Community Care Worker - Spanish Or Italian Speaking

Hammondcare; Sydney; On-site; AUD 44,000 - 49,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobile phone provided

Salary packaging

Refer a Friend bonus

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Discounts across JB HI-FI, Samsung, &{

Job summary

HammondCare is seeking Community Care Workers who speak Spanish or Italian to support older adults across South West Sydney and the Southern Highlands. You will provide compassionate in-home care, travel to clients’ homes using your own car, and be paid per km plus travel time.

Roles are casual or permanent part-time with training and career development opportunities. Applicants with language skills in Spanish or Italian are highly preferred, and a Certificate III in Aged Care or equivalent is

Qualifications

• Relate to people with patience and solutions focus.
• Have a valid driver's licence and access to an insured car.
• Ideally hold a Certificate III in Aged Care or Individual Support; HammondCare can assist you to obtain it.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Empathy

Patience

Solutions-focused

Education

Certificate III in Aged Care or Individual Support

Job description

Community Care Worker - Spanish or Italian Speaking

Casual and permanent part-time opportunities available across South West Sydney & Southern Highlands, where you will 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.

About the role

Casual and permanent part-time opportunities available across South West Sydney & Southern Highlands, where you will 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.

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.

Candidates with a proficiency in multiple languages like Spanish and Italian is highly preferred and regarded.

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 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
• You’ll be flexible around meeting the changing needs of home care clients
• Desirable language skills include - Arabic, Italian & Spanish

• $31.95 to $35.44 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

Are you ready?

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.

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