Care Worker

Baptist Care; Canberra; On-site; AUD 45,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing benefits

Professional development opportunities

Salary packaging options

Travel time and mileage reimbursement

Superannuation

Job summary

BaptistCare NSW & ACT is seeking a Care Worker to support clients in Canberra and surrounding areas within the At Home team. You will perform duties related to daily living activities and provide compassionate, person-centered care in the clients’ homes.

The role emphasizes building trust with clients, promoting independence, and delivering high-quality home care services with a values-driven organisation.

Qualifications

• Unrestricted Australian Driver Licence.
• Reliable vehicle with minimum Third-Party Property Damage Insurance.
• Proficient with smartphone technology, apps and email.
• Strong communication, patience and caring nature.

Responsibilities

• Assist with household tasks such as cleaning, showering, dressing, meal preparation.
• Provide continence support, medication assistance and transport as needed.
• Build genuine connections with clients to support independent living at home.

Skills

Driver Licence

Reliable vehicle

Strong communicator

Smartphone & apps

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 $164.30–$172.95 for an example 5‑hour shift, plus 12% super, travel time a 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 Canberraand 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.

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 $32.86/hr (unqualified) - $34.59/hr (qualified) plus superannuation per hour + paid travel time and mileage between clients.

What You'll Bring

You will have an unrestricted Australian Driver Licence and a reliable vehicle with minimum Third-Party Property Damage Insurance to transport clients. You will be a strong communicator with resilience and patience. You will be a proficient user of smartphone technology, apps and email.You have a caring nature, strong patience and a genuine desire to make a positive difference in someone’s day.

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.

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, 12,0 employees and close to 2,000 volunteers are part of our communities across Australia.

BaptistCare – Inspired by Jesus to champion care for all

For any questions about this opportunity, please email [e-mail]. Closing Date is subject to change without notice.