Aged Care Home & Community Assistant

Life Without Barriers; Newcastle; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 47,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Reimbursement per km

Fitness Passport

Retail and entertainment discounts

Job summary

Life Without Barriers is seeking Aged Care Home & Community Assistants to provide personalised in-home care to older Australians in Newcastle and surrounding areas. You will travel between clients' homes, with travel reimbursements, and support daily living activities in casual shifts.

The role requires a Certificate III in aged care, a valid Australian driver’s licence and a current First Aid/CPR certificate. Pre-employment checks apply and travel between homes is essential.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Individual Support or Ageing Support is required.
• Strong communication skills to build and maintain relationships with clients and families.
• First Aid and CPR certificates are required.

Responsibilities

• Perform domestic duties such as vacuuming, cleaning, and dishwashing.
• Provide personal care including showering and daily hygiene.
• Support transportation to medical appointments and social activities.
• Assist with daily routines and tasks to help clients live independently.
• Build positive relationships with clients and their families.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Certificate III in Individual Support or Ageing Support

Tools

Driver's Licence

Reliable vehicle with insurance

First Aid Certificate

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 provide personalised home care support to older Australians inNewcastle, helping them continue to live independently in their own homes.

You will travel between multiple clients homes acrossNewcastleand surrounding suburbs, so a willingness to travel is essential(you will be reimbursed $1.01 per KM travelled while you are working).

We havecasualopportunities available with shifts available Monday to Friday. No evening or overnight shifts.

Key Responsibilities

• Domestic duties which may include but are not limited to: vacuuming, mopping, washing dishes, cleaning surfaces, emptying bins, washing and ironing
• Personal care inclusive of showering, daily hygiene, monitoring of health and wellbeing
• Transportation and 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

• Certificate III in Individual Support, Ageing Support or similar
• 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
• 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

For any other enquiries, contact Caprisse Reid at *************@lwb.org.au.