Support Worker - Aged

LiveBetter Aged Care; Gladstone Regional; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekend opportunities

Salary packaging benefits

Induction training and buddy shifts

Upskilling and career progression

Leadership team support

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

LiveBetter Aged Care is seeking dedicated Support Workers (Aged) for permanent part-time and casual roles in Gladstone, QLD. You will provide in-home care, personal support, and daily living assistance to help clients live independently.

Ideal candidates have First Aid, CPR, NDIS orientation, and screening checks, with a current Australian driver’s licence and willingness to travel within regional areas. The role emphasizes compassionate, person-centred care and strong teamwork in a supportive

Qualifications

• Willingness to undertake personal care services with customers.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work in a team.
• Flexibility in work hours and responsibilities to meet client needs.
• Current First Aid and CPR qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred care to customers in their own homes.
• Assist with personal care, mobility, and daily living activities.
• Prepare meals, plan meals, and support transport to appointments.
• Offer social support and companionship to reduce isolation.
• Perform domestic tasks such as cleaning and laundry as required.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Flexibility

Reliability

Education

First Aid and CPR certifications

NDIS Worker Orientation Module

Working with Children's Check

NDIS Screening Check

Current Australian Driver's Licence

Job description

Benefits:

• Opportunity to increase income through extra hours and weekend work
• Excellent salary benefits including salary packaging to boost take home pay
• Hands-on buddy shifts and induction training
• Opportunities to upskill, develop and progress within the organisation
• A dedicated leadership team to assist, guide and encourage you
• Strong focus on employee health and wellbeing with assistance programs available

We currently have permanent part-time and casual opportunities in Gladstone, QLD for Support Workers (Aged) to join our dynamic team.

LiveBetterhave a fantastic opportunity for you to secure employment with a well-recognised, rapidly expanding, and essential support service!

In Home Services support people in regional communities across New South Wales and Queensland to live better lives. We empower and support people to lead a happy and independent life, in the comfort of their own home.

What your Day-to-Day will look like:

In this role, you will be invested in providing a person-centered approach to enrich the lives of our customers within their own homes. Identifying and assessing customer needs, we go above and beyond to support them in their day to day living and encourage them to exercise choice and control.

Tasks may include but are not limited to:

• Personal care: this may include toileting, bathing, showering, oral hygiene, and other personal hygiene needs.
• Meal Preparation: cooking, food preparation and meal planning.
• Transport: transport to medical appointments, social engagements, shopping (including assisting with shopping) and other outings as required.
• Social Support: welfare checks, fostering meaningful connections, offering empathetic companionship, and maintaining their connection to the community.
• Domestic Assistance: duties such as (but not limited to) vacuuming, laundry, general cleaning, dusting, washing dishes, cleaning windows, cleaning carpets, making beds, basic home, and garden maintenance.

What LiveBetter needs from you:

You are a professional and caring person who is looking to embrace our values of Integrity, Respect, Cooperation, Empowerment and Excellence in your day-to-day work life. You are someone who wants to make a positive difference, helping our customers achieve their individual goals.

In addition, you have:

• Willingness to undertake personal care services with customers.
• A caring and compassionate approach with the ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as independently, whilst enjoying a degree of responsibility in your position.
• Ability to be flexible in work hours and approach to meet the needs of our customers.
• Availability of a fully registered and comprehensively insured vehicle.
• Completion of NDIS Worker Orientation Module ‘Quality, Safety and You’.
• Current First Aid and CPR qualifications.
• Current unrestricted Australian Drivers Licence and willingness to undertake travel in accordance with responsibilities of the role.
• Working with Children's and NDIS Screening checks.

We embrace Equal Employment Opportunity that promotes a diverse workforce and encourage applications from First Nations and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. People of all ages and abilities including people with lived experience or knowledge of disability are also encouraged to consider a career with us.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia.

Expires 31st Augus…