Aged Care Support Worker - Kingsgrove

Southern Cross Community Healthcare; Sydney; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Cross Community Healthcare – Kingsgrove NSW is seeking compassionate carers to support the elderly at home. You will help with daily tasks to keep clients living independently within their homes.

Roles include domestic and personal care, appointments, medication prompting, meal preparation, and documenting care provided. A car and licence, NDIs checks, and first aid are required or will be attained.

Qualifications

• NDIS Worker Screening Check or willingness to obtain (mandatory).
• First Aid certificate or willingness to obtain (mandatory).
• Working With Children Check – Paid (mandatory).
• Current references
• Current driver's licence and your own car with insurance

Responsibilities

• Domestic assistance
• Personal care assistance - Showering, toileting, grooming, and dressing.
• Attending appointments and grocery shopping (within the community)
• Medication prompting where required
• Preparing meals
• Reporting and documentation

Skills

Caring attitude

Client wellbeing focus

Education

Certificate III (Ageing and Disability) or equivalent

Tools

Driver's licence

Job description

Southern Cross Community Healthcare – Kingsgrove NSW

20h ago , from Southern Cross Community Healthcare

• Passionate about caring and committed to client wellbeing
• Current references
• Current driver's licence and your own car with insurance
• NDIS Worker Screening Check or willingness to obtain (mandatory)
• First Aid certificate or willingness to obtain (mandatory)
• Working With Children Check – Paid (mandatory)
• Certificate III (Ageing and Disability) or equivalent (desirable)
  

Days/Hours

• There are a variety of short (2-3 hour)shifts available (Mon-Fri)in this program, please indicate your availability during your application
• Having a car and current licence is essential to travel to and from homes in the community.

About role

An opportunity to make a real difference in the community.
Seeking caring and committed people to support the elderly within their communityto remain living independently at home by helping themachieve daily activities such as:

• Domestic assistance
• Personal care assistance - Showering, toileting, grooming, and dressing.
• Attendingappointments andgrocery shopping (within the community)
• Medication prompting where required
• Preparing meals
• Reporting and documentation

You will be supported by qualified healthcare professionals and would get the necessary training and skills to do the best job you can.

What's in for you?

• Competitive industry pay rate
• Flexibility - ability to choose hours to suit your own needs
• Choose the area you would like to work
• Industry leading specialised training learning & development opportunities to set you up for success
• Rewarding work that helps you to give back to the community

A Little bit about us

Southern Cross has been arranging support for people in their communities throughout NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, and ACT since 1984. We arrange extensive aged and disability support for people in their own homes and community We arrange the provision of an extensive range of aged support and disability services for people in their private home and community.