Home Care Worker

Baptcare; Bathurst; On-site; AUD 47,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee benefits

Salary packaging

Professional development

Supportive team culture

Job summary

BaptistCare At Home is seeking a Care Worker to support older Australians in Blayney and surrounding areas, delivering in-home care including light household tasks, personal care, meal preparation and transport. You will build genuine connections and help clients live independently.

Requirements include an unrestricted Australian driver licence, a reliable vehicle, and comfort with smartphone apps and email.

Qualifications

• Unrestricted Australian driver licence required.
• Reliable vehicle to transport clients.
• Strong communication and patience.
• Resilience and adaptability in home-care settings.
• Comfort with smartphone apps and email.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-home care including cleaning, showering, dressing, meal preparation and continence support.
• Assist with medication reminders and transport to appointments or activities.
• Develop genuine connections to support clients living independently at home.
• Travel to client locations within Blayney and surrounding areas.

Skills

Driver licence

Reliable vehicle

Communication

Resilience

Patience

Tech savvy

Job description

Care Worker – At Home Services

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of older Australians? Do you enjoy helping people with everyday activities? Do you want to join a supportive and values-driven organisation?

If you answered yes to these questions, then we have an exciting opportunity to suit your own hours!

Key features

• A comprehensive range of Employee Benefits from health & wellness to professional development opportunities
• If working an example 5hr shift, earn $172.10–$181.15 for an example 5‑hour shift, plus 12% super, travel time and mileage and access to salary packaging
• Supportive team culture where your contributions matter
• Join an organisation that values clients and staff
• Apply your transferable skills to support independent living at home

About the role

As a Care Worker supporting clients in the Blayney and surrounding areas, you will be part of our BaptistCare At Home team that provides quality complex care and support to our clients in their own homes. You may assist with a range of tasks pertaining to household cleaning, showering, dressing, food preparation, continence support, medication assistance and transport to name a few. You will also develop genuine connections with your clients and help them live their best possible lives.

Travel for services include; Carcoar, Mandurama, Rockley, Neville, Hobbys Yards, Trunkey Creek, Perthville, Bathurst & Orange. Please consider if this is suitable for you prior to application. Applications indicate an understanding and willingness of the travel required.

Preference for an 8am start time for services, with a potential of upto 30 hour/fortnight based on availability.

To support you in your role

• We offer a comprehensive orientation program including buddy shifts
• You’ll have direct access to a dedicated supervisor to support you
• You’ll be provided with a mobile phone to access emails, rosters and client care plans
• Access to a dedicated learning and development team to support your ongoing professional development and career pathways
• Earn $34.42/hr (unqualified) - $36.23/hr (qualified) plus superannuation per hour + paid travel time and mileage between clients

What do we need from you?

You will have an unrestricted Australian Driver Licence and a reliable vehicle with minimum Third-Party Property Damage Insurance to transport clients. You will be a strong communicator with resilience and patience. You will be a proficient user of smartphone technology, apps and email.

About Us

BaptistCare is a leading purpose-led care organisation, guided by our Christian identity and serving people and communities across Australia for more than 110 years. We support people to live better through aged care, home care, retirement living, community services, disability support and housing.

We know that life’s challenges can make our world feel smaller. With the right people alongside us, it can feel more connected, supported and hopeful again.

That’s what we work towards every day - enriching lives through communities of care. Today, more than 78,000 customers, 12,000 employees and close to 2,000 volunteers are part of our communities across Australia.

The Employee Benefits are endless when you join BaptistCare Enjoy access to salary packaging which may increase your take-home pay, novated leasing, rewards and recognition, programs to support your wellbeing, employee referral program and retail discounts to name a few.

BaptistCare – Inspired by Jesus to champion care for all.