Experienced client services professional adept at managing relationships and coordinating services. Proven track record of delivering high-quality service and building strong client connections. Recognised for teamwork, adaptability, and results-driven mindset. Skilled in communication, problem-solving, and ensuring client satisfaction. Diligent Care Consultant with expertise in client relationship management and service coordination. Facilitates seamless client interactions to guarantee satisfaction. Demonstrates problem-solving abilities and effective communication skills to enhance team collaboration and client outcomes. Encouraging peer and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leadership, and motivation. Possesses excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in independent decision-making and sound judgment to impact company success positively. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring, and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and performance.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Client Services Coordinator
Carrington Centennial Care
01.2023 - Current
Quickly build rapport with organisations, clients, caregivers and family members at initial face-2-face consult with open, appropriate communication, understanding and managing expectations.
Provide response and information on initial service status to clients and family, ensuring transparency the entire process while building trust in our services.
Implement regular follow-ups for Care Coordinators with clients to ensure their ongoing satisfaction and to address any concerns before they developed into larger issues, proactively managing potential risks.
Assessing, understand clients needs, abilities and suitability as prospective client/partners with Carrington Care building Goal Plans for varied service types.
Identify and create supported opportunities for Carrington whenever possible with each client (internal/external/potential) interactions
Network / Present & demonstrate ability to coordinate, consult and liaise with health and community organisations to facilitate personal choice and control in support care options and therapies to support client and caregivers (family &/or service providers)
Articulate simultaneously at varied levels, verbal & written - Home Care Packages, Support at Home, CHSP, My Aged Care, Community services, Promotional Offerings, respective funding options and/or private services with available care opportunities in line with the Aged Care Guidelines
Ethically optimise services within initial budget framework & guidelines whilst working independently with resilience and autonomy in Community
Inform and apply knowledge by understanding the journey, wellness, enablement within the person centred model of support, to facilitate consumer choice & ownership when developing care plans and budgets with clients
Understand and project the values of the organisation with openness through utilising transferable skills to support and communicate with information sessions/presentations to community organisations, carers, expos & villages to expand client reach
Ongoing support of Care Coordinators to the business unit
Knowledge Sharing, process improvements for Budget/Communication & Case Management
Handle escalated cases professionally while maintaining composure under pressure situations, demonstrating excellent problem-solving abilities under stressors common in the Client Services Coordinator role.
Contribute to the development of internal process improvements that led to more efficient service delivery and boosted client retention rates.
Ongoing skill knowledge development with the Support at Home platform
Care Consultant
Anglicare at Home
03.2018 - 12.2022
Assessing clients needs, abilities and suitability as prospective client/partners with Anglicare
Identify and create supported opportunities for Anglicare whenever possible with each client (internal/external/potential) interactions
Network / Present & demonstrate ability to coordinate, consult and liaise with health and community organisations to facilitate personal choice and control in support care options and therapies to support client and caregivers (family &/or service providers)
Articulate simultaneously at varied levels, verbal & written - Home Care Packages, Support at Home, CHSP, STRC, My Aged Care, Community services, Promotional Offerings, respective funding options and/or private services with available care opportunities in line with the Aged Care Guidelines
Quickly build rapport with organisations, clients, caregivers and family members
Ethically optimise services within budget framework & guidelines whilst working independently with resilience and autonomy in Community
Inform and apply knowledge by understanding the journey, wellness, enablement within the person centred model of support, to facilitate consumer choice & ownership when developing care plans and budgets with clients
Understand and project the values of the organisation with openness through utilising my transferable skills to support and communicate with information sessions/presentations to community organisations, carers, expos & villages to expand client reach
Training and mentoring of new Care Consultants to the business unit
Inform & Enable clients and family to better understand My Aged Care & opportunities with value adding services/products
Knowledge Sharing, networking with goals established
Process improvements for Budget/Communication & Case Management
Ongoing contribution within Community & Advocacy
Researched issues and took appropriate action to resolve issues within turnaround time requirements and quality standards.
