Aged Care Home & Community Assistant

Life Without Barriers; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 56,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Kilometre reimbursement

Fitness Passport

Retail discounts

Job summary

Life Without Barriers is hiring an Aged Care Home & Community Assistant to provide personalised in‑home support to older Australians in Mackay. You will travel between clients’ homes, with a kilometre reimbursement of 1.01 per km while working.

Casual shifts cover 7:00 am–7:00 pm, Monday to Friday, with no weekend, evening or overnight work. Applicants should have a valid Australian Driver’s Licence and a reliable vehicle with third‑party insurance, along with First Aid and CPR certificates.

Qualifications

• Australian Driver’s Licence with a reliable vehicle and third‑party insurance.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships.
• Current First Aid and CPR certificates ( HLTAID011 / HLTAID009 ).

Responsibilities

• Domestic assistance including meal prep and light housekeeping.
• Personal care including showering and daily hygiene.
• Assist with community access to medical appointments and social activities.
• Support clients with daily tasks and routines.
• Build positive relationships with clients and their families.

Skills

Driver's Licence

Communication skills

First Aid

CPR

Tools

Reliable vehicle

Job description

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 an Aged Care Home & Community Assistant, you will be providing personalised home care support to older Australians in Mackay so they can continue living independently in their own homes. You will travel between clients’ homes, so a willingness to travel is essential (you will be reimbursed $1.01 per kilometre travelled while you are working).

We are seeking a casual team member to provide leave coverage as required. Shifts are available between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm, Monday to Friday, with no weekend, evening, or overnight work. This is a great opportunity for someone who is looking to make a positive impact in their community, while developing their skills and building a career.

At Life Without Barriers, we consider gender a genuine occupational qualification for this position under Section 27 (2), (c), (e) and (g) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984, and so we ask that only Female applicants apply.

Key Responsibilities

• Domestic assistance such as light housekeeping and meal preparation
• Personal care inclusive of showering, daily hygiene, monitoring of health and wellbeing
• Community access to medical appointments and social activities
• Provide support with daily tasks and routines
• Build positive relationships with clients and their families

Skills & Experience

• An Australian Driver’s Licence and a reliable vehicle with minimum third-party insurance.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships
• Passionate about making a positive impact in our ageing community
• A current Provide First Aid (HLTAID011) and Provide CPR (HLTAID009) certificate/s (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 and an Aged Care Statutory Declaration.

• An opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of elderly Australians
• Get reimbursed $1.01 per kilometre travelled while you work
• Casual hourly rate from $34.42 + Super
• 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