Community Support Worker

Garden Village; Port Macquarie; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Phone allowance

Uniform and laundry allowance

Annual leave accrual

Backpack with working supplies kit

Vehicle expense allowance

Mobility allowance

Supportive clinical education

Job summary

Garden Village in Port Macquarie is seeking compassionate part-time Support Workers to help clients stay independent and safe at home across Port Macquarie & Hastings. You will develop trusted relationships with clients and their families while delivering a range of in-home services.

The role includes light housekeeping, personal care, transport, and social outings. You’ll receive training, a benefits package including salary packaging, phone allowance, uniform and laundry allowance, and annual

Qualifications

• Access to ongoing training including CPR recertification
• Have a working Smartphone
• Excellent communication skills and empathy for seniors

Responsibilities

• Assist with light housekeeping and meal preparation
• Provide personal care including showering and dressing
• Provide transport to appointments and accompany clients on shopping trips
• Support social outings and community activities

Skills

Empathy

Excellent communication

Reliability

Job description

Garden Village is an Award-Winning Home Care provider, helping clients to remain independent and safe in their own homes across Port Macquarie & Hastings. Garden Village has supported our community for over 45 years and is recognised as an industry leader.We have Part time positions available.

Join our team of compassionate caregivers and make a difference.

The care work you do may include

• Helping around the home- assisting with light housekeeping / cleaning and mealpreparation
• Supporting with personal care– helping with showering and gettingdressed
• Providing transport to appointments, and accompanying clients on shopping trips
• Social outings like Cinema, Bingo, Lunches, Coffee to name a few.

Our Home Care Services provides quality care to people in their own home. As a Support Worker you will develop a relationship with a group of clients and their families and provide a wide range of services.

Benefits of working with Garden Village

• Join a long established / secure Organisation in a strong growth phase
• Ongoing support from our internal Clinical Nurse Educator
• Comprehensive career development opportunities
• Increase take home pay with generous (NFP) Salary Packaging
• Mobile phone allowance weekly
• Uniform and laundry allowance
• Backpack with working supplies kit
• Vehicle expense allowance annually
• Accrual of Annual Leave
• Home care benefits program

The qualities we seek are

• Access to ongoing training including recertification of CPR
• Have a working Smartphone.
• Excellent communication skills, empathy for and an understanding of the needs of the elderly
• Have a genuine desire to help improve the lives of seniors and their families
• Able to provide a reliable car withfull comprehensive car insurance
• Be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident or Have Rights to Work in Australia
• Police check, NDIS workers check and Covid vaccinations (including booster) mandatory.