Documented activities and progress in electronic medical record per defined policy and procedures.
Care Adviser
Anglicare at Home
04.2017 - 03.2018
Quickly build rapport with clients, caregivers and family members
Identifying client needs and matching the organisations or brokered services and products
Ensure services for each individual client are optimised within budget framework and guidelines
Work independently and autonomously in a methodical way to ensure follow-up and prioritising of various requirements
Case management completed & recorded with a heavily itinerate role connecting with clients in their homes and communities
Home Support Assessor
Western Sydney Local Health District
06.2015 - 04.2017
Promote the philosophy and objectives of the organisation by working within CDC model of care by undertaking CHSP wellness/ enabling initial assessment screenings, eligibility, level of care and workplace health & safety for consumers and carers
Reviews, recommendations and support plans either in person or over the phone with consumers, carers and their family members
Maintain accurate and timely client records, including wellness assessment reports on relevant database systems and My Aged Care
Apply knowledge of the wellness, re-enablement and person centred model of support to facilitate consumer choice and control in developing support plans consisting of innovative support care options
Deliver care coordination simple to complex care needs:- case management support, referral and assistance with linkages for appropriate (CHSP&NonCHSP)
Deliver against CHSP contractual key performance indicators (KPIs)
Apply knowledge of multi-disciplinary aged care, disability, mental health and community health care services
Implement and adhere to policy and procedural organisational requirements working in community care sector – wide range of diverse needs, including disabilities, ageing, mental health, cultural diversity and complex care needs
Problem solve, work autonomously, within a team environment, maintain accurate and timely data and management
Village Coordinator / Village Manager
AVEO Camden Downs Retirement Village
08.2011 - 06.2015
Develop strong rapport with Residents - Provide day-to-day support and services to residents, ensure their wellbeing and safety preserving privacy of lifestyles (ILU)
Maintain Financial, Strata, Invoicing reports for committees, sales & settlements, support sales executives
Training & meetings-cascade information change to team members
Organise resident functions-speakers, fund raising, Entertainment, to promote activities with goal of improved resident engagement
First aid response & maintain Emergency Response System
Property & Stock Licence - not current
Improved engagement of residents with the village wellbeing
Streamlined & implemented Processes Brief for any Relief Managers
Sales & Marketing
Woodlands
06.2009 - 03.2011
Company Overview: local Australian Manufacturing Company
Develop Identity of Family Brand with focus & growth for strategic relationships with long term supply contracts, build rapport to develop trust and understanding of growing capabilities of the company
Local Australian Manufacturing Company
Brand Identified & represented key issues - within similar industries
Initiated and delivered Marketing Vision for Snr Management Owners
Managed & Facilitated Companies 1st participation in National Trade Show-location Sydney Olympic Park-Australian manufactured excellence - branded & displayed
Produce regular company confidential reports / develop & maintain effective, ethical internal & external strategic relationships with multi-national Fuel Suppliers
(Microsoft suite Execl, Word, Dbs, Powerpoint, Outlook etc)
Negotiate Fuel contracts with multiple participants ensuring servicing Charter flights to criteria & standards for best outcome
Effectively communicate -stakeholders within company & international supplier network
Source relevant suppliers with tender process and ongoing negotiations with suppliers
Procurement Controller – Purchasing Policy, Procedures & Systems
QANTAS Airways Limited
09.2001 - 09.2006
Compliance to Policy - Assist Managers and Executives with internal participant liaisons, maintain dialogues for Procurement General Managers to Administrators
