Aged Care Home & Community Assistant. Casual – Newcastle

Australia Job Openings

Life Without Barriers

CONTRACT

October 10, 2024

Job no: 504130
Employment type: Casual
Location: Newcastle, Maitland & Hunter
Categories: Aged Care

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.

About the Role
As a Home Care Worker, you will be providing personalised home care support to older Australians in Newcastle and surrounding suburbs to assist them to remain living independently in their home, you will travel between clients’ homes, so a willingness to travel up to a 60 km radius will be required.
This is a casual opportunity with shifts available between 7am and 5pm, Monday to Sunday, with no evening or overnight shifts. Standard shifts are between 2 to 4 hours. You will joining one of Australia’s leading social purpose providers with a dedicated leadership team to support you. This is a great opportunity for someone that is considering a change and looking to make a positive impact in their community.

Key Responsibilities

Domestic assistance such as meal preparation and light house cleaning
Community access to medical appointments and social activities
Personal Care including grooming and showering
Supporting with tasks and routines
Build positive relationships with clients

Skills & Experience

Passionate about making a positive impact in our ageing community
Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing, Disability or similar) preferred
An Australian Driver’s Licence and reliable vehicle with minimum third-party insurance.
Strong communication skills with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships
A current First Aid and CPR Certificate (must be obtained prior to employment)

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. We will discuss with and support you to meet these specified requirements as part of your recruitment and on boarding process if successful.
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

Work independently whilst supported by a dedicated leadership team
Simple and easy to use technology to record your timesheets and kilometres
Supported career development with opportunities to learn and take on new challenges
Frameworks and policies in place providing you with clear guidelines and support
Casual hourly rate from $36.17 per hour + Super +.92 cents per kilometre
Receive up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax free through salary packaging benefits which means more money in your pocket
Be paid for two full days to complete your induction
Development and progression opportunities nationally

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 Debra Neil at recruitment@lwb.org.au
Applications close at midnight on Monday the 21st of October 2024.

Advertised: 11 Oct 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 21 Oct 2024 23:55 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

We regret to inform you that this job opportunity is no longer available as it has expired

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