Support Worker

Integrated Living; Central Coast; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Integrated Living on the Central Coast, NSW, is seeking Support Workers A2 to provide comprehensive in-home care from 7am to 7pm, seven days a week. You will perform intimate personal care, meal preparation, domestic tasks, and transport clients to appointments, maintaining dignity and wellbeing.

Minimum qualifications include Cert III in Australian aged/health care or equivalent. Base pay starts at $29.85 per hour, with progression after 12 months.

Qualifications

• Must have Cert III in relevant Australian healthcare qualifications or equivalent.
• Experience in personal care and domestic assistance is preferred.
• Ability to assist with showering, grooming, dressing and feeding.
• Medication assist module is desirable but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide intimate personal care and support services.
• Meal preparation and domestic assistance (cleaning, laundry, etc.).
• Assist with transport to appointments and social activities.
• Provide companionship and respite support as needed.

Skills

Personal care

Meal preparation

Domestic tasks

Transportation

Education

CHC33015 Cert III Individual Support

CHC30212/CHC30208/CHC30102 Cert III Aged Care

CHC30312/CHC30308/CHC30202 Cert III HAC

CHC30408 Cert III Disability

HLT32512/HLT32507/HLT33115 Health Services Assistance

Job description

• Support Workers A2 will be required to provide service between the hours of 7am and 7pm, Monday to Sunday.

  They are required to provide all facets of support services along with intimate personal care. These include meal preparation, assist with personal care needs such as showering, grooming, dressing and feeding, provide domestic assistance, including general household cleaning tasks such as vacuuming, dusting, laundry, bed making and cleaning bathrooms and toilets. Other services may include transportation of clients to appointments/shopping, social support, respite and companionship. As per above A1 Support Worker -We have introduced scheduling practices to limit the number of hours per day our Support Workers undertake Domestic Assistance services to 4 hours per day. However, by mutual agreement, we may enter into a higher number of hours per day of this particular type of service.

  • Required to hold Cert III Individual Support - CHC33015 or equivalent

  Cert III Aged Care - CHC30212, CHC30208 or CHC30102

  Cert III Home & Community Care - CHC30312, CHC30308 or CHC30202

  Cert III Disability CHC30408

  Cert III Health Services Assistance: HLT32512, HLT32507, HLT33115

  • Medication assist module desirable
  • oClassified as a Health Partner A2 within the integratedliving framework
  • oPay rate commences at $29.85 as base hourly rate (exclusive of super and any casual loadings etc), pay progression after a year of service with integratedliving