Daily liaison with advertising agencies, graphic designers developing strategic and tactical advertising briefs to meet projected market ownership working closely with Ad Agencies Mojo, Singleton Ogilvy Mather, George Patterson/ Graphic Designers – Hans Hulsbosch, Trovato, A Couple of Cowboys
Talent Casting selections – Joint Tourism campaigns – (ATC) Australian Tourism Commission, QH Creative Services, Print Management Group
Audit Advertising Agency Media spend against pre-project analysis
Direct & Manage - National photo shoots & print management (photographers, sites, authorities, Indigenous authorities -Destinational materials)
Event Management of Qantas/ACP- Business Woman of the Year – Guest Speakers / Collaborative Print-Radio-TV Media-Sponsorship/Promotion/Dignitaries/ Awards
Print Management and operational control of printed matters ranging from Annual Reports to Internal forms and strategic collateral material to support “I Still Call Australia Home” campaigns collaborative campaigns with Australian Tourist Commission
Qantas Holidays, Jetstar, QH Creative Developing own Stock Shot library for cost effectiveness
Staff Involvement / Loyalty Incentives / Internal incentives and motivational promotions / open days
Stringent Brand management - (International Travel Expos, Merchandise branding for promotion, inflight materials & retail items , aircraft and vehicle fleet applications)
General Office administrative & Developing marketing briefs
Working with Senior Management, Sponsorships, Trade, Engineering departments to obtain & recruit positive, profitable partnerships
Education
Dementia Essentials - Working within Community / LGBTI
Medical Terminology - Aboriginal Culture Respecting the Difference
Activity based Management - for better care / Child Protection
30+ years of applied computer skills - Oracle, HTML-Intranet Management, CRM / DMS / Objective, Sharepoint / Navigator/ Outlook, Dropbox, icare, HCM, citrix, Cloud, video conferencing variable programs, MS Excel, MS Teams, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Home Care Manager (HCM), Budget portals etc.
Certified Home Support Assessor -
Regional Assessment Service (RAS)
Skills
Customer service focus / Client relationship builder
Multitasking proficiency with strong organisational skills
Time management expertise
Marketing support
Report generation
Decision-making capacity
Teamwork and collaboration
Reliability
Team leadership
Verbal and written communication
Analytical thinking / Solution based thinker
Drivers Licence
Class C
2024 Rotary - Pride Excellence in Workmanship
Nominated by Current organisation to be a valued recipient of the award in recognition of my commitment, diligence attention to detail and advocacy within our Community
Interests
I enjoy cooking for friends and family gatherings
Exploring famous landmarks, historical sites, and cultural attractions in a new destination
Participating in fundraising events to support local charities, schools, or community projects
Participating in various activities, including Equine activities and competitions Working Equitation, Australian Stockhorse competitions], and historical target shooting
Timeline
Client Services Coordinator
Carrington Centennial Care
01.2023 - Current
Care Consultant
Anglicare at Home
03.2018 - 12.2022
Care Adviser
Anglicare at Home
04.2017 - 03.2018
Home Support Assessor
Western Sydney Local Health District
06.2015 - 04.2017
Village Coordinator / Village Manager
AVEO Camden Downs Retirement Village
08.2011 - 06.2015
Sales & Marketing
Woodlands
06.2009 - 03.2011
Procurement Controller – Purchasing Policy, Procedures & Systems
QANTAS Airways Limited
09.2001 - 09.2006
Purchasing Administrator – Marketing Commercial
QANTAS Airways Limited
08.1996 - 08.2001
Advertising Executive & Marketing Coordinator
QANTAS Airways Limited
07.1989 - 07.1996
Procurement Executive – Fuel
QANTAS Airways Limited
02.1989 - 12.2008
Medical Terminology - Aboriginal Culture Respecting the Difference
Activity based Management - for better care / Child Protection
30+ years of applied computer skills - Oracle, HTML-Intranet Management, CRM / DMS / Objective, Sharepoint / Navigator/ Outlook, Dropbox, icare, HCM, citrix, Cloud, video conferencing variable programs, MS Excel, MS Teams, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Home Care Manager (HCM), Budget portals etc.
Dementia Essentials - Working within Community / LGBTI