Care Worker

BaptistCare; Bathurst; On-site; AUD 47,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellness

Professional development

Salary packaging

Travel time and mileage

Job summary

BaptistCare At Home is seeking a compassionate Care Worker to support clients in Orange and surrounding areas. You will assist with everyday activities, help maintain independence, and travel between client homes.

The role offers flexible hours, with shifts up to 30 hours per fortnight, and a supportive team, including a dedicated supervisor. Unqualified and qualified rates apply, with salary packaging options.

Qualifications

• Requires a caring nature and genuine desire to help older Australians.
• Must hold an unrestricted Australian Driver Licence and a reliable vehicle.
• Excellent communication and resilience needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist with household tasks and personal care (showering, dressing, meals).
• Provide continence support and medication assistance as needed.
• Transport clients to appointments and activities.
• Build genuine connections and support independent living at home.

Skills

Patience

Strong communication

Driver licence

Reliability

Job description

Care Worker - At Home Services

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of older Australians? Do you enjoy helping people with everyday activities? Do you want to join a supportive and values-driven organisation?

If you answered yes to these questions, then we have an exciting opportunity to suit your own hours!

Key Benefits

• A comprehensive range of Employee Benefits from health & wellness to professional development opportunities
• Earn $172.10 - $181.15 for an example 5-hour shift, plus 12% super, travel time and mileage and access to salary packaging
• Supportive team culture where your contributions matter
• Join an organisation that values clients and staff
• Apply your transferable skills to support independent living at home

About the Role

As a Care Worker supporting clients in Orange including surrounding areas you will be part of our BaptistCare At Home team that provides quality complex care and support to our clients in their own homes. You may assist with a range of tasks pertaining to household cleaning, showering, dressing, food preparation, continence support, medication assistance and transport to name a few. You will also develop genuine connections with your clients and help them live their best possible lives.

Travel for services is also required to; Blayney, Cudal, Molong and Manildra, with the potential to cover Bathurst where required. Please consider whether this is suitable prior to applying for the role. Applications indicate understanding and willingness to travel to these areas.

Preference for an 8am start time for services, with a potential of upto 30 hour/fortnight based on availability.

How We Support You

To support you from your very first day, we provide:

• A comprehensive orientation program including buddy shifts
• Direct access to a dedicated supervisor to support you
• A mobile phone to access emails, rosters and client care plans
• Access to a dedicated learning and development team to support your ongoing professional development and career pathways
• Earn $34.42/hr (unqualified) - $36.23/hr (qualified) plus superannuation per hour + paid travel time and mileage between clients

What You'll Bring

You have a caring nature, strong patience and a genuine desire to make a positive difference in someone's day.

A minimum requirement of this role is to hold an unrestricted Australian Driver Licence and a reliable vehicle with a minimum Third-Party Property Damage Insurance to transport clients. You will be a strong communicator with resilience and patience. Proficiency in the use of smartphone technology, apps and email is required.

BaptistCare - Inspired by Jesus to champion care for all

About Us

BaptistCare is a leading purpose-led care organisation, guided by our Christian identity and serving people and communities across Australia for more than 110 years. We support people to live better through aged care, home care, retirement living, community services, disability support and housing. We know that life's challenges can make our world feel smaller. With the right people alongside us, it can feel more connected, supported and hopeful again. That's what we work towards every day - enriching lives through communities of care. Today, more than 78,000 customers, 12,000 employees and close to 2,000 volunteers are part of our communities across Australia.

The Employee Benefits are endless when you join BaptistCare!

Enjoy access to salary packaging which may increase your take-home pay, novated leasing, rewards and recognition, programs to support your wellbeing, employee referral program and retail discounts to name a few.