Home Care Employee

Anglican Care; Newcastle; Sur place; AUD 36 000 - 47 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible hours

Salary packaging

Meal & entertainment card

Career development

Fitness Passport

Employee assistance program

Parental leave

Kilometre reimbursement

Résumé du poste

Anglican Care is seeking Home Care Support staff to empower aged participants to stay independent at home in the Newcastle area. You’ll plan and deliver home, lifestyle and care services aligned with each person’s care plan, with a focus on dignity and personal autonomy.

Join a supportive team offering flexible hours, career development, and kilometres reimbursement to assist consumers in remaining connected to their communities.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Individual Support or Certificate IV in Ageing Support.
• Experience in a similar support role.
• Ability to deliver person centred care with dignity and respect.
• Understanding of safe work practices, including manual handling.

Responsabilités

• Be responsive to consumers and families’ routines, schedule, and care delivery as per the plan.
• Collaborate with consumers, families, and Anglican Care staff with open communication.
• Deliver care in a professional, person-centred and age-appropriate manner.
• Follow care plans promoting wellness, enablement, and where appropriate palliative care.

Connaissances

Self motivation

Teamwork

Communication

Person centred care

Formation

Certificate III in Individual Support

Certificate IV in Ageing Support

Description du poste

Looking for a role where you can have a positive impact on the lives of Aged Care participants living in the community while enjoying flexibility, growth, and a supportive team? Join us!

Your contributions through effective home care support will empower individuals receiving Commonwealth Home Support Program or Support at Home funding to maintain and support their independence, stay connected to their communities, and feel truly seen and valued.

You won’t just be making days easier—you’ll be helping participants live life on their own terms, with confidence and warmth.

This is a chance to bring light into someone’s day and help them achieve goals that matter deeply to them and support them to continue living at home.

Why Work for us?

Our teams are the heart of what we do here at Newcastle Anglican. When you join us you have access to the following great benefits:

• Flexible working options plus options to flex up hours
• Salary packaging options (up to $611/fortnight)
• Maxxia rewards including meals & entertainment card
• Career and development opportunities
• Access to Fitness Passport
• Free access to our corporate Employee Assistance Program
• Paid parental leave (after 12 months of service)
• Paid kilometres between consumers, $1.01c per km ($1.05 per kilometre until 28 February 2027)

Role & Responsibilities:

• Being responsive to consumers and families’ usual routine and standards, including consulting with consumers to determine the schedule and method of delivery of home, lifestyle and care services outlined in the care plan.
• Working as a collaborative team member using open, transparent communication with the consumer, their family and other Anglican Care employees.
• Delivering care in a professional, person centred and age appropriate manner, respecting personal choice and autonomy as a customer of the service.
• Follow individualised care and support plans promoting a focus on wellness, enablement and where appropriate timely and sensitive palliative care.
• Relating warmly to all consumers, respecting their dignity and self-esteem and maintain confidentiality and cultural sensitivity
• Maintaining a safe and welcoming environment for consumers attending any of our Anglican Care community centres

About you?

• Certificate III in Individual Support or Certificate IV in Ageing Support
• Previous experience within a similar support role
• Proven ability to deliver person centred care that respects the dignity and worth of the individual.
• An understanding of safe work practices, ideally proven experience in the use of appropriate manual handling techniques.
• Self motivated and able to work effectively as an individual and as part of a team
• Current Senior First Aid Certificate (ongoing requirement)
• Current driver’s licence with registered, comprehensively insured and reliable motor vehicle.

Who we are?

Formerly known as the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle, Newcastle Anglican is a faith-based organisation serving the people of the Hunter and the Central Coast.

We offer a leading Christian presence to our community through our parishes, four schools, Anglican Care and Samaritans.

Our vision is for people to flourish because of what we do, inspired by the way of Jesus.

We provide a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and welcome all applications.

You must have the right to work in Australia