Aged Care Home & Community Assistant

Life Without Barriers; Lismore City Council; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Fitness Passport

Retail discounts

Km reimbursement

Job summary

Life Without Barriers is seeking an Aged Care Home & Community Assistant to provide personalised home care for older Australians in the Ballina area. You will travel between clients’ homes across Ballina and surrounding suburbs, with $1.01 per km reimbursed while you work.

Permanent part-time and casual shifts are available, with daytime hours and no weekend or sleepover shifts. Successful applicants will join a supportive team and benefit from competitive hourly rates, salary packaging, and

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Individual Support or Ageing Support required or equivalent experience.
• Experience with dementia care desirable but not essential.
• Australian Driver’s Licence and reliable vehicle with adequate insurance.

Responsibilities

• Provide personalised home care and domestic assistance to older Australians.
• Assist with daily living activities and personal care.
• Transport clients to medical appointments and social activities; assist with meals.
• Foster positive relationships with clients and families.

Skills

Strong communication

Relationship building

Driver’s Licence

First Aid & CPR

Education

Certificate III in Individual Support or Ageing Support

Tools

Vehicle

First Aid Equipment

Job description

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit 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.

Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Australians with this unique opportunity to provide both corporate expertise and community support. With a focus on people, not profit, Life Without Barriers’ corporate services team partners with our direct support staff, clients, and their families to ensure we continue our mission to change lives for the better. If a truly inclusive, collaborative, and fast-paced work environment sounds like your next career move, this is an opening not to be missed.

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 an Aged Care Home & Community Assistant you will provide personalised home care support to older Australians inthe Ballina area, supporting them to continue living independently in their own homes.

You will travel between multiple clients homes within Ballina and surrounding suburbs (between Byron Bay to Casino), so ability to travel is essential(you will be reimbursed $1.01 per KM travelled while you are working).

We have permanent part-time and casual opportunities available with shifts offered throughout the week. Applicants must be available to work across a flexible range of daytime shifts times, however there are no weekend or sleepover shifts.

Key Responsibilities

• The majority of the role involves domestic duties which may include but are not limited to: vacuuming, mopping, washing dishes, cleaning surfaces, emptying bins, washing/ironing
• Personal care inclusive of showering, daily hygiene, monitoring of health and wellbeing
• Transportation and community access to medical appointments and social activitiesProvide support with daily tasks and routines including meal preparation
• Foster positive relationships with clients and their families

Skills & Experience

• Certificate III in Individual Support, Ageing Support or relevant industry experience
• Experience of working with those with dementia is desirable but not essential
• 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

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 an Aged Care Statutory Declaration.

• An opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of elderly Australians
• Get reimbursed $1.01 cents per kilometre travelled while you work
• In addition to a competitive hourly rate, you will have access to salary packaging benefits, helping you maximise your take-home pay
• Access to Fitness Passport – a workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a choice of gyms and pools across your area
• Access to discounts and benefits at selected retail outlets, cinemas, restaurants and more

Applications will close at 11:55pm on Monday 19th October.

For any other enquiries, contact Jennifer Tonner at ***************@lwb.org.au