Support Worker - Grafton

Harbour at Home; Grafton; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid staff meeting

CPR training

Annual training

Job summary

Harbour at Home in New South Wales is seeking a qualified Support Worker to provide compassionate aged care in Grafton and surrounding towns. Shifts include morning and evening, with work across Laurence, Maclean and Townsend.

You will assist clients with personal care, social support, and transport to appointments while engaging with the local community. A current driver’s license and First Aid/CPR are required, and prior aged care experience is valued.

Qualifications

• You are caring and communicative, with the ability to build rapport.
• You can work autonomously and in a team, staying organized and adaptable to change.
• You seek stable, flexible, and fulfilling work in aged care.
• Must have Cert 3 or equivalent in aged care.
• Must have a current driver’s license and reliable insured vehicle.
• National police check within last 3 months; First Aid & CPR certificate; aged care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with personal care support.
• Provide social support and community engagement.
• Transport clients to shopping and medical appointments.
• Work autonomously and within a team to meet client needs.

Skills

Caring nature

Empathetic communication

Organised

Teamwork

Autonomous working

Education

Cert 3 Individual Support (or similar aged care qualification)

Job description

About Us

At Harbour at Home, we don’t see our roles as a job, but as a career that can bring a purpose in life through the work that we do.

We are a local family business, supporting residents of Coffs Harbour and the surrounding area for the past 30 years.We have proven ourselves to be not only one of the largest Home Care services in the region, but one of the largest employers in the local area.

We pride ourselves on our organizational values which support our staff to be the best they can be.

We are one of the only services in the area to facilitate a monthly, fully paid 2-hour staff meeting.This meeting provides an opportunity for connection, support, and training.

We provide access to the mandatory competencies such as CPR training and manual handling training every year at no cost to the employee.

About The Role

We're looking for a qualified & experienced Support Worker to provide compassionate care to our aged care clients in Grafton, Laurence, Maclean, Townsend; the shifts will be through the week. (morning & evening).

You will support our clients in a range of services to ensure they can continue to live the life they choose in their local community, including:

• Assist clients with personal care support


• Provide social support and community engagement


• Transport clients to shopping and medical appointments


• Work autonomously and within a team to meet client needs

About You

You have a caring nature and are a clear and empathetic communicator who is able to build rapport effectively. You can work both autonomously and in a team environment, are extremely organized and adaptable to change. You are looking for stable, flexible and fulfilling work.

If you have the following, we want to hear from you:

• Cert 3 Individual Support (or similar aged care qualification)


• Current drivers’ license and reliable, insured vehicle.


• National criminal history/police check (issued in the last 3 months)


• First Aid & CPR certificate


• Aged care experience