Care Partner - Home Care
Job No:
ZIGHCP2624733
Location:
Gympie
Empower Older People to Live Well at Home
Join the Zion Gympie Home Care team as a Home Care Partner, where you’ll support older people to live independently, safely, and confidently in their own homes. This is a rewarding, relationship‑focused role for someone who values autonomy, compassion, and high‑quality, person‑centred care.
Location: Gympie, Queensland
Employment Type: Full-Time
Remuneration: $39.91 per hour + Super + Salary Packaging + Employee Discounts & Benefits
Working in partnership with clients, families, health professionals, and internal teams, you’ll coordinate personalised care plans that reflect each individual’s goals, preferences, and wellbeing needs.
About The Role:
As a Care Partner, you will play a key role in supporting clients to live independently with dignity and choice. You will work closely with clients and their families to understand their needs, develop tailored care plans, and ensure services are delivered effectively and within budget.
This is a hands-on, relationship-focused role where you will:
- Meet with clients (initially face-to-face where possible) to understand their needs, goals and funding levels
- Develop and manage personalised care plans aligned to individual preferences and budgets
- Conduct regular client check-ins (minimum monthly contact in line with government requirements)
- Review and adjust care plans to ensure they remain relevant and effective
- Liaise with families, carers, and service providers to coordinate supports
- Develop and monitor budgets and ensure services are delivered within allocated funding
- Maintain accurate documentation and ensure compliance with aged care standards
Where face-to-face visits are not practical, ongoing engagement may occur via video calls. An after-hours phone is shared between the Care Partners.
About You:
You are someone who genuinely cares about people and enjoys building trust and connection. You are also organised, proactive, and confident managing multiple clients and priorities.
You Will Bring:
- Experience in aged care, home care, or case management
- Strong understanding of Home Care Packages, Support at Home and CHSP funding models
- Demonstrated experience in care planning, assessments, and budget management
- Excellent communication skills and ability to engage with clients, families, and stakeholders
- A person-centred, culturally safe and respectful approach
- Strong organisational and documentation skills
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
Requirements:
- Current Driver’s Licence and access to a vehicle
- National Police Check And/Or NDIS Worker Screening Clearance (or willingness to obtain)
- Qualifications in aged care are highly regarded.
Why Join Us?
- Salary packaging – increase your take-home pay up to $15,900 tax‑free + $2,650 meals & entertainment
- Fitness Passport: discounted gym memberships for you and your family.
- Employee discounts – including health insurance, utilities, retail and more
- Employee Assistance Program – support for you and your family
- Learning & development support – grow your career and leadership capability
Supportive, values-led team culture where people genuinely care
Lutheran Services is a not‑for‑profit organisation with a proud 90‑year history of supporting Queensland communities. We deliver aged care, retirement living, and home care services for older people, alongside community services including mental health, disability, youth and family, and domestic and family violence support.
Be part of a team where your work has purpose, your wellbeing matters, and your contribution truly shapes the lives of older people in our community. Guided by a rich Lutheran tradition of care, we place wellbeing, dignity, and choice at the heart of everything we do—supporting more than 6,000 people each year across 25+ sites.
Apply Now!
Please attach your resume, complete the application form and the questions below. Applications may be reviewed as they come in.
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