Community Care Worker

HammondCare; Taree; On-site; AUD 45,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobile phone provided

Full training

Salary packaging (PPT)

Paid travel time

EAP

Travel allowances

Job summary

HammondCare Home Care invites casual carers to join our team in the Taree, Harrington, Coopernook and Cundletown regions. You will provide essential, practical care in clients’ homes, supporting independence and building meaningful relationships through companionship.

Applicants should have a valid driver’s license and access to an insured car. Training is provided, with opportunities for career development and additional benefits to eligible staff.

Qualifications

• People skills and patience to support older people at home.
• Ability to build meaningful relationships and provide companionship.
• Valid driver’s license and access to insured car for client visits.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential, practical home care to help clients live independently.
• Offer companionship and social engagement to improve quality of life.
• Travel to clients' homes using own car; document care provided.

Skills

People skills

Companionship

Driver's license

Flexibility

Education

Certificate III in Aged Care or Individual Support

Job description

We do! Join HammondCare as a Home Care Worker and be part of an independent, not-for-profit organisation improving the lives of thousands of older people in need.

HammondCare Home Care is currently looking for Casual Carers to join our team in Taree, Harrington, Coopernook and Cundletown regions

About the role

You'll provide essential, practical care for older people, supporting them to live independently in their own homes and genuinely improving their quality of life. This includes not only day today care but also building meaningful relationships and offering companionship. The role requires travel to clients' homes using your own car (you'll be paid $1.05 cents per km plus paid travel time).

Being female is recognised as a genuine occupation qualification and is authorised under section 31(2h) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977, and so we ask that only Female applicants apply.

In return for your expertise, we offer

• $32.91 to $36.50 per hour plus 1.05c/km + paid travel time + mobile phone provided
• Full training to all care workers (no experience is necessary)
• Salary packaging (for PPT only): $15,900 annually for living expenses, plus up to $2,650 each year for entertainment benefits
• Additional training and career development opportunities
• Leave benefits (purchased additional annual leave)
• Reward and recognition program
• Fitness passports: full facility access can include gyms, group classes and pools for yourself and your family
• Counselling services and wellbeing resources through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for all employees
• Exclusive discounts at MyCar for servicing, repairs and more
• Exclusive commercial discounts for JB HI-FI, The Good Guys, Optus, Dell and Samsung

About you

• You're a people-person who is patient and solutions-focused
• You have previous experience in aged or community care, or are looking to start your career in aged care
• You have a valid Driver's Licence and access to an 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'll be flexible around meeting the changing needs of home care clients

About us

At HammondCare,we've been caring for people for more than 90 years, working together to improve quality of life for older people, no matter how complex their needs may be.

We provide expert home care, dementia care and palliative care, regardless of circumstances, beliefs, background or financial situation, led by our not-for-profit, Christian foundations and backed by research and clinical expertise.

So, if you love to care, join us,and make a career move that matters.

Because it's not just care. It's HammondCare.

If you have any questions please contact *********@hammond.com.au

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

We are committed to inclusion across race, culture, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, belief, age and ability. Because at HammondCare, everyone belongs.