Home Care Worker (Aged Care). Casual or Permanent Part Time - Moruya
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Job no: 499866
Employment type: Casual, Part Time
Location: Wollongong, Illawarra & South Coast
Categories: Aged Care
About the Role
Assist elderly Australian's in regaining their independence and confidence through one on one support as they recover from hospital stays in their own home within our Transitionary Aged Care Program.
Keep your weekends and weeknights free with shifts between 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday in a permanent part time or casual role in Moruya.
Key Responsibilities
- Domestic assistance (e.g. food prep, cleaning)
- Personal Care (e.g. toileting or showering assistance)
- Transportation (e.g. to medical appointments, social activities)
- Implement tasks and routines approved by a medical professional
- Maintain and monitor a client’s health and behaviour changes
- Establish positive relationships with clients
Skills & Experience
- A passion about making a positive impact in the lives of elderly Australian's
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to build and maintain positive relationships
- A current First Aid Certificate and CPR Certification
- Certificate III in Aged Care, Individual Support or related
- An Australian Driver’s Licence
- Ownership of a registered vehicle with third party property insurance
Successful candidates will be required to undertake relevant pre-employment checks to ensure the safety of our clients. This includes a National Criminal History Record Check and meeting immunisation requirements as per our contract with NSW Health.
We will discuss with and support you to meet these specified requirements as part of your recruitment and on boarding process.
To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.
Benefits
- An opportunity to make a meaningful, positive impact in the lives of elderly Australian's within your local community
- Opportunity to build your career as a Home Care Worker doing work that matters
- Part Time hourly rate from $24.26 per hour with relevant qualifications
- Casual hourly rate from $30.32 per hour with relevant qualifications
- Kilometres reimbursed for travel between or with clients
- Receive up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax free through salary packaging benefits
- Join an organisation with an inclusive culture that embraces diversity
- Keep your weekends and weeknights free with day work between 7am to 5pm
- Access to discounts and benefits at selected retail outlets, cinemas, restaurants and more
- Discounted private health insurance
About the Organisation
Enhance the lives of older Australians by joining the Life Without Barriers team. Guided by every client’s individual needs and interests, our personalised in-home Aged Care services focus on empowering every person to maintain their home comforts, health, and connections within their community.
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.
We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.
How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Rianne Gifford at recruitment@lwb.org.au
Applications close at midnight on Tuesday the 6th of June 2023
We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.
Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA
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