Aged & Disability Care - Melbar

Melbar; Sydney; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Melbar is seeking Care Workers to join a collaborative team delivering quality home care, wellness and health support to clients living at home in Sydney. The role focuses on enabling independence, dignity and choice within care plans while maintaining privacy and safety.

You will perform daily living tasks, assist with light domestic duties, accompany clients to appointments, and monitor changes to report promptly. Essential certificates and a valid Australian driver’s license required.

Qualifications

• Essential qualifications include a Certificate III in Aged Care/Disabilities/Individual Support and a current First Aid Certificate.
• A valid Australian driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle are required.
• A National Police Criminal Record check within the last 12 months is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with daily living activities and personal care to maintain independence and dignity.
• Provide light domestic duties such as meal prep, cleaning and laundry.
• Accompany clients to appointments, social outings, and shopping, ensuring safety.
• Maintain client records accurately and report changes promptly to supervisors.

Skills

Teamwork

Independent working

Time management

Computer literacy

Mandarin language desirable

Education

Certificate III in Aged Care/ Disabilities/ Individual Support

First Aid Certificate

Job description

• Care Workers work as part of a collaborative team and are responsible for providing quality and professional care, wellness and health support services that encourage independence and improve the quality of life of individuals. The role role is responsible for:
  Assist people to remain living at home for as long as possible through enabling independence and supporting their care needs;
  Enable clients to have a choice and flexibility in the way that care and support is provided at home;
  Maintain caring relationships with care recipients by providing services based on the signed agreement;
  Perform all duties with professionalism and care;
  Perform care and support services in accordance with client care plans in a timely and effective way taking into account the clients abilities, preferences and decisions
  Assist the clients with daily living activities and or personal care according to their care needs and care plan ensuring their independence and dignity is maintained
  Perform light domestic household duties including but not limited to meal preparation, cooking, feeding washing dishes or laundry
  Perform general household cleaning including but not limited to dusting, mopping, ironing, vacuuming, cleaning toilet & bathing areas
  Assist toileting of clients including transferring clients using appropriate equipment
  Accompany clients on social outings, client services, medical appointments and shopping ensuring safety of the clients
  Provide companionship and emotional support to client
  Monitor client progress and changes, report any changes to client condition or environment in a timely manner
  Document and record information accurately and in a timely manner
  Maintain the privacy & confidentiality of client at all times
  Comply with organisational, policies, and procedure as implemented and enforced
  Carry out all reasonable and lawful instructions by your Supervisor and maintain skills and knowledge in relation to your work including attending staff and supervision meetings
  Attend and complete all annual mandatory and compulsory training or refresher courses to make sure you comply with the legislative requirements of your role
  Act as a constructive member of the Operations team
  Proactively be aware of safe working conditions and follow safe work practices in all areas and report all incidents and potential hazards in a timely manner
  Maintain a high standard of conduct and work performance and model Melbars
  Values to promote the organisations reputation with internal and external stakeholders

  Role Key Performance Indicators
  Consistently comply with company policy and procedures including incident reporting, care delivery, manual handling, risks and hazard
  Consistently demonstrate duty of care to clients while advocating for their independence, dignity and choice
  Consistently providing quality and professional customer service
  Client engagement and feedback are consistently positive and indicate respect for the service and good working relationship
  Client indicate a high level of satisfaction with the service
  Quality standards and regulatory compliance are met;
  All compulsory and mandatory training are completed on time
  Consumer incidents/hazards/injuries reported in a timely manner
  Professional Behaviour and Conduct aligns with Melbar Values and consistently and effectively modelled in all work interactions

  QUALIFICATIONS

  Essential:
  Certificate III in Aged Care/ Disabilities/ Individual Support is essential;
  A current First Aid Certificate is required;
  A valid Australian drivers license
  Own reliable and roadworthy car with current comprehensive insurance
  A National Police Criminal Record check from within the last 12 months.

  INDIVIDUAL QUALITY, HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES

  The Employee has obligations to cohere with company WHS policy, including but not limited to:
  Work Safely;
  Ensure that your actions do not put others at risk;
  Ensure that your work area is free of hazards; and;
  Cooperate with the Company and/or Company Management to ensure the health and safety of all employees and customers at our workplace.

  4. EXPERIENCE, COMPETENCE, SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

  Experience:
  Relevant experience in Aged Care/Disability Support or Community Care environment
  Skills:
  Ability to work in a team environment and independently;
  Demonstrate ability to work with limited supervision;
  Good time management skills;
  Good computer literacy skills including ability to communicate electronically via phone and email
  Bilingual skills are desirable with Mandarin as the compulsory language;
  Sound judgement, initiative, confidentiality and sensitivity in the performance or work;
  Strong communication and organisational skills;
  Desire to share interests and a passion for helping others;
  A kind, caring and empathetic nature with an inclusive attitude.