Dementia Care Advisor | Blue Care | Statewide Specialised Services

Employment Status: Permanent Part Time

Location: South Brisbane (multiple office locations)

Remuneration: $46.81 p/h + Super + Not For Profit salary packaging benefits + Staff discounts

BlueCare has embarked on an exciting transformation to strengthen the provision of quality care in the community setting. Being part of this established centralised function of Statewide Dementia Care team, you will be working with a team of passionate, like-minded professionals. With a dedicated focus on providing high level care based on assessed client needs that promotes quality of life and enhances the ability of individuals to maintain their independence and remain within their home in the community.

Your part in our Statewide Specialised Team

Reporting to the Dementia Care Manager, Statewide Specialised Service, you will support BlueCare’s neighbourhoods in providing support, guidance and strategies to personal carers, in the delivery of high quality in-home dementia care.

With our clients’ wellbeing always in mind, you will deliver direct in-home or telehealth support to people living with Dementia and their families by providing:

Information and tools specific to individual circumstances.

Assistance to access BlueCare support services and programs to maintain health and well-being.

Carer Support.

Techniques to cope with individual behavioural concerns.

Advise meaningful activities and equipment from a comfort interventions library, to engage people living with Dementia.

Under the guidance of the Dementia Consultant Care planning and assessment as per review schedule and change in clients’ needs.

What makes a difference for us?

You’ll be an advocate for person-centred care, leading by example through exceptional communication and customer service. Coupled with high level listening and problem solving skills, you will have the ability to develop an understanding of the client’s needs and providing quality advise in ensuring our client’s ability to self-manage and live more independently. You’ll present with:

Relevant qualifications and/or demonstrated experience in the delivery of a community-based service or health related field especially in Dementia. Cert IV or higher level of qualification will be considered.

Demonstrated experience of working with carers of people with dementia, people living with dementia and their families; and demonstrated ability to provide recommendations/suggestions to improve the lives of people living with dementia.

Demonstrated high level of verbal, written and interpersonal communication

Demonstrated ability to network with, consult and respond to the needs of a diverse group of stakeholders.

Employee Benefits:

Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum

A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs

12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme

Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

Career development opportunities with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we’d love you to be too

Joining the state’s largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children

Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme.