Disability Support Worker

Care Aust Pty; Sydney; On-site; AUD 41,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Care Aust Pty is seeking a casual in-home care worker for shifts at Oran Park, NSW. You will provide domestic assistance, personal care, mealtime management and medication support to clients in their homes, helping them maintain independence and dignity.

The role requires a Certificate III or IV in Aged Care/Disability, a current First Aid & CPR certificate, a valid driver's license with your own car, and Working with Children and Police checks.

Qualifications

• Certificate III/IV in Aged Care or equivalent.
• Current First Aid & CPR Certification.
• Valid Driver Licence and own car.
• Working With Children Check.
• Police Check.

Responsibilities

• You specialise in providing care, companionship, and emotional support to people, helping to support their independence and improve their quality of life.
• Providing daily living assistance such as showering, personal hygiene, mealtimes, and general movement.
• Helping with medication and simple wound dressings.
• Assisting residents with community-based recreational time and social activities.

Skills

Compassion

Empathy

Adaptability

Reliability

Education

Certificate III in Individual Support

Certificate IV in Disability Care

Job description

Job Responsibilities:

• Domestic Assistance
• In-home Care Services: daily tasks, personal hygiene, dressing etc.
• Mealtime Management
• Medication Assistance

Educational Requirement: Certificate III in Individual Support or Certificate IV in Disability Care.

Documents and other Requirements:

• Working With Children's Check (Employee)
• Current First Aid & CPR Certificate
• Current Driver License & your own car
• Covid 19 Vaccination Certificate
• Police Check

What will you be doing in this role

• You specialise in providing care, companionship, and emotional support to people, helping to support their independence and improve their quality of life.
• Providing daily living assistance such as showering, personal hygiene, mealtimes, and general movement.
• Helping with medication and simple wound dressings
• Assisting residents with community-based recreational time and social activities.

Who are we looking for

• Ideally, you will have a Certificate III/IV in Aged Care or Individual Support, or some equivalent qualifications. If you are not currently qualified but would like to be, we can help you get there.
• You'll have previous experience in aged or community care, or a strong desire to pursue in this field if you're studying or recently qualified.
• You'll be adaptable, empathic, and resourceful, and you'll be able to embody Care Aust's core values of compassion, respect, creativity, and integrity.

The client needs assistance with daily tasks, personal care and community access. Support worker is required to provide Domestic Assistance for this shift.

Service Location is at Oran Park, NSW.

P.S. Weekly hours will increase after the first couple of weeks. There will be more short duration services at different locations other than this service. We will expect the Support Worker to also provide service for short duration shifts.

Job Type: Casual

Pay: $30.00 $35.00 per hour

Expected hours: 10 15 per week

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Fixed shift
• Monday to Friday
• Morning shift
• Rotating roster
• Shift work

Application Question(s):

• Must have a car for transportation
• Are you willing to take any sort of short duration shifts in day time in different locations?

Education:

• Certificate I - IV (Preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• First Aid Certification (Required)
• Working with Children Check (Required)
• National Police Certificate (Required)
• Driver Licence (Required)

Work Authorisation:

• Australia (Required)

Work Location:

• In person