIs & achieving targets within service level agreements
Intermediate skills in the Microsoft Office suite and exposure and/or ability to acquire skills for in-house client database systems
Minimum Qualifications:

Tertiary qualifications in allied health, social science, health/welfare discipline, or a related field - transcripts to be provided
In the absence of completed tertiary qualifications, experience in delivering person-centred care practices in non-complex and/or complex case management and/or demonstrated experience with complex service oriented offerings in Home Care or Aged Care services
To be considered for this role you must have full Australian working rights, Current Police & Working With Children Checks – we can arrange police checks for successful candidates. Our selection process also includes psychometric assessment.


What’s in it for you?....

We offer a competitive salary of $100,000 pa (pro rata) + super. In addition, a $5000 completion bonus will be paid to the successful candidate upon the conclusion of the contract. As a not-for-profit employee, you are also able to access NFP Salary Packaging benefits & Meals & Entertainment packaging – increasing your take-home pay! We value your work/life balance with a flexible working environment (WFH & ADO options!), a passionate team and a caring, understanding work environment.

Care Connect is committed to your learning & progression with ongoing training & development to support you in your role and career. We also look after your health & wellbeing with an Employee Assistance Program, discounted health insurance & wellbeing products.


How to Apply

If this sounds like the role for you, click Apply Now & attach your current resume & a cover letter outlining how you meet the criteria for this role – we will keep you updated on the outcome of your application.

We understand the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to our diverse community of clients. Care Connect is an inclusive, Equal Opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all members of the community including: First Nations peoples, people with culturally & linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQI+, mature aged and people living with disability.