Community Aged Carer

HammondCare; Sydney; On-site; AUD 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Phone provided

Salary packaging

Training & career development

Refer a Friend bonus

EAP

Job summary

HammondCare seeks a caring Carer to provide essential in-home support for older adults in Sydney's North Shore region. You will travel in your own car to clients' homes, earning $32.91–$36.50 per hour plus 99c/km and paid travel time, with a provided mobile phone.

Key responsibilities include personal care, meal prep, light cleaning, transportation to appointments and shopping, and assistance with medications.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and reliable in in-home care.
• Willingness to travel to client homes across the North Shore area.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care (showering, dressing).
• Assist with meals and light housekeeping.
• Provide transportation to appointments and assist with shopping.
• Assist with medication administration.

Skills

Compassionate

Reliable

Patient and solutions-focused

Flexible

Education

Certificate III in Aged Care or Individual Support

Job description

About the role

In this role, you'll provide essential and practical care to help older people live independently in their homes and directly improve their quality of life. The role requires travel to clients’ homes using your own car for which you'll be paid $0.99 cents per km plus paid travel time.

We are looking for compassionate and reliable Carers to support our clients living in the North Shore area.

To be successful in these roles, candidates must be able to travel to and between these suburbs in your own car to provide in‑home care and support:

North Sydney, Neutral Bay, Crows Nest, St Leonards, Lane Cove, Chatswood, Cammeray, Seaforth, Mosman, Cremorne, Manly & all over the Northern Sydney Region

The care work you'll be doing may include:

• Providing personal care - helping with showering and dressing

• Helping around the home - meal preparation and light house cleaning

• Providing transportation to appointments and assisting with shopping

• Assisting with medication

Being female is recognised as a genuine occupational qualification for this role and is authorised under the applicable Anti-Discrimination/Equal Opportunities legislation, and so we ask that only female applicants apply.

About you

• You can relate to people and you're patient and solutions-focused

• You may have previous experience in aged or community care or are looking to start your career in aged care

• You have a valid Driver’s License and access to your own insured, reliable car (min. Third Party Property Insurance)

• Ideally, you'll have a Certificate III in Aged Care or Individual Support. If you're not currently qualified and would like to be, then we can help you

• You'll be flexible around meeting the changing needs of home care clients

Benefits

• $32.91 to $36.50 per hour plus 99c/km + paid travel time + mobile phone provided

• Full training is given to all our Care Workers, no experience is necessary

• Maximise your take-home pay with salary packaging

• Training & career development opportunities

• Paid Bonus Schemes e.g. Refer a Friend

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Discounts across a range of household names such as JB HI- FI, Samsung and The Good Guys

• Fitness passport membership which includes gyms, group classes and pools

All short-listed applicants for these positions will be asked to consent to a criminal record check, reference checks and will also be asked to attend a pre-employment functional assessment.

HammondCare is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and inclusion. We strive on creating an equal employment environment where everyone from any background can be themselves.