Senior Personal Carer

BlueCare; Stanthorpe; On-site; AUD 43,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Employee discounts

Parental leave

Diversity leave

Career development

Job summary

BlueCare in Stanthorpe and Surrounding Areas is seeking a Senior Personal Carer on a permanent full-time basis. The role offers $37.77 p/hr plus Super, Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging, allowances and travel reimbursements.

You will conduct client intake, develop tailored care plans, and deliver in-home support including daily living activities and transport. Applicants must hold Certificate III Aged Care or equivalent, a current Australian driver’s licence and a roadworthy/insured vehicle.

Qualifications

• Essential: Certificate III Aged Care or Equivalent
• Essential: Current Australian Driver's Licence
• Essential: Roadworthy & insured vehicle for work

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial client intake and screening assessments and develop client-centred care plans.
• Provide personal care including self-care, cleaning, social support, respite, transport and shopping assistance.
• Maintain accurate client information in CRM & CMS and keep case notes up to date.
• Engage in ongoing care discussions, planning, assessments, and reviews with the care team.
• Provide care in clients' homes and support daily activities on scheduled visits.
• Support community-based recreational and social activities.

Skills

Technology proficiency

Education

Certificate III Aged Care or equivalent

Current Australian Driver's Licence

Job description

Senior Personal Carer | BlueCare | Community Care

Employment Status: Permanent Full Time

Location: Stanthorpe & Surrounding Areas

Remuneration: $37.77. p/hr + Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging (Increases your take home pay) + Allowances & Travel Reimbursement (KM's) + Employee discounts

Make a meaningful difference with BlueCare

We're looking for someone who wants to build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others -through small moments that leave big impacts.

About the role

As a Senior Personal Carer, you'll conduct initial client intake and screening assessments and developing and reviewing individualised care plans with a client-centered approach while providing quality care based on clients' needs.

Conduct thorough initial screening assessments, developing care plans for personal self-care, general house cleaning, social support, respite, transport and shopping assistance.

Management of client information in CRM & CMS ensuring all details and case notes are kept up to date

Engage in ongoing care discussions, planning, assessment, reviews, and evaluating goals and outcomes in consultation with the care team and as required.

Spending your time on the road completing scheduled visits, interacting one-on-one with clients within their homes supporting with daily activities

Providing care in accordance with their individualised Care Plan

Supporting with community based recreational and social activities

Transportation and assistance with shopping and appointments.

We encourage our team to be creative and enjoy themselves while contributing to our success. Come join one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia.

Role requirements

• Certificate III Aged Care, Individual Support or an equivalent qualification -Essential
• Current Australian Driver's Licence (Green Provisional minimum) -Essential
• Roadworthy & insured (Third Party Property minimum) vehicle to use for work-Essential
• Experience with technology incl. smartphones, tablets, laptops etc
• Confidence to satisfy the relevant probity checks required by legislation or policies

Employee Benefits

• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunitieswith one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we’d love you to be too

Joining the state’s largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. With more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands ofBlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital,you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

Provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children

Implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

Appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple–everybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values.We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.For additional support and to meet our RAP Team, email **************@ucareqld.com.au

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.