VRN 08/27 Community Care Support Worker

Flinders Shire Council; Hughenden; On-site; AUD 56,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laundry allowance

Locality allowance

Job summary

Flinders Shire Council is seeking a Community Care Support Worker to provide care and support to eligible clients under the Community Care Program, helping them achieve personal goals and live independently in the community.

The role operates from the Hughenden administration office with travel across the Local Government Area. Permanent full-time and casual positions are available, with casual loading included in the hourly rate and additional allowances for full-time staff.

Qualifications

• Experience or interest in aged care services; ability to learn fast.
• Commitment to excellent customer service and patient professionalism.
• Ability to manage tasks, priorities, and work autonomously or in a team.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills across diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to develop community networks and engage clients locally.
• Commitment to Council policies including WHS and anti-discrimination.
• Current C Class driver’s licence with clean history.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and support to eligible clients of the Community Care Program.
• Assist clients to achieve individual goals and live independently.
• Travel within the Local Government Area as required and work outside hours.

Skills

Aged care

Customer service

Time management

Communication

Community engagement

Code of Conduct

Driver's license

Job description

• Package Casual: $42.91 per hour, inclusive of casual loading. Full Time: $65,910.78 per annum, plus allowances.

Please read all information carefully before applying.

A Community Care Support Worker is responsible for providing care and support to eligible clients of the Community Care Program to achieve their individual goals and live independently in the community.

Employment Status:Permanent Full Time and Casual positions available

Award:This position is classified under the Queensland Local Government Industry (Stream B) Award – State 2017

Salary Range:

Casual: The base rate for this classification is $42.91 per hour, inclusive of casual loading.

Full Time: $65,910.78 per annum, plus laundry and locality allowances.

ABOUT YOU

The successful candidate will have:

Essential Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Demonstrated experience or interest in aged care services and an understanding of the Aged Care industry, or ability to rapidly acquire sound knowledge of.
• Demonstrated commitment to excellent customer service, and the ability to respond to customer requests in a professional and patient manner.
• Demonstrated ability to take responsibility for work activities and act with initiative to deliver tasks on time, including competing priorities while working autonomously and within a team.
• High level of communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to develop effective professional partnerships across diverse stakeholders, including vulnerable and/or disadvantaged individuals, their carers and advocates.
• Demonstrated ability in developing and maintaining community networks and confidently engaging clients within the community.
• Commitment to uphold Council’s Code of Conduct, Workplace Health and Safety and Anti-Discrimination policies.
• Current C Class drivers licence with good driving history and willingness to provide driving history if/when required.

Other Requirements

• This position operates from Council’s Administration Office in Hughenden. However, there is a requirement to travel within the Local Government Area and work outside of standard business hours to meet the requirements of the role.
• Travel (including outside of normal hours) to attend training may be required.
• The incumbent must be:
  • prepared to work flexible hours to meet the requirements of the position.
  • willing to obtain a ‘Suitability Card’ to enable the incumbent to work with or supervise people less than eighteen (18) years of age if required.
  • medically fit and physically capable to meet the physical requirements of the position.
  • prepared, if required, to undertake a medical assessment by Council’s medical practitioner; and
  • willing to complete and obtain pre-employment checks including National Police check and a NDIS or Queensland disability worker screening clearance, and a blue or exemptions card.

More Information & Questions

For further information, please view the Position Description.

For enquiries regarding this vacancy, please call 07 4741 2900 oremail .