Home Care Support Worker

Healthcare Australia; West Haven; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free training

Casual with PPT progression

Shift variety

SCHADS Award pay

Job summary

Healthcare Australia is seeking kind, patient Home Care Support Workers to assist elderly clients in Lake Cathie and surrounding areas. You will perform domestic support, meal prep, and personal care while helping clients stay independent at home.

The role offers casual shifts with opportunities to progress to part-time or permanent roles, with free training and development and a user-friendly app to manage shifts and timesheets. Pay follows the SCHADS Award.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting the elderly preferred.
• Cert III in Personal Care or higher is desirable.
• Valid AU Driver's Licence required; a reliable vehicle and full comprehensive insurance; KM's paid.
• Police Check within six months or ability to obtain.
• Current First Aid and CPR certificate or willingness to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily living tasks including domestic support and meal preparations.
• Provide personal care tasks as needed.
• Offer community access and participation support for social events and appointments.
• Transport and accompany clients between locations using your own vehicle (KM's paid).

Skills

Empathy

Kindness

Reliability

Driving

First Aid

Police Check

Education

Cert III in Personal Care

Job description

About you

We are seeking kind, patient, empathetic individuals to join our Home Care Support Worker team for the Lake Cathie and the following areas:

• Bonny Hills
• Camden Head
• Dunbogan
• North Haven
• Laurieton
• West Haven
• Lakewood
• Kew
• Lorne
• Lake Cathie

The successful applicant understands that their ability to be consistent in their shifts has a huge impact on their clients, who have spent their lives contributing to our community. They would be available for shifts Monday to Friday in hours between 7am and 5:30pm.

Successful applicant will take pride and joy in giving back to the elderly of our community by assisting with Domestic and Social Support Work including cleaning, cooking, transporting and accompanying/assisting clients to social events and appointments. Applicants with relevant Certificate III and above qualifications will also be performing personal care tasks such as showering, assisting with feeds, toileting etc.

About Us

Healthcare Australia (HCA) is a National organisation that provides a variety of direct and indirect (Agency) services to the Healthcare Sector. Weare currently experiencing high demand for our Home Care (Aged in the Home) services in the Camden Haven and surrounds and are looking for passionate and caring people to join our team to deliver these services.

About The Role

Successful applicants will be working with our elderly customers with the goal to help them remain in their own homes for as long as possible and live a fulfilling life independently. Support may include assistance with Daily living, such as domestic support, meal preparations, personal care, and/or community access and participation.

What’s on offer

• Casual position with opportunity to lead into PPT
• Free Training and development opportunities
• Variety of shifts
• Opportunities to develop skills to support clientsFree uniform
• Easy App for managing your shifts and submitting timesheets
• Pay in accordance with the SCHADS Award.

To be considered

• Experience supporting the elderly preferred
• Cert III + Personal Support Qualification desirable
• 6+ Months sector experience desirable but not essential
• Valid AU Drivers Licence, either Green P Plates or Full License
• Must have reliable vehicle to transport between customer locations and have or be willing to obtain full comprehensive insurance (KM's are paid)
• Be able to supply a Police Check no older than six months
• Current First Aid and CPR certificate (or willing to obtain)